Alta (municipality)
Alta, or Áltá, is a municipality in Norway's northernmost county, Finnmark.
Settlements include the town of Alta.
Administration
[change | change source]The municipal council is elected until late 2027.
- 9 council members are from Progress party[1]
- 7 from Labour party, including the mayor Monica Nielsen[2]
- 4 from Conservative party
- 4 from Venstre (Norway)
- 3 from Socialist Left party
- 2 from Red party
- 2 from Centre party
- 1 from KrF
- 1 from Konservativt
- 1 from MDG
- 1 from Norgesdemokratene
(The 35 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)
Sports
[change | change source]The bicycle races Offroad Finnmark, start and end in Alta; The longest race is 700 km.[3]
Alta IF has a football team, at the second-highest level in the country.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/56/5601. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-27
- ↑ https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
- ↑ https://www.sagat.no/nyheter/fra-toft-til-toffere/19.52087. Retrieved 2025-07-28
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