Petschengafjord
| Petschengafjord Губа Печенга (Guba Pečenga), Petsjengafjorden, Petsjengabukta, Petsamofjorden |
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| Waters | Barents Sea | |
| Land mass | Mainland Europe | |
| Geographical location | 69 ° 37 ′ N , 31 ° 21 ′ E | |
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| width | 2 km | |
| length | 17 km | |
| Tributaries | Pechenga | |
The Pechengafjord ( Russian Губа Печенга (Guba Petschenga) , Norway .: Petsjengafjorden , Petsjengabukta or Petsamofjorden ) is a 17 km long and 1 to 2 km wide fjord in the Murmansk Oblast in Russia .
It is about 25 km from the Norwegian border. The Pechenga River flows into the end of the fjord. There is also the city of Pechenga . On the west bank, halfway along the fjord, is Liinakhamari ( Finnish: Liinahammari ). This place was the only ice-free port in Finland from 1920 to 1944, when the Pechenga area was part of Finnish territory.