Bugøynes
ⓘ (Finnish: Pykeijä) is a fishing village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county in northeastern Norway. The village is situated along the Varangerfjorden which is a vast bay off the Barents Sea (a part of the Arctic Ocean), near the border with Russia. The village is situated some 500 km (310 mi) north of the Arctic Circle, with nearly 230 inhabitants. The village is populated by many Finnish-speaking residents, leading to the village being referred to as Lille-Finland or "Little Finland".
Bugøynes
Pykeijä | |
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Village | |
View of the village | |
Bugøynes Location in Norway Bugøynes Bugøynes (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 69°58′22″N 29°38′34″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Sør-Varanger |
| Elevation | 7 m (23 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9935 Bugøynes |
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