Finse

Finse is a locality in Norway, with its railway station located alongside the main line between Oslo and Bergen. At a height of 1,222 meters, it is the highest station in the entire Norwegian railway system.^[1]^[2]

Filming for Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back took place in Finse in 1979 to represent Echo Base on the planet Hoth.

Sources

References

↑ The perfect trip: Norway (English) by Christa Larwood, published by BBC Travel on the BBC (September 4, 2013) (backup link archived on October 2, 2023)
↑ The highest rail route in northern Europe (English) by Anthony Ham, published by BBC Travel on the BBC (January 31, 2023) (backup link archived on March 15, 2023)

External links

Filming locations

Tunisia
Ajim · Chott el Jerid · Djerba · Grand Dune Hôtel Sidi Driss · Ksar Hadada · Ksar Medenine Ksar Ouled Soltane · Oung Jmel · Sidi Bouhlel Sidi Jemour
Europe
Brow Head · Black Hangar Studios · Canary Islands Caserta Palace · Derwentwater · Dingle Peninsula Dubrovnik · Ealing Studios · Elstree Studios Fawley Power Station · Finse · Grindelwald Lake Como · Leavesden Studios · Mount Etna Reynisfjara · Pinewood Studios · Plaza de España Shepperton Studios · Skellig Michael · Tre Cime di Lavaredo Villa del Balbianello · Whippendell Woods
Americas
Death Valley · Redwood National Park · Salar de Uyuni Skywalker Ranch · Tikal · Yuma
Australia and Oceania
Fox Studios, Sydney

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[1] The perfect trip: Norway (English) by Christa Larwood, published by BBC Travel on the BBC (September 4, 2013) (backup link archived on October 2, 2023)

[2] The highest rail route in northern Europe (English) by Anthony Ham, published by BBC Travel on the BBC (January 31, 2023) (backup link archived on March 15, 2023)

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