Key Competitive Attractions
Finnmark County is situated in the northeastern tip of Norway, bordered by Troms County, Finland, Russia, the Norwegian Sea and the Barents Sea. Finnmark has the largest area with the smallest population of the Norwegian counties, and is part of the Sapmi region.
Finnmark benefits from bilateral collaboration with the Murmansk and Archangelsk. The county’s main economic centres are Vadso, the capital, and Alta, the region’s largest population centre.
Competitive Advantages:
Finnmark’s Special Enterprise Zone offers excellent incentives for companies
Well-developed infrastructure
Within the Aurora Borealis Zone, and an important area for studying the phenomenon, as well as a significant tourist destination.
An important maritime centre
Finnmark is set to be a significant growth area for the next decades, thanks to its substantial energy resources.
The Statoil inland LNG site at Melkoya is fast expanding the economy of Hammerfest, extracting natural gas from the Snohvit field.
A new oil field has been discovered just 45 km off shore, and further potential is speculated about in the eastern part of the county.
Increased petroleum activity in the Barents Sea will significantly increase inland economic activity.
Key sectors:
- Fishing and Fish Process¬ing
- Energy
- Tourism
- Reindeer Husbandry
- Mining
- Services
Assistance and Support For New Business Investors
Main activities of the Industry Department:
- Facilitating economic development
- Facilitating employment and regional cooperation
- Implementing regional development projects
- Managing the regional development funds
- Funding municipal infrastructure
- Initiating partnerships and networks in the business and knowledge environments
- Helping communities and businesses in Finnmark to develop
