Vardøhus Fortress is located in Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the town of Vardø on the island of Vardøya on the Barents Sea near the mouth of the Varangerfjord in northeastern Norway near the Russian border.
Fortress as seen from air
Interior of Vardøhus Fortress in 1989, showing Vardø's sole tree, which was cut down in 2002 after rotting due to the harsh climate. It has been replaced.
Officer's quarters at Vardøhus Fortress
Vardø is a municipality in Finnmark county in the extreme northeastern part of Norway. Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway, more to the east than Saint Petersburg or Istanbul. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vardø. Two of the larger villages in the municipality are Kiberg and Svartnes.
View of Vardø
Vardø April 2001
The Kirkegata Street in Vardø with the church
Street art in the old town