travel42 Port Guide: Kirkenes

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The last city in Norway on the coastal-steamer route, the town of Kirkenes, 880 mi/1,415 km northeast of Oslo, is the beginning or end point for anyone taking the entire coastal voyage.

If you have time, take a 5-mi/8-km cab ride through Norway's "lake country" tundra to the border with Russia and step across the once-forbidden crossing point. At a small tourist shop there you can buy old Soviet stamps.

In the town itself, stop by the Grenseland Museum (http://www.varangermuseum.no), with ...