Finnmark, Norway · Europe
Vardø is worth a stop: 1 hours from Båtsfjord, 26km from Varanger National Tourist Route.
Vardø is a town located in Finnmark, Norway. With a population of 1,875, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vardø sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Vardø to your route.
Vardø (Norwegian; pronounced [vaɖːø] ), Várggát (Northern Sami), or Vuorea (Kven) is a town and the administrative centre of Vardø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The town is located on the island of Vardøya in the Barents Sea, just off the coast of the large Varanger Peninsula. The 1.2-square-kilometreRead more
(300-acre) town has a population (2023) of 1,727 which gives the town a population density of 1,439 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,730/sq mi).
Vardø is the easternmost town in Norway (and in all the Nordic countries), located at 31°E, which is east of Saint Petersburg, Kyiv, and Istanbul. The eastern part of Finnmark is in the same time zone as the rest of the country, but it is more than an hour at odds with daylight hours.
The largest industry in the town is fishing and fish processing. There is a good port in Vardø, and another port in nearby Svartnes, on the mainland. The town is connected to the mainland by the undersea Vardø Tunnel which is part of European route E75. Vardø Airport, Svartnes is located at the other end of the tunnel on the mainland.
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Vardø is located in Finnmark, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 70.3705 latitude, 31.1107 longitude.
Vardø has a population of approximately 1,875 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Many toll roads use automatic plate recognition (AutoPASS). Headlights required at all times.
Full driving guide for Norway1 notable place within an hour's drive.
coastal drive
Norway's northeasternmost drive, tracing the Arctic shore of the Varangerfjord to the abandoned fishing hamlet of Hamningberg through a treeless moonscape of rock, sea and midnight sun.
26 km · about 30 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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