Official Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Finnmark#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Label: | Børselv |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Finnmark |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Vest-Finnmark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Porsanger |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9716 Børselv |
Elevation M: | 13 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 70.3175°N 25.5661°W |
,, or [2] is a village in Porsanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the base of the Sværholt Peninsula, along the east side of the Porsangerfjorden, at the outlet of the river Børselva. The village of Brenna lies about to the north and about northeast of the municipal centre of Lakselv.
Børselv Church is located in this village. The area is full of Kven language-speakers and the Kvæntunet cultural and language centre for the Kven people is located in Børselv.[3]