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Nuorgam

This article is about the village. For the politician, see Anne Nuorgam.
Nuorgam (Finnish)
Njuorggán (Northern Sami)
Village
Nuorgam is located in Finland
Nuorgam
Nuorgam
Location in Finland
Coordinates: 70°05′18″N 27°56′30″E / 70.08833°N 27.94167°E / 70.08833; 27.94167
Country Finland
RegionLapland
MunicipalityUtsjoki
Population
 • Total
200
Nuorgam village
The northernmost point of Finland and the EU: the border crossing with Norway, 3 km (2 mi) east-north-east of Nuorgram. The exact northernmost point is in the river to the left of the road.

Nuorgam (Northern Sami: Njuorggán) is a village in the Utsjoki municipality in the region of Lapland, Finland. It has approximately 200 inhabitants. It is the northernmost point of Finland and the northernmost point of the European Union. It is situated on the Deatnu river (Finnish: Teno, Norwegian: Tana), which is very popular for salmon fishing. Nuorgam is located near the villages of Utsjoki and Tana bru (in Norway). The nearest cities are Murmansk, Rovaniemi, Hammerfest, Alta and Tromsø.[1]

The Finnish WWII action film Sisu, directed by Jalmari Helander, was mainly filmed in Nuorgam in 2021.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Nuorgam". Nuorgam. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  2. ^ Guttorm, Susanna (17 September 2021). "Palanut huoltoasema ja muita outoja rakennelmia ilmestyi Nuorgamin tunturimaastoon: alueella kuvataan suomalaista toimintaelokuvaa". Yle. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Sisu - Helander returns to film Lapland action". Lapland.fi. Retrieved 29 April 2023.

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