Grense Jakobselv

,, or (also:  and ) is a small village in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the shore of the Barents Sea at the mouth of the Jakobselva river. It lies about 54 km by road east of the town of Kirkenes. The area was settled by Norwegians in 1851.

Border with Russia
The Jakobselva river forms the border with Russia, on the east side of Grense Jakobselv. Here, there is a small post of the Garrison of Sør-Varanger of the Norwegian Army, from where soldiers patrol the border. In this area, however, there is no public border crossing.

King Oscar II Chapel
In the village, there is a stone chapel built in 1869 called King Oscar II Chapel. The church was built to reinforce Norway's territorial claim to the area, and was named after King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway at a visit he made in 1873.

Distance from Oslo
Grense Jakobselv is the point in mainland Norway farthest by national road from Norway's capital Oslo. It is 2465 km by a route entirely within Norway. If international routes are included, the distance is approximately 1955 km (510 km shorter), travelling through the neighboring countries of Sweden and Finland. In this scenario, Gamvik would be the farthest place from Oslo (2040 km).