Kirkenes (Finnish: Kirkkoniemi, Kven: Kirkkoniemi, Ter Sami: Girkonj�rga) is a town in the municipality of S�r-Varanger in the county of Finnmark in the far northeast of Norway. The town has a population of about 3,300, which expands to approximately 7,300 if the neighbouring suburban areas of Hesseng, Sandnes and Bj�rnevatn are included
