Svanvik ( fkv, Jouttenlahti) is a village in the municipality of
Sør-Varanger in
Troms og Finnmark, Norway. It is located south of
Kirkenes
Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...
and its on the north bank of
Svanevatn, a lake in the
Paatsjoki
The Paatsjoki River ( fi, Paatsjoki, sms, Paaččjokk, sme, Báhčaveaijohka, no, Pasvikelva, sv, Pasvik älv, russian: Паз or Патсойоки, ''Paz or Patsoyoki'') is a river that flows through Finland, Norway, and Russia.
Since 1826 ...
basin.
The village had a population of 250 in 2019.
, Pasvik Folk College and
Øvre Pasvik National Park
Øvre Pasvik National Park ( no, Øvre Pasvik nasjonalpark, se, Báhčaveaji Álbmotmeahcci) is located in the southeastern part of the Pasvikdalen valley in southern Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. Covering an area of , ...
are located in Svanvik. Svanvik has its own primary and secondary school, Pasvik School. The school is located approximately 2-3 kilometers from Pasviktunet and it was expanded in 2008.
Svanvik border station
Svanvik has one of the border guard stations on the
Norway–Russia border. From Svanvik, they keep an eye on, among other things, the Russian mining town of
Nikel
Nikel (russian: Ни́кель, lit. ''nickel''; fi, Nikkeli; Norwegian: ''Nikkel'') is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Pechengsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake K ...
, which is only from Svanvik (but by car). Like Skogfoss and Gjøkåsen, Svanvik is located by the Paatsjoki. The station bears the name of the village in which it is located and is part of the community.
References
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Villages in Finnmark
Populated places of Arctic Norway