Grenselandmuseet
One of the must-visit sights in Kirkenes, this museum details the extensive history and often-complicated relationship between Norway, Russia, and Finland. The showpiece here is an Ilyushin IL2M3M, a Soviet-era aircraft that made an emergency landing into a nearby lake in 1944. During World War II, the town was occupied by Nazi Germany and relentlessly bombed by Russia, and the local air raid warning went off more than 1,000 times. This was the first Norwegian town to be liberated in 1944.
