Largest wildfires in Norway, the Nordic countries and the world

These are the largest forest fires we know of, ranked by area burned. Choose Norway, the Nordic countries or the world to see the full list with what happened and the sources.

Largest forest fires in Norway

• Basevuovdi fire (1894): 120 km²
• Rønningsåsen fire (1844): 60 km²
• Femundsundet–Snerten fire (1852): 45 km²

Largest forest fires in the Nordic countries

• Tuntsa fire (1960): 200 km²
• Västmanland forest fire (2014): 138 km²
• Basevuovdi fire (1894): 120 km²

Largest wildfires in the world

• Black Thursday (1851): 50,000 km²
• Great Fire of 1919 (1919): 20,234 km²
• Paraná fire (1963): 20,000 km²