What is Tana, Norway?
[[File:Giemaš - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Giemaš, a cliff on the East side of [[fjord]] [[Leirpollen]].]] [[Image:Flag of Tana.png|thumb|150px|Flag]] [[Image:Tana komm.svg|thumb|90px|Coat of arms]] '''Tana''' is a [[municipality]] in [[Finnmark]], [[Norway]]. It shares a [[border]] with [[Finland]]. It had 2,918 [[inhabitants]], in year 2020.<ref>https://www.ssb.no/statbank/table/07459/</ref> History: Some [[trapping pit]]s were used in the past, to catch wild reindeer.<ref>https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/gollev-rri/19.47049. Retrieved 2024-10-31</ref> Buildings: The government built a [[roadhouse]] in the [[19th century]]; As of the 2020s it is the main building of [[Tana museum]].<ref>https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/et-tapt-museumsar/19.48826. Retrieved 2025-02-05</ref> ==Administration== The [[municipal council]] is elected until late 2027. *6 council members are from [[Norwegian Labour Party|Labour party]]<ref>https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5628. [[NRK]].no. Retrieved 2023-09-26</ref> *3 from [[Centre Party (Norway)|Centre party ]] *3 from [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative party]] *3 council members are from ''Samelista i Tana'' *2 from [[Progress Party (Norway)|Progress party ]] *2 from [[Venstre (Norway)]] (The 19 council members were elected during the [[2023 Norwegian local elections]].) ==Transport== *Bus route 120: [[Alta, Norway|Alta]] - [[Karasjok]](village) ↔ Tana Bru terminal ↔ [[Varangerbotn]] *130 [[Hammerfest]] - Varangerbotn *275 [[Vadsø]] - Tana bru (as of year 2024) <gallery> Tanaelva River Bridge Tana.jpg|Tana River at the village [[Tana Bru]]. The bridge on the photo, has been taken away because a new bridge was ready (next to the first bridge) in 2020. The center of the village of Tana Bru, is to the left of the bridge Tana bru 1.jpg|The [[Varanger Peninsula]] seen from the West side of Tana river </gallery> == Related pages == *[[List of mayors in Norway 2023–2027|List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027]] * [[Tana River (Europe)|Border river between Finl