Repparfjorden

Repparfjorden (Northern Sami Riehpovuotna , Swedish : Repovuono ) is a fjord in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It has a length of about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi), and cuts into Porsangerhalvøya from the west, southeast of the island of Kvaløya.

The fjord has an inlet between Tappen in the southwest and the village of Klubbukt (Klubbogohppi) in the northeast, and stretches 13 kilometers southeast to Oldernes at the bottom of the fjord.

The fjord is 127 meters deep at its deepest point, which is in the middle of the fjord just inside the mouth, and is one of 29 fjords that the Storting has designated as national salmon fjords.

Ocean dumping of mining waste, has not started (as of 2026). A copper mine is being built next to the fjord; a tunnel system reaches 800 m into the hillside (as of January 2026); the copper is 1.7 km into the hillside.

Pollution: Research published in 2026, says that a previously used, dumping area in the fjord, is the likely source of pollution, that has caused the high level of pollution found in Atlantic haddock (that were analyzed), according to media.

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