Finnmark County Municipality
Finnmark fylkeskommune | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location in Norway | |
| Country | Norway |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| Disestablished | 31 Dec 2019 |
| Administrative center | Vadsø |
| Government | |
| • County mayor | Runar Sjåstad |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-20 |
| Revenue | 381 million kr[1] |
| Schools | 8 |
| Pupils | 2800 |
| Roads | 1,484 km (922 mi) |
| Website | www |
Finnmark County Municipality (Norwegian: Finnmark fylkeskommune, Northern Sami: Finnmárkku fylkkagielda) was the regional governing administration for the old Finnmark county in Norway. It was dissolved on 31 December 2019 when Finnmark county was merged into Troms og Finnmark county on 1 January 2020. The administration in the town of Vadsø and was led by a county council. The last mayor of the county was Runar Sjåstad from 2007 until 2019.[2]
Since 1975, the county council of Finnmark was a democratically elected body with a wide range of responsibilities for the whole county. These responsibilities included economic and social development, construction and maintenance of county roads, upper secondary education, dental services, and cultural services. In performing its tasks, the county administration worked closely with the municipalities of Finnmark as well as other public institutions. Elections for the county council were held every four years, simultaneously with the municipal elections.[3]
- ^ "Finnmark fylkeskommune" (in Norwegian). Kommunal- og regionaldepartementet.
- ^ "Finnmark fylkeskommune" (in Norwegian).
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "fylkeskommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 February 2013.
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