Rana is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, ...

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. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, which houses the National Library of Norway. Other population centers in Rana include

Båsmoen Båsmoen is a small village located in the municipality of Rana, Norway, Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about northwest of the town Mo i Rana. Båsmoen has grown together with its neighboring village to the east, Ytteren. Both vi ...

Dunderland Dunderland is a village in the Dunderland Valley in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ranelva river, about northeast of the village of Eiteråga and about from the town of Mo i Rana. The vil ...

Eiteråga Eiteråga or Eiterå is a village in the Dunderland Valley in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ranelva river about east of the village of Storforshei and about south of the village of Dunder ...

, Flostrand, Hauknes,

Mæla Mæla is a village in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is located along Norwegian County Road 17 at the eastern end of the Sjona fjord, about north of the villages of Utskarpen and Myklebustad. The district surrounding t ...

, Myklebustad, Nevernes, Røssvoll, Selfors, Skonseng,

Storforshei Storforshei is a village in the Dunderland Valley in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the river Ranelva, about northeast of the town of Mo i Rana. The European route E06 and the Nordland Line both ...

, Utskarpen, and Ytteren. The municipality is the 4th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway (the largest municipality outside Troms og Finnmark county). Rana is the 45th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 26,092. This makes it the second largest municipality in Nordland county—and the third largest in North Norway. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 1.7% over the previous 10-year period. Rana was a part of the Terra Securities scandal in 2007 relating to some investments that were made by the municipality.

General information

Municipal history

The municipality of Rana was originally established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). However, it was divided into '' Nord-Rana'' and ''

Sør-Rana Sør-Rana is a former municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1929 until 1964 ( Hemnes Municipality was also named ''Sør-Rana'' from 1838 until 1844). Sør-Rana encompassed an area on both sides of the middle s ...

'' in 1839. In 1844, Nord-Rana was renamed '' Mo'' and Sør-Rana was renamed '' Hemnes''. The village of Mo was separated from the rural district of Mo and became a town and municipality of its own on 1 January 1923. At that time, the rural district changed its name back to Nord-Rana. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1964, the town of Mo (population: 9,616), the municipality of Nord-Rana (population: 11,636), the northern part of the municipality of

(population: 697), and the Sjona area of the municipality of Nesna (population: 543) were all merged. The united municipality was named simply ''Rana''.

Name

The municipality is named after the river

Ranelva Ranelva is a long river in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. It is one of the longest rivers in Nordland county. The catchment area of the river is . Before the power stations of ''Reinforsen'' (1925) and Langvatnet (1964) we ...

(

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

: ''Raðund''). The name of the river is probably derived from the word ''raðr'' which means "quick", "fast", or "rapid". Another possibility is that the name comes from the old Sami god Rana Niejta.

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in it ...

was granted on 5 March 1965. The arms symbolize the

forest A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used throughout the world, incorporating factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function. The United Nations' ...

s (upper part/green) and the minerals (lower part/gold), as there many minerals can be found in the area, especially iron ore. The arms were originally granted to the municipality of Mo on 29 April 1960.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway ( nb, Den norske kirke, nn, Den norske kyrkja, se, Norgga girku, sma, Nöörjen gærhkoe) is an Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. ...

has six parishes () within the municipality of Rana. It is part of the

Indre Helgeland prosti Indre (; oc, Endre) is a landlocked department in central France named after the river Indre. The inhabitants of the department are known as the ''Indriens'' (masculine; ) and ''Indriennes'' (feminine; ). Indre is part of the current administra ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or reside ...

) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

Geography

The municipality is located just south of the Arctic circle, on the southern side of the Saltfjellet mountains with the Svartisen

glacier A glacier (; ) is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such a ...

, Norway's second largest glacier. Some of the large mountains in Rana include Bolna and

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. Mo is so close to the Arctic Circle that parts of the sun is continuously over the horizon (

Midnight sun The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight. When the midnight sun is seen in the Arctic, ...

) from early June to early July, and there is no darkness from mid-May to the beginning of August. But there is no true polar night in December. The

Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park Saltfjellet–Svartisen National Park ( no, Saltfjellet–Svartisen nasjonalpark) is a national park in Nordland county in Norway. It is located within the municipalities of Beiarn, Meløy, Rana, Rødøy, Saltdal, and Bodø. European route E6 a ...

is partly located in Rana. There are many

valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams over ...

s such as the Dunderland Valley and Grønnfjelldal. The majority of the population in the municipality lives in Mo i Rana, where the

(river) meets the Ranfjorden. North of Mo i Rana, the

European route E6 European route E6 ( no, Europavei 6, sv, Europaväg 6, or simply E6) is the main north-south thoroughfare through Norway as well as the west coast of Sweden. It is long and runs from the southern tip of Sweden at Trelleborg, into Norway and ...

highway passes through the suburb of Selfors. In western Rana, the population centers around the Sjona fjord. Rana and Saltfjellet are famous for their numerous

cave A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...

s due to the

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms wh ...

rock. There are several

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

s in the municipality, such as Alterhaug with several warmer-climate plants grow including the elm. Engasjyen, the

estuary An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...

of the Rana river, has a rich bird life in the spring. Blakkådalen has old growth

spruce A spruce is a tree of the genus ''Picea'' (), a genus of about 35 species of coniferous evergreen trees in the family Pinaceae, found in the northern temperate and boreal ( taiga) regions of the Earth. ''Picea'' is the sole genus in the sub ...

forests. Fisktjørna, has a largely undisturbed mixed old growth forest with unusually rich plant life due to the extremely lime-rich soil.

Climate

Rana is situated near the innermost part of the long Ranafjord, and the winters can be cold, especially away from the fjord. There is often a lot of snow in winter. Summer days in Rana are among the warmest in North Norway.

Lakes and rivers

There are many lakes and rivers in the municipality, both in the lowlands and in the mountains.

Government

All municipalities in Norway, including Rana, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient

health services Health care or healthcare is the improvement of health via the preventive healthcare, prevention, diagnosis, therapy, treatment, wiktionary:amelioration, amelioration or cure of disease, illness, injury, and other disability, physical and menta ...

senior citizen Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle. Terms and euphemisms for people at this age include old people, the elderly (worldwide usage), OAPs (British usag ...

services,

unemployment Unemployment, according to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), is people above a specified age (usually 15) not being in paid employment or self-employment but currently available for work during the refer ...

and other

social services Social services are a range of public services intended to provide support and assistance towards particular groups, which commonly include the disadvantaged. They may be provided by individuals, private and independent organisations, or adminis ...

zoning Zoning is a method of urban planning in which a municipality or other tier of government divides land into areas called zones, each of which has a set of regulations for new development that differs from other zones. Zones may be defined for a s ...

economic development In the economics study of the public sector, economic and social development is the process by which the economic well-being and quality of life of a nation, region, local community, or an individual are improved according to targeted goals a ...

, and municipal

road A road is a linear way for the conveyance of traffic that mostly has an improved surface for use by vehicles (motorized and non-motorized) and pedestrians. Unlike streets, the main function of roads is transportation. There are many types of ...

s. The municipality is governed by a

municipal council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural coun ...

of elected representatives, which in turn elect a

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

. The municipality falls under the

Rana District Court Rana District Court ( no, Rana tingrett) was a district court in Nordland county, Norway. The court was based in the town of Mo i Rana. The court existed from 1859 until 2021. It served the central part of the county which included the municipal ...

and the

Hålogaland Court of Appeal The Hålogaland Court of Appeal ( no, Hålogaland lagmannsrett) is one of six courts of appeal in the Kingdom of Norway. The Court is located in the city of Tromsø. The court has jurisdiction over the counties of Nordland, Troms, and Finnmark as ...

Municipal council

The

() of Rana is made up of 37 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The

party A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will often feature ...

breakdown of the council is as follows:

Notable people

Bjørn Alterhaug Oslo Jazzfestival 2017 (221517)

Ole Tobias Olsen Ole Tobias Olsen (18 August 1830 – 6 July 1924) was a Norwegian teacher and minister. He is best known as the father of the Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. Biography Olsen was a teacher at Tromsø during 1 ...

(1830 in the Dunderland Valley – 1924) a Norwegian teacher and minister and ''father'' of the

Nordland Line The Nordland Line ( no, Nordlandsbanen, ) is a railway line between Trondheim and Bodø, Norway. It is the longest in Norway and lacks electrification. The route runs through the counties of Trøndelag (formerly Sør-Trøndelag and Nord-Trøndel ...

between

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, an ...

and

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland cou ...

* Nils Hansteen (1855 in Mo i Rana – 1912) a painter of landscapes and marine art *

Per Karstensen Per Magnus Karstensen (22 October 1915 – 24 December 2010) was a Norwegian educator and politician for the Labour Party. Career He was born in Mosjøen. He attended primary school in Ytteren, then a folk high school from 1931 to 1932. He stud ...

(1915–2010) went to school in Ytteren, an educator and politician, Mayor of Nord-Rana & Rana 1963-1965 *

Sverre Bratland Sverre Bratland (2 June 1917 – 29 April 2002) was a Norwegian military leader. Biography He grew up at a farm in Utskarpen in Rana, and took his military education in Harstad at the Norwegian 6th Division Under-Officers' Training School. He ...

(1917 in Utskarpen – 2002) a Norwegian military leader * Egil Øyjord (born 1928 in Mo i Rana) an academic and founder of the International Association on Mechanization of Field Experiments (IAMFE) *

Bjørn Alterhaug Bjørn Alterhaug (born 3 June 1945) is a Norwegian jazz bassist, arranger, composer and professor of music. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian) Career Alterhaug was born in Mo i Rana, Norway. He is one of the grand masters among European basspl ...

(born 1945 in Mo i Rana) a jazz bassist, composer and professor of music *

Inge Myrvoll Inge Myrvoll (21 June 1948 – 25 October 2020) was a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party and trade unionist from Rana Municipality. Myrvoll graduated from secondary school in 1968. He had various jobs in the construction industry ...

(born 1948 in Rana) a politician, Mayor of Rana & deputy since 2003 *

Laila Stien Laila Stien (born 16 May 1946 in Hemnes, Helgeland) is a Norwegian novelist, poet, author of children's literature and translator from Hemnes. She grew up in Rana and later lived in Finnmark. Stien made her literary debut in 1979 with the short ...

(born 1946) a novelist, poet and author of children's literature, grew up in Rana *

Guttorm Guttormsen Guttorm Guttormsen (born 28 June 1950) is a Norwegian Jazz musician ( flute, clarinet, alto saxophone), arranger and composer. Career Guttormsen was born in Mo i Rana. After moving to Oslo (1969), he appeared with Ivar Antonsen's Band at «F ...

(born 1950 in Mo i Rana) a jazz musician, arranger and composer *

Anne Grete Hollup Anne Grete Hollup (born 29 March 1957 in Mo i Rana, Helgeland Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It ...

(born 1957 in Mo i Rana) a novelist, playwright and children's writer *

Geir Bjørklund Geir Bjørklund (born 20 April 1969 in Mo i Rana, Norway) is a researcher, health science writer, and scientific advisor. He has contributed to studying interactions of nutritional and environmental factors related to human physiology, biochemistry ...

(born 1969 in Mo i Rana) researcher and medical science writer and editor *

Hans Olav Lahlum Hans Olav Lahlum (born 12 September 1973) is a Norwegian historian, crime author, chess player and organizer, and politician. He has written biographies on Oscar Torp and Haakon Lie, and a history book about all the Presidents of the United Stat ...

(born 1973 in Mo i Rana) historian, crime author, chess player and politician

Sport

Tom Sandberg Tom Sandberg (born 6 August 1955) is a former nordic combined skier from Mo i Rana, Norway who competed from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. During the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, he won the 15 km individual event by 0.2 seconds ...

(born 1955 in Mo i Rana) a former Nordic combined skier, gold medallist at the

1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games ( Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки иг� ...

Trond Sollied Trond Johan Sollied (born 29 April 1959) is a Norwegian football manager and former player. He last managed Lokeren. During his playing career, Sollied was a defender who won the Norwegian top flight five times. He also played for Norway's na ...

(born 1959 in Mo i Rana) a football manager and former player with 262 club caps and 15 for

Elin Nilsen Elin Nilsen (born 12 August 1968) is a former Norwegian cross-country skier who competed from 1990 to 2004. She won three silver medals in the 4 × 5 km relay at the Winter Olympics (1992, 1994, 1998). Her best individual Olympic finish was ...

(born 1968 in Mo i Rana) a Norwegian former cross-country skier, three time team silver medallist at the

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1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson Ma ...

and

1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in th ...

Kenneth Braaten Kenneth Braaten (born 24 September 1974) is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who competed from 1994 to 2005. He won the 4 x 5 km team event at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and common ...

(born 1974) a Nordic combined skier, team gold medallist at the

Jan Egil Andresen Jan Egil Andresen (born 25 September 1978) is a Norwegian cross-country skier, born in Mo i Rana. He competed at the Winter Olympics in Turin in 2006, placing 27th in the 30 km Road running is the sport of running on a measured course o ...

(born 1978 in Mo i Rana) a cross-country skier, competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics *

Marius Erlandsen Marius Erlandsen (born 8 May 1979 in Mo i Rana, Norway) is a Norwegian auto racing driver. He has international experience from the British Formula Ford Championship, Swedish Touring Car Championship, and GT racing in a Porsche 911 GT3 RS. ...

(born 1979 in Mo i Rana) a Norwegian auto racing driver *

Kristin Størmer Steira Kristin Størmer Steira (born 30 April 1981) is a retired Norwegian cross-country skier. She competed from 2002 to 2015, and won six individual World Cup victories and five individual medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and Winter Ol ...

(born 1981 in Mo i Rana) a retired Norwegian cross-country skier *

Karianne Bjellånes Karianne Gåsland Bjellånes (born 9 August 1986 in Mo i Rana, Helgeland) is a Norwegian cross-country skier. She represents Henning SL, and lives in Trondheim.Joar Leifseth Ulsom Joar Leifseth Ulsom (born 1987) is a Norwegian dog musher. He was born in Mo i Rana in the county of Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norwa ...

(born 1987 in Mo i Rana) a Norwegian

dog musher Mushing is a sport or transport method powered by dogs. It includes carting, pulka, dog scootering, sled dog racing, skijoring, freighting, and weight pulling. More specifically, it implies the use of one or more dogs to pull a sled, most commo ...

Martin Bjørnbak Martin Bjørnbak (born 22 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eliteserien club Molde. Club career Born in Mo i Rana, Bjørnbak started his career at local club Stålkameratene before he joined Bo ...

(born 1992 in Mo i Rana) a footballer with over 250 club caps *

Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland Lisa-Marie Karlseng Utland (born 19 September 1992) is a former Norwegian footballer. Career Utland played 2010 season for the first division side IF Fløya which was eventually relegated at the end of the season. In 2012, she moved to Amazon G ...

(born 1992 in Mo i Rana) a footballer with over 200 club caps and 51 for

Emilie Kalkenberg Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg (born 6 July 1997) is a Norwegian biathlete who represents the Skonseng youth team. At the 2018 IBU Open European Championships, Kalkenberg won bronze in the mixed relay together with Kaia Wøien Nicolaisen Kaia W� ...

(born 1997 in Mo i Rana) Norwegian biathlete

Transportation

Rana has an airport,

Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll Mo i Rana Airport ( no, Mo i Rana lufthavn; ) is a regional airport serving the town of Mo i Rana in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The airport is located about outside the town in the village of Røssvoll. In 2014 Mo i Ra ...

in the village of Røssvoll, not far from the town of Mo i Rana. There are several large highways in Rana:

Norwegian County Road 17 County Road 17 ( no, Fylkesvei 17), also known as the Coastal Highway ( no, Kystriksveien), is a Norwegian highway that runs from the town of Bodø in Nordland county (in the north) to the town of Steinkjer in Trøndelag county (in the south). ...

, and

Norwegian County Road 12 Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

. The Illhollia Tunnel is part of the E6 highway. The

passes through Rana, with several stations including

Mo i Rana Station Mo i Rana Station ( no, Mo i Rana stasjon) is a railway station located in the town of Mo i Rana in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The station is located along the Nordland Line and has been in operation since 1942. Since 10 Janua ...

Dunderland Station Dunderland is a village in the Dunderland Valley in the municipality of Rana in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located along the Ranelva river, about northeast of the village of Eiteråga Eiteråga or Eiterå is a village in the Du ...

, and

Bolna Station Bolna Station ( no, Bolna stasjon) is a train station on the Nordland Line at Bolna in Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the upper Dunderland Valley, along the Ranelva river, between the mountains Bolna and Nasaf ...

Media gallery

File:Ranamuseum02.JPG, Rana museum, department for cultural history File:Moholmen 20070406 08.jpg, Moholmen in Mo i Rana, 16 April 2007 File:Grønligr inng.jpg, Entrance of the Grønligrotta cave

Culture

Havmannen ''Havmannen'', or ''Havmann'' (in English: "The Man from the Sea"), is a granite stone sculpture by the English artist Antony Gormley located in the city of Mo i Rana in northern Norway. The sculpture stands proud in the " Ranfjord" in the cit ...

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

made by

Antony Gormley Sir Antony Mark David Gormley (born 30 August 1950) is a British sculptor. His works include the '' Angel of the North'', a public sculpture in Gateshead in the north of England, commissioned in 1994 and erected in February 1998; ''Another ...

(1995), part of

Artscape Nordland Artscape Nordland (''Skulpturlandskap Nordland'') is an international art project that aims to bring art to people where they live, art museums being few and far apart in the sparsely populated county of Nordland. The project currently includes 33 ...

. * ''Havmanndagene'', annual multi-cultural festival, first weekend of May. * ''Nordland Teater'', regional drama theatre for

County. *

Vikafestivalen Vikafestivalen was a Norwegian pop and rock festival situated at Mo i Rana in northern Norway. It has succeeded Sjonstock, a festival arranged in the outskirts of Mo I Rana every year for 10 years (1995-2005) until it was moved closer to the city ...

, annual pop and rock music festival. *

County library. * National Library of Norway.

International relations

Twin towns—Sister cities

The

sister cities A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

of Rana are: *

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, Nordjylland,

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establishe ...

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, Sweden

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway ( no, Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every ye ...

*
Official tourist information about the Arctic Circle areaDNT Rana

Rana municipality

moirana.com - Local portal for Mo i Rana
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