HUGE PLANS FOR TOMMERNESET

Barents sea oil development leads to the need of new infrastructure on the coast. Today there are 4 main ports projects near Kirkenes city in Northern Norway. Three of them are located in Tommerneset peninsula: Pulknes, Gamnes and Leirpollen.

Additionally to the ports there are 4 other actors claiming the land there. These are Sami reindeer herders, military defense forces, tourist agencies and airport. The activity of the actors change seasonally, for example tourist activity is only winter right now, while military forces shooting exercises expand in summer.

Reindeer herders change seasonally - two different Siidas are coming in winter and in summer, while ports operate all year round with a small decrease of activity during spring and autumn. 

AA Landscape Urbanism. 2016