Sandnes, Finnmark

Sandnes (Norwegian)

Sandnes Kotajoki (Kven) Goađak (Northern Sami) Kueʹttjokk (Skolt Sami)
Village
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Coordinates: 69°40′11″N 29°56′43″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Finnmark
District	Øst-Finnmark
Municipality	Sør-Varanger Municipality
Elevation [1]	31 m (102 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9910 Bjørnevatn

, Kotajoki (Kven), Goađak (Northern Sami), or Kueʹttjokk (Skolt Sami)^[2] is a village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of the town of Kirkenes between the suburban villages of Bjørnevatn and Hesseng. Sandnes has its own primary school.

The local sports club, Sandnes IL, runs one of Finnmark's best cross country arenas. Sandnes also has an alpine skiing resort, run by the same sports club, which is called Sandnes Alpine Center.

References

1. "Sandnes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-06-27.