A case is presented for replacing the name 'Porsanger' in 'Porsanger orogeny', in the Kalak Nappe Complex of the Finnmark Caledonides, by the adjectival 'Porsangerhalvøyan'. Moreover, until proved otherwise, this deformational-diachronous unit is best relegated to the rank of a tectonometamorphic event, rather than be accorded the status of a regionally extensive orogeny.