Kirkenes (Northern Sami: Girkonjárga, Kven: Kirkkoniemi, Russian: Киркенес, Finnish: Kirkkoniemi) is a town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town lies on a peninsula along the Bøkfjorden, an arm of the large Varangerfjorden. The main church for Kirkenes is Kirkenes Church, located in the Haganes area of the town.