Official Name: | Skiippagurra |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Finnmark#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Northern Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Finnmark |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Øst-Finnmark |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Deatnu-Tana |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 9845 Tana |
Elevation M: | 34 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 70.1661°N 28.2247°W |
Skiippagurra is a village in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located to the east of the Tana River, approximately south of the municipal centre, Tana bru. According to Statistics Norway, the village had 254 residents in 2008. Skiippagurra is a trading place in Tana municipality. The trading post is located on the east side of the river, about south of Deanu šaldi.
Skiippagurra is the end point for river traffic on the Tana River to Karasjok. The European route E6 and European route E75 highways pass the village, which has 254 inhabitants (2008). From here, highway 895 leads southwest to the village of Buolbmát (Polmak). Skiippagurra is a checkpoint during the Finnmark race.[2]
The Norwegian road museum, is closed (as of 2023).[3] [2]
Since 2003, the village was home to an annual festival (until 2011) bearing its name.