Reisadalen

Reisadalen
Floor elevationAverage: 20 metres (66 ft)
Naming
Native nameKven: Raisinvankka
English translationReisa Valley
Geography
CountryNorway
Population centersStorslett, Sørkjosen
Coordinates69°35′00″N 21°20′00″E / 69.583333°N 21.333333°E / 69.583333; 21.333333
RiverReisaelva

Reisadalen or Reisa Valley (Kven: Raisinvankka) is a valley in northern Norway stretching over 100 kilometres (62 mi) from the Finnish border to the Balsfjorden. Mountains, birch and pine forests, and rivers surround the valley.[1][2] About 1700 people live in the valley.[3]

  1. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir (April 4, 2023). "Reisadalen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved May 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Engerengen, Lars (2023-01-26), "Nordreisa", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2023-05-05
  3. ^ "208/1 Reisavassdraget (Ráiseatnu) - NVE". nve.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-05-08.