Finnmark Fylkesrederi

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Finnmark Fylkesrederi AS

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Transport
Founded	1916
Headquarters	Hammerfest, Norway
Revenue	NOK 300 million (2003)
Employees	300 (2007)
Parent	Veolia Transport Norway
Website	www.ffr.no

Finnmark Fylkesrederi AS or FFR is a ferry and bus operator in Finnmark, Norway owned by Veolia Transport Norway. The company operates almost all public transport in the county. FFR operates 111 buses and 6 high-speed catamarans.

The company was established in 1916 as a shipping company, but in 1937 it also started bus bus transport. It was until 2003 owned by the county administration of Finnmark.^[1] The county has had parts the operation of public transport in Finnmark subject to public service obligation (PSO) contracts since 1996, and FFR operates all routes but those in central Finnmark, that are operated by Nordtrafikk.^[2] This company has also been bought by Veolia, so the corporation performs all public transport in Finnmark.

References

↑ Finnmark Fylkesreder. "Hva er FFR?" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2006-12-24. Retrieved 2007-01-22.
↑ Asplan Viak. "Finnmark fylkeskommune" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2007-01-22.

v t e Major bus operators of Norway

Boreal Borg Buss Bussen Finnmark Fylkesrederi Fjord1 Nettbuss Nobina Norgesbuss Ofotens Bilruter SB Nordlandsbuss Sporveisbussene Team Trafikk Telemark Bilruter Telemark Kollektivtrafikk TIRB Tromsbuss TrønderBilene Tide UniBuss

v t e Road ferry operators of Norway

Finnmark Fylkesrederi Fjord1 Fosen Trafikklag Helgelandske Hurtigruten Group Namsos Trafikkselskap Tide Torghatten ASA

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