Tana Fjord

Tana Fjord opens onto the Barents Sea in eastern Finnmark, receiving the waters of the great Deatnu, or Tana River. Salmon returning from the sea have long sustained the Sámi communities of the river and fjord. Fishing traditions reach far back in the valley, and families on the fjord also took salmon along its shores. The river and its estuary connect the inland country with the sea through a landscape of long winters and northern light.