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Finnmark [2] ( Norwegian: [ˈfɪ̀nːmɑrk] ( listen); Northern Sami: Finnmárku [ˈfinːmaːrku]; Kven: Finmarku; Finnish: Ruija [ˈrui̯jɑ]; Russian: Финнмарк) is the county in Norway, that is farthest to the North, and farthest to the East. It became a county again in 2024. On 28 October 2021, the Norwegian government confirmed that ...
Geography. The village is located along the shore of Kjækan Bay ( Norwegian: Kjækanbukta, Kven: Kätkäsenmukka, Northern Sami: Geahkánmohkki or Geahkkánluokta) [4] at the southeast end of the Kvænangen fjord, about 18 kilometers (11 mi) south of the municipal center of Burfjord. County Road 367 runs through the village. [5]
Scandoromani. Southern Sámi. Categories: Culture of Norway. Languages by country. Languages of Europe by country.
Lingua kven. O kven é unha variedade do conxunto dialectal peräpohjola do finlandés que falan en Noruega os kvens e que está recoñecido como lingua, por razóns políticas e históricas [ 1], minoritaria polo goberno noruegués desde o ano 2005 aplicándolle a parte II da Carta Europea das Linguas Rexionais ou Minoritarias o que é visto ...
Norwegian. The most widely spoken language in Norway is Norwegian. It is a North Germanic language, closely related to Swedish and Danish, all linguistic descendants of Old Norse. Norwegian is used by some 95% of the population as a first language. The language has two separate written standards: Nynorsk ("New Norwegian", "New" in the sense of ...
Kven is a member of the Finnic branch of the Uralic language family, and is closely related to Finnish, particularly the Peräpohjola dialects. It is spoken in northern Norway by 5,000-8,000 people. In 2005 it received the status of a minority language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
