Olderfjord

*Olderfjord* (Norwegian)

*Leaibevuotna* (Northern Sami)
*Leipovuono* (Kven)
Olderfjord (Norwegian) Leaibevuotna (Northern Sami); Leipovuono (Kven)
Village
	Olderfjord in Porsanger
	Olderfjord Location in Finnmark Olderfjord Olderfjord (Norway)
	Coordinates: 70°28′25″N 25°04′16″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms og Finnmark
District	Vest-Finnmark
Municipality	Porsanger
Elevation [1]	5 m (16 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9713 Russenes

Olderfjord (Northern Sami: Leaibevuotna; Kven: Leipovuono) is a village in Porsanger in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies at the end of Olderfjorden on the eastern coast of the Porsanger Peninsula, along the shore of the Porsangerfjorden.

The village sits at the junction of the European route E6 and European route E69 highways, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the smaller village of Kistrand, where the historic Kistrand Church is located. In terms of its longitude, Olderfjord is located further east than any location in Sweden and just east of Helsinki. Being well above 70°N, there is a prolonged midnight sun and polar night in the village.

The village hosts a tourist centre with hotel rooms and apartments, a camping site and a cafeteria.

References

"Olderfjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 28 March 2013.

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[1] "Olderfjord" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 28 March 2013.