Hurtigruten
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Hurtigruten, formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes, is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally, and between the ports of call, and also cargo between port
MS Polarlys is one of the 11 ships that sail this route
Vesteraalen near Bodø on her first round-trip in 1893.
The 1982-built Narvik in Svolvær. The ship was sold in 2007.
Havila Capella and Havila Castor meet for the first time along the coastal express route.
Kirkenes
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Kirkenes, known as Girkonjárga in Northern Sami and Kirkkoniemi in Kven, is a town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town lies on a peninsula
Hurtigruten
…Hurtigruten (lit. 'Fast Route'), formally Kystruten Bergen-Kirkenes ("coastal route Bergen-Kirkenes"), is a Norwegian public coastal route transporting passengers that travel locally, regionally, and between the ports of call, and also cargo between…
View of the town in June 2013
People of Kirkenes returning home after the Petsamo–Kirkenes Offensive
Kirkenes is located very far from most of Europe. Distances are along the E6 road even if the road through Finland is shorter.
View of Kirkenes