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Lakselv

, Leavdnja (Northern Sami) or Lemmijoki (Kven) is the largest village and administrative centre of Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies at the southern end of the large Porsangerfjorden. Wikipedia

Population 2,262 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Norway

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Norway
Tourist office · 500 m Tourist Information in Lakselv and Porsanger

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Midnattsrocken

    July

    A big music festival (audience of 14,000 in 2025), with rock and other genres. Own camping site (Th–Su; electricity only for medical needs)

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Lakselv); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 5 places to eat

Getting around

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