Troms

Troms is a county in northern Norway, bordering Finnmark and Nordland.

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Troms includes a lot of islands, like Senja, Kval?y, Ringvass?y and Arn?y. It also includes parts of the island Hinn?ya. It has a very rugged and indented coastline facing the Norwegian Sea. Of the coastline's many fjords, the largest is Lyngenfjorden.

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The district is mainly mountainous; much of its interior supports livestock raising as only means of agriculture. Along the coast and on the islands, fishing is dominant. The city of Troms?, in the north central part, is the county seat and an Arctic seaport. Harstad in the southern part of the county is the second largest city. Because many of the roads are poorly maintained, much communication is done by boat and air services.

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The Norwegian armed forces is a vital employer in Troms, having the seat of their 6th army division as well as several large air force bases, helicopter wings and radar stations in the county.

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County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

Norway: The Kingdom of Norway is a Nordic country on the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, bordering Sweden, Finland and Russia, with territorial waters bordering Danish and British waters. It has a very elongated form and has an extensive coastline along the North Atlantic Ocean, where Norway'...

Finnmark: Finnmark (Sami Finnm?rku) is a county in the extreme north of Norway, bordering Troms, Finland (Lapland), and Russia (Murmansk Oblast). Finnmark is also part of the Lapland region, which spans four countries, as well as the Barents Region....