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Introducing Karasjok
It’s a lovely drive between Kautokeino and Karasjok, following, for the most spectacular stretch, the River Jiešjokka.
Kautokeino may have more Sami residents, but Karasjok (Kárásjohka in Sami) is Sami Norway’s indisputable capital. It’s home to the Sami Parliament and library, NRK Sami Radio, a wonderful Sami museum and an impressive Sami theme park. Karasjok is also the site of Finnmark’s oldest timber church, Gamlekirke, constructed in 1807 and the only Karasjok building to survive WWII destruction. Only 18km from the border with Finland, the town pulls in coaches, caravans and cars by the hundred, all heading for Nordkapp.
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