The easternmost point of any Nordic country is located somewhere east of Kuopio and Kontiolahti in Finland. It seems natural that this point is in Finland, but in fact only 22 km or so separates the far north-east of Norway from the honor of having this point.
Anyway, just how far east is it really, seen with international eyes? It's quite obvious that Norway is a western european country. Finland is also usually considered among them, although not always. But what if I say parts of Asia is farther west than these points? This is actually the situation! The easternmost points of Norway and Finland pass the longitudes of Istanbul and Cairo, cities usually not even considered eastern european, but eastern.
This is really a strange thought to a norwegian like me living on the longitude of Amsterdam.
