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Karasjok (Northern Sami: Kárášjohka [ˈkʰaːraːʃˌjohka]; Kven: Kaarasjoki) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karasjok. Other villages include Dorvonjárga, Šuoššjávri, and Váljohka. The 5,453-square-kilometre (2,105 sq mi) … See more
The municipality of Karasjok was established on 1 January 1866 when it was separated from the old Kistrand Municipality. … See more
The municipality is situated along the upper river basin of the Deatnu / Tana river and its tributaries: Anárjohka and Kárášjohka. … See more
• Samuel Balto (1861 in Karasjok – 1921), a Norwegian–Sami explorer and adventurer (in Alaska, Greenland, and Canada), and … See more
In 2015 the second edition of Sápmi Pride, was held in Karasjok. See more
There is an official border crossing between Dorvonjárga (Norway) and Karigasniemi (Finland), over the Anarjohka river. The See more
Most people live in the village of Karasjok (Kárášjohka). The village is the seat of the Sámediggi, the Sami Parliament of Norway, as well as of the Sami broadcasting, and several Sami … See more
• Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway (in Norwegian)
• Karasjok on VisitNorway.com
• Pictures from Karasjok See moreWikipedia text under CC-BY-SA license Norway - Karasjok Tourist Information | Buildings & Monuments