Finnfjordbotn (Northern Sami: Vuotnabahta),[2] popularly known as Finnsnes Øst, is a village in Senja Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is a suburb of the neighboring town of Finnsnes and is located 4 km (2.5 mi) east of the city center at the intersection where county roads 86 and 855 meet. The district, which has approx. 600 inhabitants (with Finnfjord 783 inhabitants, 2009), includes some housing estates from the 1970s and 1980s, but it is especially the industry that is dominant. At Botnhågen, there are several small industries and other commercial buildings, including a bakery, waste incineration plant, car dealers and car inspections 1.5 km (0.93 mi) south towards Sørreisa is the Finnfjord smelter.

Finnfjordbotn
Village
Finnfjord smelteverk in Finnfjordbotn
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Coordinates: 69°13′50″N 18°5′20″E
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Troms og Finnmark
District	Midt-Troms
Municipality	Senja Municipality
Elevation [1]	14 m (46 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	9300 Silsand

Finnfjord smelter is located in Finnfjordbotn and produces approximately 100,000 tonnes of ferrosilicon a year.[3][4]

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