Finnkongkeila is an abandoned fishing village in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern part of the Nordkinn Peninsula on the shores of the Tanafjorden. The village was abandoned in 1944 after the burning of the village during the German withdrawal from Finnmark during their retreat near the end of World War II. The village was not rebuilt after the war because of its remote location with no road access.[2]

Finnkongkeila
Abandoned village
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Finnkongkeila is located in Finnmark
Finnkongkeila
Finnkongkeila
Finnkongkeila is located in Norway
Finnkongkeila
Finnkongkeila
Coordinates: 70°54′38″N 28°27′11″E / 70.91056°N 28.45306°E / 70.91056; 28.45306
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalityGamvik Municipality
Elevation43 m (141 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Finnkongkeila, ca. 1890s

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  1. ^ "Finnkongkeila" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-22.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Finnkongkeila" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-22.