Kautokeino

Kautokeino, or Guovdageainnu suohkan, is a municipality in Norway's northernmost county, Finnmark.

Settlements include Guovdageainnu (village).

Economy

Reindeer that are domesticated is the largest industry (as of 2003) in the municipality; That year there were 79,000 of those reindeer.[1] Experimental search for minerals is being permitted for one company, for 7 years (as of 2024).[2] Until the early 1990s, there was mining (for mineral)s in Bidjovagge.[1]

Administration

The municipal council is elected until late 2027.

(The 19 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)

Demographics

The inhabitants had the hightest rate of broken marriages (in the country, as of 2023), for those that are between 66 and 16-years old.[5] One has to be at least 18-years old, to get married, according to Norwegian law.[6]

Other information

Báktehárji is the building that holds indoors sports and cultural events.

  • List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://snl.no/Kautokeino. SNL.no Retrieved 2024-03-23
  2. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/sapmi/fatt-innvilget-undersokelsesrett-i-kautokeino-1.16816250. Retrieved 2024-03-23
  3. ↑ https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
  4. ↑ https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5612. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-27
  5. ↑ https://www.nettavisen.no/okonomi/her-er-det-flest-som-skiller-seg-ikke-morsomt/s/5-95-1711164. Retrieved 2024-03-31
  6. ↑ https://www.regjeringen.no/no/tema/familie-og-barn/innsiktsartikler/ekteskap-og-samliv/mer-informasjon-om-ekteskap/id672620/#:~:text=Alderskrav.,samlivsbrudd%20ved%20brudd%20p%C3%A5%20alderskravet. Retrieved 2024-03-31


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