Troms County
Troms fylke Romssa fylka | |
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| Tromsø amt (historic name) | |
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 Flag | |
 Troms within Norway | |
| Coordinates: 69°49′04″N 18°46′55″E / 69.8178°N 18.7819°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Troms |
| District | Northern Norway |
| Established | 1866 |
| • Preceded by | Finnmarkens amt |
| Disestablished | 1 January 2020 |
| • Succeeded by | Troms og Finnmark |
| Re-established | 1 January 2024 |
| • Preceded by | Troms og Finnmark |
| Administrative centre | Tromsø |
| Government | |
| • Body | Troms County Municipality |
| • Governor (2017–2019) | Elisabeth Aspaker (H) |
| • County mayor (2011–2019) | Knut Werner Hansen (Ap) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25,877 km2 (9,991 sq mi) |
| • Land | 24,884 km2 (9,608 sq mi) |
| • Water | 993 km2 (383 sq mi) 3.8% |
| • Rank | #4 in Norway |
| Population (30 September 2019) | |
• Total | 166,375 |
| • Rank | #15 in Norway |
| • Density | 6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +2% |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Neutral |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-19[2] |
| Income (per capita) | 133,300 kr (2001) |
| GDP (per capita) | 211,955 kr (2001) |
| GDP national rank | #15 in Norway (2.11% of country) |
| Website | Official website |
Troms (Norwegian: [trʊms] ; Northern Sami: Romsa;[3] Kven: Tromssa; Finnish: Tromssa) is a county in northern Norway. It borders Finnmark county to the northeast and Nordland county in the southwest. Norrbotten Län in Sweden is located to the south and further southeast is a shorter border with Lapland Province in Finland. To the west is the Norwegian Sea (Atlantic Ocean). The county had a population of 169,610 in 2024.[4]
The entire county, which was established in 1866, is located north of the Arctic Circle. The Troms County Municipality is the governing body for the county, elected by the people of Troms, while the Troms county governor is a representative of the King and Government of Norway.
From 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2023 Troms was merged with the neighboring Finnmark county to create the new Troms og Finnmark county. This merger was reversed by the government resulting from the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election.[5]
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