Valen, Vadsø Explained

Settlement Type:Hamlet
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label:Valen
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Øst-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vadsø Municipality
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9800 Vadsø
Elevation M:4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.0786°N 30.0914°W

or [2] is a tiny hamlet in Vadsø Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the mainland end of the narrow isthmus of land which joins the small Ekkerøy peninsula to the mainland Varanger Peninsula. The small hamlet lies just off the European route E75 highway, about east of the town of Vadsø. The bay on the northeastern side of the isthmus is called Yttersida and that on the southwestern side is called Innersida.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valen. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-03-06.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-06-21.