Svanvik (Norwegian) or Jouttenlahti (Northern Sami)[2] is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located 40 km (25 mi) south of the town of Kirkenes and its on the north bank of Svanevatn, a lake in the Paatsjoki river basin.[2] The village had a population of 250 in 2019.[3]

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Boundary marker 167 north in Svanvik's area of responsibility
Boundary marker 167 north in Svanvik's area of responsibility
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Svanvik is located in Finnmark
Svanvik
Svanvik
Svanvik is located in Norway
Svanvik
Svanvik
Coordinates: 69°27′10″N 30°3′17″E / 69.45278°N 30.05472°E / 69.45278; 30.05472
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyFinnmark
DistrictØst-Finnmark
MunicipalitySør-Varanger Municipality
Elevation24 m (79 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9925 Svanvik

Svanvik Church, Pasvik Folk College, and Øvre Pasvik National Park are located in Svanvik. Svanvik has its own primary and secondary school, Pasvik School. The school is located approximately 2–3 kilometres (1.2–1.9 mi) north of Pasviktunet.

Svanvik border station

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Svanvik has one of the border guard stations on the Norway–Russia border, but it is not a border crossing station. From Svanvik, they keep an eye on, among other things, the Russian mining town of Nikel, which is only 9 km (5.6 mi) from Svanvik (but 84 km (52 mi) by car). Like Skogfoss and Gjøkåsen, Svanvik is located by the Paatsjoki river. The station bears the name of the village in which it is located and is part of the community.

References

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  1. ^ "Neiden" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
  2. ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
  3. ^ "Tabell: 04317: Folkemengde, etter grunnkrets". Statistisk sentralbyrå. Retrieved 5 November 2019.