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Finse
mountain village in Ulvik in Vestland, Norway
🇳🇴 Norway · 60.6000, 7.5000
Finse is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level — somewhere in Finse, rather than at one identified spot.
“Filmed from March to September 1979 in Finse, Norway, and at Elstree Studios in England, The Empire Strikes Back faced production difficulties, including actor injuries, illnesses, fires, and problems securing additional financing as costs rose.”
Movies filmed in Finse
Named here by Finse’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Finse, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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“For the 1980 movie The Empire Strikes Back, the second feature film of the Star Wars franchise, Finse was used as filming location for several scenes taking place on the ice planet Hoth.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Finse?
1 production is recorded as filmed in Finse, including Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Where is Finse?
Finse is in Norway, at 60.6000, 7.5000.
What other filming locations are near Finse?
Hardangerjøkulen, all within about 40 km and listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Tine.wv, CC BY-SA 3.0.