Murmansk: facts

At a glance

• Country: Russia
• Region: Murmansk
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 295,374
• Coordinates: 68.9678° N, 33.0992° E
• Time zone: Europe/Moscow (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Ruble (RUB)
• Distance to the capital, Moscow: 1,487 km (924 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Emperor Nicholas II Murmansk Airport (MMK): 25 km (16 mi), straight line
• Kirkenes Airport, Høybuktmoen (KKN, Norway): 151 km (94 mi), straight line
• Vardø Airport, Svartnes (VAW, Norway): 174 km (108 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kola: 10 km (6 mi)
• Severomorsk: 17 km (10 mi)
• Polyarnyy: 29 km (18 mi)
• Vidyayevo: 41 km (25 mi)
• Zaozersk: 55 km (34 mi)