Finnsnes

Finnsnes
Town/City
View of the town in winter
Interactive map of Finnsnes
Finnsnes Location within Troms Finnsnes Location within Norway
Coordinates: 69°13′46″N 17°58′52″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms
District	Midt-Troms
Municipality	Senja Municipality
Established as
Town (By)	2000
Area
• Total	3.37 km2 (1.30 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population  (2023)
• Total	4,917
• Density	1,459/km2 (3,780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9300 Finnsnes

Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter settlement_type. Replace with type.

Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter image_caption. Replace with caption.

Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter timezone1_DST. Replace with time_zone1_DST.

Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter image_skyline. Replace with image.

Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox settlement with deprecated parameter timezone1. Replace with time_zone1.

Finnsnes (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈfɪ̀nsnɛs] ^ⓘ, also [ˈfɪnsnɛs]) is a town that is the administrative centre of Senja Municipality in Troms county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, just across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund Bridge connects Finnsnes to the suburban villages of Silsand and Laukhella on the island of Senja. The municipality is well-provided with kindergartens and a decentralized school system on both primary and secondary levels. There are also three schools on the upper secondary/high school level and a center for decentralized studies at the university level. Finnsnes Church is located in the center of the town.

The City Hall and the park

Finnsnes has several small suburbs that surround it, forming one large urban area. These are Sandvika/Skogen, Finnfjordbotn, Nygård, Trollvika, and Silsand. Over the last 100 years, the town has grown from a small farm community into the center for commerce in the small region. Finnsnes has experienced extensive growth both commercially and industrially in the last few decades. In 2000, the village of Finnsnes was granted town status. The 3.37-square-kilometre (830-acre) town has a population (2023) of 4,917 and a population density of 1,459 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,780/sq mi).