Finnsnes (Norway)
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Region
Baltic - Norwegian Fjords - Russia
Local Time
2022-07-07 10:39
48°F 9°C
Gentle breeze3.9 m/s
49 °F / 10 °C 44 °F / 7 °C
Finnsnes is a port town located in Norway's Troms county (Lenvik municipality). The port is on Norway's mainland, and linked directly to Senja Island via the Gisund Bridge.
Gisund Bridge (1972-opened cantilever road bridge) has length 1147 m (3763 ft) and clearance 41 m (135 ft). It connects directly Finnsnes to Senja's towns Silsand and Laukhella. The municipality is provided with kindergartens, a decentralized school system (primary and secondary levels) and a center for decentralized studies (university level). The town's center is marked by the renowned Finnsnes Church.
The small town (population around 4,000) has several surrounding boroughs, forming a larger urban area. These are Skogen, Finnfjordbotn, Nygard, Silsand, Trollvika. Over the last 100 years, Finnsnes has grown from a tiny farm community into a center for commerce in this Norwegian region. The town enjoys extensive commercial and industrial growth during the last few decades.
Finnsnes cruise terminal
Finnsnes is one of the ferry ports along the "Express Route" - Norway's Government subsidized "Norwegian Coastal Express". This is a regularly scheduled passenger and cargo shipping service in Norway. The "ferry and cruise" itinerary is between two turnaround ports - Bergen (southmost) and Kirkenes (northmost). It connects a total of 34 ports, which are Norwegian communities without any road or air access.
Since January 2021, Norway's coastal ferry service is operated by two companies - Hurtigruten (7 ships) and Havila Shipping (4 ships). The Norwegian Government's annual subsidy for the ferry service is around USD 100 million.
The list of all ports along the northbound "Norwegian Coastal Express" itinerary includes Bergen (turnaround port), Alesund, Floro, Geiranger (Stranda), Maloy (Vagsoy), Molde, Torvik (Heroy, Leinoya Island), Kristiansund, Rorvik (Vikna), Trondheim, Bodo, Bronnoysund (Bronnoy), Nesna, Ornes (Meloy), Sandnessjoen (Alstahaug), Stamsund (Vestvagoy Island), Svolvaer (Vagan, Austvagoya Island), Trollfjorden (Hadsel), Finnsnes (Lenvik), Harstad (Hinnoya Island), Risoyhamn (Andoy Island), Skjervoy, Sortland (Langoya Island), Stokmarknes (Hadseloya Island), Tromso, Berlevag, Hammerfest, Honningsvag (Mageroya Island, Nordkapp / North Cape), Kjollefjord (Lebesby), Mehamn (Gamvik), Oksfjord (Loppa), Batsfjord, Vardo (Vardoya Island), Kirkenes (turnaround port).
Port Finnsnes cruise ship schedule shows timetable calendars of all arrival and departure dates by month. The port's schedule lists all ships (in links) with cruises going to or leaving from Finnsnes, Norway. To see the full itineraries (ports of call dates and arrival / departure times) and their lowest rates – just follow the corresponding ship-link.
| Day | Ship | Arrival | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September, 2022 Wednesday |  MS Kong Harald | ||
| 11 September, 2022 Sunday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 18 September, 2022 Sunday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 22 September, 2022 Thursday | MS Kong Harald | ||
| 29 September, 2022 Thursday | MS Kong Harald |