Grense Jakobselv
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Village | |
A southbound picture of Grense Jakobselv village; the left side of the river belongs to Russia and the right side to Norway. | |
Location in Finnmark | |
| Coordinates: 69°46′30″N 30°49′52″E / 69.77500°N 30.83111°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Northern Norway |
| County | Finnmark |
| District | Øst-Finnmark |
| Municipality | Sør-Varanger Municipality |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 9900 Kirkenes |
Grense Jakobselv (Norwegian), Vueʹrjemjokk (Skolt Sami), or Vuoremijoki (Kven) (also: Vuorjánjohka (Northern Sami) and Гренсе Якобсэльв (Russian)) is a small village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the shore of the Barents Sea at the mouth of the Jakobselva river. It lies about 54 kilometres (34 mi) by road east of the town of Kirkenes. The area was settled by Norwegians in 1851.