Lakselva

Lakselva is a river in county in northern . It begins in runs north through Porsanger Municipality into the , a fjord off of the Barents Sea.
  • Stream
  • Description: river in Karasjok and Porsanger, Finnmark, Norway
  • Also known as
    “Lakselv”
    “Lakselvo”
    “Leavdnjajohka”
    “Lemmijoki”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lakselv Airport and Lakselv bru.
is a parish church of the Church… is situated 3½ km south of Lakselva.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakselv.
is a small town in , at the southern end of Porsangerfjorden by the Barents Sea.
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Latitude
70.07909° or 70° 4′ 45″ north
Longitude
24.92401° or 24° 55′ 26″ east
Open location code
CG263WHF+JJ
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Swedish—“Lakselva” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Lakselva”
  • Bavarian: “Lakselva”
  • Cebuano: “Lakselva”
  • Danish: “Lakselven”
  • Dutch: “Lakselva”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “لاكسيلفا”
  • French: “Lakselva”
  • German: “Lakselva”
  • Irish: “Lakselva”
  • Italian: “Lakselva”
  • Kven Finnish: “Lemmijoki”
  • Kven Finnish: “Luostijoki”
  • Northern Sami: “Leavdnjajohka”
  • Northern Sami: “Luostejohka”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Lakselva”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leavdnjajohka”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lakselva”
  • Norwegian: “Lakselva”
  • Swedish: “Lakselva”
  • Swedish: “Leavdnjajohka”
  • Swedish: “Luostejohka”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saidaniemi and Gallokka.

Finnmark: Highlights

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