Skjånes
in Gamvik of Finnmark Fylke, Norway

How to get there and get around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
70.801 and 28.103 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 70° 48' 2" and E 28° 6' 9"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - NOK
Spoken languages:
Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 06:48 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
1:00 am and 1:00 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Norway in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Explore Skjånes

Skjånes in Gamvik (Finnmark Fylke) is a city in Norway about 896 mi (or 1,442 km) north-east of Oslo, the country's capital.

Local time in Skjånes is now 06:48 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 7 airports in the vicinity of Skjånes. The closest airport in Norway is Mehamn Airport in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mehamn, Tana bru, Kjollefjord, Vuonnabahta and Berlevag. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: -4°C / 25 °F

Morning Temperature -5°C / 23 °F
Evening Temperature -2°C / 28 °F
Night Temperature -1°C / 30 °F
Chance of rainfall 3%
Air Humidity 78%
Air Pressure 1013 hPa
Wind Speed High wind, near gale with 24 km/h (15 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 88% of sky
General Conditions Snow

Friday, 22nd of November 2024

-0°C (32 °F)
2°C (36 °F)
Rain and snow, gale, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 23rd of November 2024

-2°C (29 °F)
-2°C (29 °F)
Snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Sunday, 24th of November 2024

3°C (37 °F)
0°C (32 °F)
Light snow, strong breeze, overcast clouds.

Videos from this area

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Snowmobile jump Fail

Published: May 11, 2008
Length: 33:15 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Flipp2w0

Where a little to hard on the trottle going out of the jump. Pilot: Steffen Esp Kjøllefjord.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Hop Church

Hop Church is a parish church in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Skjånes. The church is part of the Gamvik parish in the Hammerfest deanery in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The white wooden church was built in 1977 to serve the southern part of the municipality.

Located at 70.7989, 28.1125 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Finnmark, Gamvik, Religious buildings completed in 1977


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Skjaanes