We did a short post a few days back about visiting Grense Jakobslev, Norway which sits at the northeastern-most corner of Norway along the Barents Sea. Here's an expanded edition with more photos.
The road from Sollia Guesthouse to the area runs parallel along the Norway/Russia border. Sign posts along the way list restrictions for visitors--basically, unless you want to be arrested, don't cross into Russia. Hardly anyone lives along this 50 mile route, basically just a few summer/weekend cabins along the way. The people that do live here are a mix of Russian/Norwegian/Sami people. The Sami people are the original inhabitants of this area and are farmers and fisherman. This was at one time a contested border as the fishing here is excellent. Both sides have towers that watch the border and each other.
Lots of reindeer in this area, they probably outnumber people. The road was blocked at least twice by packs of reindeer.
Grense Jakobslev itself is barely populated. Just a few cabins and a large stone church that's about 100 years old. The beach is at the end of the road, and we did notice a few people launching fishing boats or bringing them in for the day. Soft sandy beach about 100 yards wide and a quarter mile long. On the land-end of the beach is a rock outcropping of granite that is 4 billion years old. The water here is turquoise blue but very cold, they say it never gets more than 45 degrees. Summer time this place probably sees a few more visitors judging by the charcoal grills set up along the shore.
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