Festivals and Events

Kirkenes church
Open from Monday to Friday from 10 am until 2 pm.

Russian Market
Every last Thursday of the month will the Russian Market take place at the marketplace in Kirkenes

Barentsspektakel 28.01.09 - 01.02.09
Welcome to the most Cross-boarding festival in Norway! Learn the Art of Border-crossing! For more information, please go to: www.barentsspektakel.no.

Finnmarksløpet, Alta 08.03.09 - 15.03.09
Europe's longest dogsleddingrace which starts in Alta and will also pass Kirkenes and the Pasvik Valley on the 1000-km race. www.finnmarksløpet.no

Pasviktrail 02.04.09 - 04.04.09
Long-distance dogsled race, which leads from Kirkenes along the Norwegian-Russian border into the Pasvik Vally and back to Kirkenes. www.pasviktrail.com

Kirkenesdays 27.07.09 - 02.08.09
Watershow, Russian Market, breakfast in the pedestrain precinct, dance gala, auction and much more.
www.kirkenesdagene.no

For more activities and events: http://www.svk.no/index.php?id=107568