Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark (Norwegian: [trʊms ɔ ˈfɪ̀nːmɑrk]; Northern Sami: Romsa ja Finnmárku [ˈromːsa ja ˈfinːmaːrku]; Kven: Tromssa ja Finmarkku; Finnish: Tromssa ja Finnmark) was a county in northern Norway that existed from 2020 to 2023. The county was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform. It was the largest county by area in Norway, encompassing about 75,000 square kilometres (29,000 sq mi), and was formed by the merger of the former Finnmark and Troms counties in addition to Tjeldsund Municipality from Nordland county.
Troms og Finnmark County
Troms og Finnmark fylke | |
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Troms og Finnmark within Norway | |
Troms og Finnmark County Troms og Finnmark County | |
| Coordinates: 69.8178°N 18.7819°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Northern Norway |
| Established | 1 January 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Finnmark and Troms counties |
| Disestablished | 1 January 2024 |
| • Succeeded by | Finnmark and Troms counties |
| Administrative centre | Tromsø |
| Government | |
| • Body | Troms og Finnmark County Municipality |
| • Governor (2019) | Elisabeth Aspaker (H) |
| • County mayor (2019) | Ivar B. Prestbakmo (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74,831 km2 (28,892 sq mi) |
| • Land | 70,925 km2 (27,384 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3,908 km2 (1,509 sq mi) 5.2% |
| • Rank | #1 in Norway |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 242,168 |
| • Rank | #10 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.2% |
| Demonym | Tromsing or Finnmarking |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-54 |
| Website | Official website |
The administrative centre of the county was split between two towns. The political and administrative offices were based in city of Tromsø (the seat of the old Troms county). The county governor was based in town of Vadsø (the seat of the old Finnmark county). The two towns are about 800 kilometres (500 mi) apart, approximately a 10-hour drive by car.
On 15 June 2022, a parliamentary decision ruled to demerge the county back to Finnmark and Troms beginning on 1 January 2024, with the Tjeldsund Municipality assigned to Troms county.