Nuorgam

Nuorgam is a Finnish adaptation of the Northern Sámi name Njuorggán, which is of unknown meaning and origin. The Finnish name was Niorgaisoando in 1740, became Niorkam in the 1770s when it started to be used as a surname, and became Njorkama in 1804.{{Cite web|title=Suomalainen Paikannimikirja|trans-title=Finnish Toponymy|url=https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|page=295|url-status=live|access-date=23 August 2022|website=kaino.kotus.fi|language=fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716083527/https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk63/SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf|archive-date=16 July 2022}} The first family to use the surname Nuorgam arrived in the village sometime in the late 18th century from the nearby village of Pulmangi on the Norwegian side.

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Nuorgam is located in the municipality of Utsjoki, situated on the Teno (Tana) river, opposite of the Njuorggánvárri estuary in Norway.{{cite web |title=Utsjoki and Nuorgam Travel Guide |url=https://lifeinlapland.com/utsjoki-nuorgam-travel-guide.html |website=Life In Lapland |access-date=20 April 2025 |language=en}} Located {{convert|500|km}} above the Arctic Circle, it is the northernmost settlement of Finland and the European Union.

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|Jan record high C = 6.9

|Feb record high C = 6.6

|Mar record high C = 7.0

|Apr record high C = 14.3

|May record high C = 29.6

|Jun record high C = 31.7

|Jul record high C = 32.5

|Aug record high C = 30.7

|Sep record high C = 23.8

|Oct record high C = 14.4

|Nov record high C = 9.1

|Dec record high C = 8.3

|Jan high C = -6.6

|Feb high C = -6.4

|Mar high C = -2.6

|Apr high C = 2.4

|May high C = 8.0

|Jun high C = 13.4

|Jul high C = 17.3

|Aug high C = 15.3

|Sep high C = 10.6

|Oct high C = 3.1

|Nov high C = -2.2

|Dec high C = -4.3

|year high C= 4.0

|Jan mean C = -11.9

|Feb mean C = -11.4

|Mar mean C = -7.2

|Apr mean C = -1.8

|May mean C = 4.1

|Jun mean C = 9.0

|Jul mean C = 12.6

|Aug mean C = 10.8

|Sep mean C = 6.6

|Oct mean C = 0.1

|Nov mean C = -5.9

|Dec mean C = -8.9

|year mean C = -0.3

|Jan low C = -16.1

|Feb low C = -15.5

|Mar low C = -12.1

|Apr low C = -6.1

|May low C = 0.3

|Jun low C = 5.2

|Jul low C = 8.4

|Aug low C = 7.0

|Sep low C = 3.0

|Oct low C = -2.8

|Nov low C = -9.6

|Dec low C = -13.1

|year low C= -4.3

|Jan record low C = -45.1

|Feb record low C = -42.9

|Mar record low C = -39.0

|Apr record low C = -30.4

|May record low C = -19.2

|Jun record low C = -2.4

|Jul record low C = 0.2

|Aug record low C = -4.3

|Sep record low C = -10.0

|Oct record low C = -24.6

|Nov record low C = -33.9

|Dec record low C = -37.5

|year record low C = -45.1

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{{As of|2025}}, the population of Nuorgam was approximately 200 people. Northern Sámi, Finnish, and Norwegian are spoken among the local populace.

The local economy is a mix of traditional jobs like hunting, fishing, and cattle farming, and modern initiatives like cross-border trade and tourism. The village is reportedly fully employed, with many residents having jobs in Norway.

Ivalo Airport and Kirkenes Airport (in Norway) have flights to and from Nuorgam. The village can also be accessed by road, and a number of Finnish accommodation companies offer transport there.

The Finnish action film Sisu, directed by Jalmari Helander, was filmed mainly in Nuorgam in 2021. Set during the Lapland War of World War II, producer Petri Jokiranta commented that the remoteness of the village in the Finnish tundra provided an ideal setting, as was the abandoned Kaamanen Airport for some scenes in particular. Locals were involved in the film's production and gave permission for film sets to be built in the village.{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-12104696|title=Palanut huoltoasema ja muita outoja rakennelmia ilmestyi Nuorgamin tunturimaastoon: alueella kuvataan suomalaista toimintaelokuvaa|trans-title=A burntout gas station and other strange structures appeared in the Nuorgam fell terrain: a Finnish action movie is being filmed in the area|last=Guttorm|first=Susanna|work=Yle|date=17 September 2021|access-date=29 April 2023|archive-date=29 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230429170447/https://yle.fi/a/3-12104696|url-status=live}}

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Category:Villages in Lapland, Finland

Category:Utsjoki