Official Name: | Sandnes |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Finnmark#Norway |
Pushpin Label: | Sandnes |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Finnmark |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Øst-Finnmark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sør-Varanger Municipality |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9910 Bjørnevatn |
Coordinates: | 69.6697°N 29.9453°W |
Elevation M: | 31 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
,,, or [2] is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located about south of the town of Kirkenes between the suburban villages of Bjørnevatn and Hesseng. Sandnes has its own primary school.
The local sports club, Sandnes IL, runs one of Finnmark's best cross country arenas. Sandnes also has an alpine skiing resort, run by the same sports club, which is called Sandnes Alpine Center.