Finsland

Finsland
Finnsland
Village
View of the village church (c. 1900)
View of the village church (c. 1900)
Interactive map of Finsland
Coordinates: 58°19′07″N 7°35′34″E / 58.31856°N 7.59278°E / 58.31856; 7.59278
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand Municipality
Elevation
264 m (866 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4646 Finsland

Finsland is a village in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northwest of the village of Nodeland and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of the village of Bjelland. The village is very small and it is located in a very rural area, but it is the site of Finsland Church.

History

The village was the administrative centre of the old Finsland Municipality which existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964 when it became part of Songdalen Municipality. In 2020, it became part of Kristiansand Municipality.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) was named Finsland. The name comes from the old "Finsland" farm which is situated by the river Finnsåna, which flows into the Mandalselva. There are also farms nearby called Finsdal and Finsådal. The first element is the word finne means "wilderness" or "remote". The second element land is the same as the word for "land".

References

  1. 1 2 "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Finsland, Kristiansand". yr.no. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (23 February 2026). "Finsland". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 118.