Kirkenes 
Description
The end of the line for the Hurtigruten and the start of the journey back south. Located just 15Km from the Russian border, and less than 40Km from the Finnish border the town is heavily influenced by being in a border region, with many of the key wars of the 20th century painfully visiting this area. Kirkenes was destroyed at the end of the 2nd world war as part of the Nazi's scorched earth strategy, but also from the relentless bombing that saw it take second spot below Malta for the most bombed place during the war. Today the town has been rebuilt, but with no traditional buildings it could be a port city almost anywhere.
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Getting There
Kirkenes is the turning point of the tour when the Northbound ship become Southbound. The Hurtigruten arrives in town around 09:45 on day 7 and then leaves again at 12:45Latitude: 69.727172; Longitude: 30.044839
What3Words: ambushed.salaried.historic
