Repvåg

Repvåg (Northern Sami: Reiffváhki) is a small fishing village in Nordkapp Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along the western shore of the Porsangerfjorden on the mainland Porsanger Peninsula.

View of Repvåg
Repvåg

Reiffváhki
Village
View of the village
Repvåg
Location in Finnmark
Repvåg
Repvåg (Norway)
Coordinates: 70°44′48″N 25°40′19″E
CountryNorway
RegionNorthern Norway
CountyTroms og Finnmark
DistrictVest-Finnmark
MunicipalityNordkapp
Elevation3 m (10 ft)
Population
14
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
9768 Repvåg

The fishing village now has about 14 residents, but historically, it was one of the main ports and trading places in Finnmark county, especially during the Pomor trade with Russia which existed until the 1917 revolution in Russia. Repvåg Chapel is located in the village, serving the people in the southern part of Nordkapp municipality.[2]

Slightly outside of Repvåg, there is a small area called Stranda, meaning "Beach" in English (formerly "Finneby" or "Sáamisiida" in Northern Sámi) that had a large coastal Sami population and is the last area in the municipality that is still characterized by some coastal Sami culture.[3]

References
  1. "Repvåg" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Repvåg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-02-18.
  3. "Nordkapp-Repvåg". Travel-Finnmark. Retrieved 2018-06-07.


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