Treriksrøysa

Description

Treriksrøysa (lit. 'Three-Country Cairn') is a cairn which marks the tripoint where the borders between Norway, Finland, and Russia meet. The site is on a hill called Muotkavaara, in the Pasvikdalen valley, west of the Pasvikelva river and 15 km (9 mi) southwest of Nyrud just west of Krokfjellet in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the only place in Europe where three time zones meet: Central European Time, Eastern European Time and Moscow Time. The tripoint can only legally be approached by the public from the Norwegian side, since both Finland and Russia maintain extensive border security zones where public access is prohibited.