Nuorgam
Local name: Njuorggán
Located in Utsjoki, Pohjois-Lappi Coordinates: 70°04′56″ N 27°52′21″ E
- Elevation
- 18 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+02:00
- Europe/Helsinki · UTC+02:00
- Airports
- VDS Vadsø Airport75 km
- KKN Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen87 km
About Nuorgam
Nuorgam is a village. Location: Utsjoki, Pohjois-Lappi. Elevation: 18 m.
Nuorgam (Northern Sami: Njuorggán) is a traditional Sámi village in the northern periphery of Finland. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Utsjoki, within the region of Lapland. It is the northernmost point of Finland, as well as the northernmost point of the European Union. As of 2025, it had a population of approximately 200 people. The 2022 Finnish action film Sisu was filmed primarily in Nuorgam.
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Climate of Nuorgam
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: July–August.
This month · November
A cold month
Day -3° · Night -10° · Rain 34 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 17°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -17°)
- Wettest month
- July (57 mm)
- Driest month
- April (23 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | -7° | -6° | -2° | 2° | 7° | 14° | 17° | 15° | 10° | 3° | -3° | -5° |
| Average low (°C) | -17° | -15° | -11° | -7° | 0° | 5° | 9° | 7° | 3° | -3° | -10° | -15° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 34 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 33 |
How to get to Nuorgam
The nearest airport is Vadsø Airport (VDS), 75 km to the east as the crow flies.
Airports
- Vadsø Airport (VDS) Vadsø 75 kmeast
- Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN) Kirkenes 87 kmsoutheast
- Båtsfjord Airport (BJF) Båtsfjord 90 kmnortheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Nuorgam
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 6 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km1 place
- Pulmankijärvi Lake 10 kmSE
25–60 km3 places
- Nesseby kirke Attraction 38 kmE
- Vestre Jakobselv kirke Attraction 56 kmE
- Noaidegeađgi Historic site 41 kmE
60–100 km18 places
- Surnujärvi Lake 90 kmSE
- Paudjäu´rr Lake 74 kmS
- Lake Iijärvi Lake 68 kmS
- Suolisjärvi Lake 83 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
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