Vardø

Vardø Protected Landscape Area is located on the island of Vardøya and the adjacent Hornøya island in the municipality of Vardø, far northeastern Norway. The area encompasses dramatic coastal scenery at the very edge of the Barents Sea and contains one of the largest and most accessible seabird colonies in Norway. Hornøya island, which forms the core of the protected area, hosts tens of thousands of breeding seabirds each spring and summer. Vardø municipality is notable as the only Norwegian town located east of Helsinki, illustrating its extreme eastern position within Norway. The protected landscape preserves both the outstanding natural seabird habitat and the historic cultural landscape of one of Norway's most isolated coastal communities.