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The Empire Strikes Back

Finse

Finse · Norway  ·  Hoth ice planet scenes

The Empire Strikes Back filmed at Finse. This snowy mountain village on the Bergen railway line stood in for the ice planet Hoth in the film. On screen it's Hoth.

Finse, Finse

Where to go

60.6, 7.5

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
On screen
Hoth
In real life
Finse, Finse
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
—
Confidence
Probable

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Finse today

Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.

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Questions

Where exactly did The Empire Strikes Back film at Finse?
At 60.6, 7.5 in Finse. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Finse?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Finse?
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