Vadsø is located in Northern Norway and is the administrative center of the Norwegian Fylke Finnmark. The town on the Varangerfjord has about 6,000 inhabitants. In the 19th century, there was a large immigration wave from Finland, and even today Finnish schools are still taught in the region. From Vadsø, Umberto Nobile started his airship polar expedition, in 1926 with the Norge and 1928 with the Italia. The main income branch of the population is fishing and administration.
Cruise offers to the port Vadsø / Norway
The Vadsø Museum mainly shows the history of Finnish immigration to which also an immigration monument inaugurated in 1977 is dedicated. In addition, you can still see today the anchor mast of the polar expedition of Umberto Nobile.
The port of Vadsø is the landing stage of the Hurtigruten, the famous line ships that sail along the Norwegian fjord coast. This ship voyage is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world.
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