The maps of the Barents Region found in this page can be freely used provided that the source is mentioned: Arctic Centre, University of Lapland. The Arctic Centre maintains the portal which contains general information and links.

Maps of the Barents region

• General map of the Barents Euro-Arctic region
• Population in the Barents Region (2021)
• Change in the population in the Barents Region 2018/2021 
• Indigenous and minority languages in the Barents Region
• The Northern Sea Routes 

The mapping authorities in the Barents region

• National Land Survey of Finland
• Norwegian Mapping Authority
• Roskartografia - national map producer of Russia
• Aerogeodezia - official producer of maps in the N-W Russia
• National Land Survey of Sweden

General maps and map links

• Finland
  • Interactive map of Finland -  by the National Land Survey of Finland.
  • Interactive map of Finland for hikers - you can get maps up to 1:5 000.
  • Ore prospecting in Lapland 2019/2024 - compare with a slider the ore prospecting activities between 2019 and 2024.
• Norway
  • Interactive map of Norway
  • GeoNorge GeoPortal Web Map Server  - possibility to view themes like geology, landcover, roads, railroad, waters etc. 
  • Norge i bilder - air and satelitphotos from the entire country
• Russia
  • Interactive map of Russia with basic information about regions
  • Maps from Karelia  
  • Russian GIS-Association 
  • Administrative division of Murmansk Oblast and Republic of Karelia
  • Administrative division of Arkhangelsk oblast and Republic of Komi
    
• Sweden
  • Min karta - my map
  • Trafic and road map 

Nature & environment

• Established and planned protected areas in the Barents Region
• Protected areas in the Barents region
• Ore prospecting in Northern Europe (updated June 2024)
• Main reindeer herding areas
• Map of Bioclimatic subzones, boreal forests and forest tundra
  
• The World Database on Protected Areas - provides the most comprehensive dataset on protected areas worldwide
• Topographic maps of the Murmansk Region and Kola Peninsula - scales from 500 000 to 50 000 - full coverage), maps of Khibiny and Lovozerje
  
• Daily sea ice maps (AMSR)
  

Natural resources

• Ore prospecting in the Northern Europe 
• Fennoscandian Mineral Deposits application - the Metallogenic Map of the Fennoscandian Shield shows areas of metal deposits and probable future metal ore discoveries in the Fennoscandian Shield.
• Interactive geological prospecting map of Finland - by the Geological Survey of Finland
  
• AMAP maps and graphpics - the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Prorgamme provides access to graphics files and GIS datasets associated with maps and graphical products.

Other links

• Indigenous peoples of the Arctic countries - map
• Maps produced by Nordregio (NORDREGIO) - thematic maps with information on demographics, education, settlements, etc.
• Worldmapper - a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.
  

Maps of the Barents Euro-Arctic Region 

 

 

  

 

  You can use these maps freely in your presentations, publications and website provided that you mention the source of the maps as: "Map by the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland".