Coordinates: 69°13′50″N 18°5′20″E / 69.23056°N 18.08889°E / 69.23056; 18.08889

Finnfjordbotn

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Village
Finnfjord smelteverk in Finnfjordbotn
Finnfjord smelteverk in Finnfjordbotn
Nickname: 
Finnsnes Øst
Map
Finnfjordbotn is located in Troms
Finnfjordbotn
Finnfjordbotn
Finnfjordbotn is located in Norway
Finnfjordbotn
Finnfjordbotn
Coordinates: 69°13′50″N 18°5′20″E / 69.23056°N 18.08889°E / 69.23056; 18.08889
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms
DistrictMidt-Troms
MunicipalitySenja Municipality
Elevation
[1]
14 m (46 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9300 Silsand

Finnfjordbotn (Norwegian) or Vuotnabahta (Northern Sami)[2], popularly known as Finnsnes Øst, is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is a suburb of the neighboring town of Finnsnes and is located 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the city center at the intersection where Norwegian County Road 86 and Norwegian County Road 855 meet. The district, which has approx. 600 inhabitants (with Finnfjord 783 inhabitants, 2009), includes some housing estates from the 1970s and 1980s, but it is especially the industry that is dominant. At Botnhågen, there are several small industries and other commercial buildings, including a bakery, waste incineration plant, car dealers and car inspections 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south towards Sørreisa is the Finnfjord smelter.

Finnfjord smelter is located in Finnfjordbotn and produces approximately 100,000 tonnes of ferrosilicon a year.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Finnfjordbotn, Senje" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2021-05-19.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
  3. ^ Aftenposten, 27. april 2013
  4. ^ Finnfjord smelteverks nettsted
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