Northern Norway (
Bokmål:
Nord-Norge,
Nynorsk:
Nord-Noreg,
North Sámi:
Davvi-Norga) is the geographical
region of
Norway, consisting of the three northernmost counties
Nordland,
Troms and
Finnmark, in total about 35% of the Norwegian mainland. Some of the largest towns in Northern Norway (from south to north) are
Mo i Rana,
Bodø,
Narvik,
Harstad,
Tromsø and
Alta. Northern Norway is often described as the land of the
midnight sun and the land of the
northern lights. Further north, halfway to the North Pole, is the Arctic archipelago of
Svalbard, traditionally not regarded as part of Northern Norway.