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Northern Norway (Nord-Norge) is Europe's northernmost region mostly north of the Arctic Circle. Northern Norway has an endless and very rugged coastline, yet landscape varies from incredible jagged island mountains to endless open plateaus. Summers have non-stop daylight (and midnight sun) while during the darker season there is frequent display of northern lights (aurora borealis). Northern Norway covers 50% of Norway's area but is generally sparsely populated with only 10% of Norway's population.
Together with the corresponding areas in northern Sweden (Norrbotten), Finland (Lappland) and Russia (Murmansk Oblast), the entire region is also referred to as Cap of the North. It roughly corresponds to the traditional area of the Sami people.