Museum land border
   Photo: Museum of border land

Museum land border is located in a picturesque area near the town of Kirkenes. Its exposition is dedicated to the Second World War, Sami culture and the creation of a mining company "Sydvaranger AS". Several exhibitions acquaint visitors with nature, culture and history of the border with Russia, Sør-Varanger.

The museum dedicated to World War II, reflecting the perceptions of this event Norwegians. For example, in neighboring Finland, it is difficult to find artifacts testifying to its cooperation with the Soviet troops. And at the Museum of the border lands, on the contrary, it is presented the whole panorama of how the Norwegian partisans from the observation point transmits the data to our troops on the movements of the German fleet. Here, next to the Norwegian flag hangs in the memory of the Soviet liberation of Kirkenes in 1944. - The only city that managed to liberate the Soviet troops in the country until the surrender of Germany.

However, the main attraction of the museum is a Soviet IL-2 was shot down in 1944. over the territory of Norway and had fallen into the lake. Later, he was raised from the bottom and restored. Picture this particular exhibit is a kind of calling card of the museum.

The Museum of the land border you will also be able to get acquainted with the works of well-known Sami artist John Andreas Savio. His paintings tell about the life of the Sami population and the amazing nature of the region.

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