South Varanki

King Oscar II's Chapel in the Grense Jakobselv village. The church was built to reinforce Norway's territorial claim to the area, and was named after...

At the Russian border.

King Oscar II Chapel (Norwegian: Kong Oscar IIs kapell) is a chapel in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway....

After the border was agreed upon in 1826, there were often disputes between Norwegian and Russian fishermen. The Districy Administrator of Finnmark...