Tana, Norway

Tana is a municipality in Finnmark, Norway. It shares a border with Finland.

It had 2,918 inhabitants, in year 2020.^[1]

History: Some trapping pits were used in the past, to catch wild reindeer.^[2] Folk costumes from as early as the 1910s, [have been conserved, or still] exist.^[3]

Buildings: The government built a roadhouse in the 19th century; As of the 2020s it is the main building of Tana museum.^[4]

Education: Elementary schooling (public school system) is at settlements Boftsa (map) and Austertana (map).^[5]

The municipal council is elected until late 2027.

• 6 council members are from Labour party^[6]
• 3 from Centre party, including mayor, Jon Erland Balto.^[7]
• 3 from Conservative party
• 3 council members are from Samelista i Tana
• 2 from Progress party
• 2 from Venstre (Norway)

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

Later (2025), there was a parliamentary election.

• Progress Party got [c. 24% or] 24.8% of the votes.^[8]
• Labour Party, [c. 24% or] 24.4% of the votes
• Red Party, [c. 13% or] 13.7% of the votes
• Centre Party (Norway), [c. 10% or] 10.8% of the votes^[8]

• Bus route 120: Alta - Karasjok(village) ↔ Tana Bru terminal ↔ Varangerbotn
• 130 Hammerfest - Varangerbotn
• 275 Vadsø - Tana bru (as of year 2024)

• Tana River at the village Tana Bru. The bridge on the photo, has been taken away because a new bridge was ready (next to the first bridge) in 2020. The center of the village of Tana Bru, is to the left of the bridge
• The Varanger Peninsula seen from the West side of Tana river

• List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027
• Border river between Finland and Norway: Tana River
• Leirpollen
• Leirpollen (concentration camp) in Sør-Varanger