Gabba Reindeer & Husky Park

The Far North


This may not be so much of a treat for the children if you've been driving in Eastern Finnmark and have stopped to relate to communing roadside reindeer. But it's worth the visit if you've just rolled in on the Hurtigruten; they'll enjoy petting the huskies too.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby The Far North attractions

1. Grenselandsmuseet

4.47 MILES

This well-presented frontier museum, 1km from Kirkenes centre, illustrates the geography and culture of the border region, with special displays on WWII…

3. Bear Sculptures

4.87 MILES

Outside the Russian consulate, there are two engaging little sculptures of a bear mounting – in every sense of the word, it would appear – a lamp-post.

4. Andersgrotta

4.95 MILES

Drop down the steep stairs of Andersgrotta into this cave that once served as an air-raid shelter and bunker as wave upon wave of Russian bombers sought…

5. Russian Monument

4.99 MILES

Located up a short hill, this statue is dedicated to the Red Army troops who liberated the town in 1944.

6. Høyde 96

15.28 MILES

The Cold War lookout tower Høyde 96 offers a view eastward to the bleak Russian mining town of Nikel.

7. Sør-Varanger Museum

15.57 MILES

It's worth a stop at the Strand branch of the Sør-Varanger Museum, which preserves Norway's oldest public boarding school and illustrates the region's…

8. Luftskipsmasta

27.23 MILES

This oil-rig-shaped airship mast on Vadsø island was built in the mid-1920s as an anchor and launch site for airborne expeditions to the polar regions…