SAS - the biggest airline company in Scandinavia - offers cheap international flight tickets to Kirkenes.Our city guide will help you to find out what's up and what the best tips are from SAS crew and passengers. Kirkenes is the most remote outpost in mainland Norway and close to where the Norwegian, Russian and Finland borders intersect.
What's up in Kirkenes
Artic SafariBest trip 2008 by National Geographic Adventure Artic Safari. This opportunity to see the hightlights of the artic is available from December to March.
Along the Russian borderPassvikt Tourist offers river boat trips along the Russian border in the land of the brown bear.
Northen LightHunt for the Aurora Borealis! October, February and March are the best months for auroralobservations in northern Norway
Crew tip
Hurtigrutenwww.hurtigruten.comFrom Kirkenes you can takethe famous Hurtigruten to any of the 34 ports on the way to Bergen. An eleven day jurney along the magnificent coastalline of Northern Norway.Sven, pilot
Bird safariGjesvær www.birdsafari.com Any trip around the North Cape is a unique natureexperience but as a bird lover this is a hightlight. The boat tour leaves from Gjesvær, 15km from North Cape. Takes about ten minutes. Bring binoculars as visitors are not allowed to set foot on the island.Robert
North Cape CliffHonningsvågwww.destinasjon-71nord.noThe North Cape cliff areastonishing. We stayed a few nights in the area and took a King Crab tour, which is great. After catching a few of these giants the guidesprepared them over open fire.Delicious!Petra
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