History
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 64,511 | — |
| 1961 | 72,104 | +11.8% |
| 1971 | 76,311 | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 78,331 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 74,590 | −4.8% |
| 2001 | 74,087 | −0.7% |
| 2011 | 73,417 | −0.9% |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | ||
| Religion in Finnmark | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| religion | percent | |||
| Christianity | 89.20% | |||
| Islam | 0.32% | |||
| Buddhism | 0.11% | |||
| Other | 10.37% | |||
People have lived in Finnmark for at least 10,000 years (see Komsa, Pit-Comb Ware culture and Rock carvings at Alta). The destiny of these early cultures is unknown. Three ethnic groups have a long history in Finnmark: the Sami people, the Norwegians and the Kven people. Of these the Sami probably were the first people to explore Finnmark. Ohthere of Hålogaland was an adventurous Norwegian (Norseman) from Hålogaland, the area roughly corresponding to today's Nordland county. Around 890 AD, he claimed, according to historical sources (see Ohthere of Hålogaland) that he lived "north-most of all the Northmen", and that "no-one to the north of him." Later, Norwegians in the 14th century, and Kvens in the 16th century, settled along the coast. See the articles on Kven people and Vardøhus Fortress for more details.
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