Tana, Norway
Tana is a municipality in Finnmark, Norway. It shares a border with Finland.
It had 2,918 inhabitants, in year 2020.[1]
History: Some trapping pits were used in the past, to catch wild reindeer.[2]
Administration
[change | change source]The municipal council is elected until late 2027.
- 6 council members are from Labour party[3]
- 3 from Centre party
- 3 from Conservative party
- 3 council members are from Samelista i Tana
- 2 from Progress party
- 2 from Venstre (Norway)
(The 19 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)
Transport
[change | change source]- Bus route 120: Alta - Karasjok(village) ↔ Tana Bru terminal ↔ Varangerbotn
- 130 Hammerfest - Varangerbotn
- 275 Vadsø - Tana bru (as of year 2024)
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Tana River at the village Tana Bru. The bridge on the photo, has been taken away because a new bridge was ready (next to the first bridge) in 2020. The center of the village of Tana Bru, is to the left of the bridge -
The Varanger Peninsula seen from the West side of Tana river
Related pages
[change | change source]- List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027
- Border river between Finland and Norway: Tana River
- Leirpollen
- Leirpollen (concentration camp) in Sør-Varanger
References
[change | change source]- ↑ https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/07459/
- ↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/gollev-rri/19.47049. Retrieved 2024-10-31
- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5628. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-26
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