Troms og Finnmark
Troms og Finnmark County
Troms og Finnmark fylke | |
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Troms og Finnmark within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 69°49′04″N 18°46′55″E / 69.8178°N 18.7819°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms og Finnmark |
| District | Northern Norway |
| Established | 1 January 2020 |
| • Preceded by | Finnmark and Troms counties |
| Disestablished | 1 January 2024 |
| • Succeeded by | Finnmark and Troms counties |
| Administrative centre | Tromsø |
| Government | |
| • Body | Troms og Finnmark County Municipality |
| • Governor (2019) | Elisabeth Aspaker (H) |
| • County mayor (2019) | Ivar B. Prestbakmo (Sp) |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 74,831 km2 (28,892 sq mi) |
| • Land | 70,925 km2 (27,384 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3,908 km2 (1,509 sq mi) 5.2% |
| • Rank | #1 in Norway |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 242,168 |
| • Rank | #10 in Norway |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +4.2% |
| Demonym | Tromsing or Finnmarking |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-54 |
| Website | Official website |
Troms og Finnmark (Norwegian: [trʊms ɔ ˈfɪ̀nːmɑrk]; Northern Sami: Romsa ja Finnmárku [ˈromːsa ja ˈfinːmaːrku]; Kven: Tromssa ja Finmarkku; Finnish: Tromssa ja Finnmark) was a county in northern Norway that existed from 2020 to 2023. The county was established on 1 January 2020 as the result of a regional reform. It was the largest county by area in Norway, encompassing about 75,000 square kilometres (29,000 sq mi), and was formed by the merger of the former Finnmark and Troms counties in addition to Tjeldsund Municipality from Nordland county.
The administrative centre of the county was split between two towns. The political and administrative offices were based in the city of Tromsø (the seat of the old Troms county). The county governor was based in the town of Vadsø (the seat of the old Finnmark county). The two towns are about 800 kilometres (500 mi) apart, approximately a 10-hour drive by car.
On 15 June 2022, the parliament decided to split the county back into Finnmark and Troms beginning on 1 January 2024, with Tjeldsund Municipality assigned to Troms county (Tjeldsund had been part of Nordland county before 2020).