Murmansk is a portuary city located in the extreme northeast of Russia, in the mouth of the river Kola, in the region of Lapland, near the frontier with Norway and Finland. It is a naval port, fisshing and shipping port. Places to visit tin Murmansk: Regional History Museum, the Northern Navy Museum, the Alyosha statue, Russian Orthodox Church, Oceanarium and the only fleet in the world with nuclear powered icebreakers.