Tromsø
in Tromsø of Troms Fylke, Norway

How to get there and get around
Noteable things around
  • Polaria (zoo, (0 mi)
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
69.649 and 18.955 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 69° 38' 56" and E 18° 57' 18"
Currency and Currency Code:
Krone - NOK
Spoken languages:
Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 02:06 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Oslo
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
3:46 am and 9:37 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Norway in Northern Europe

Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-04-25 08:17:04

Delve into Tromsø

Tromsø in Tromsø (Troms Fylke) with it's 52,436 habitants is located in Norway about 713 mi (or 1,148 km) north of Oslo, the country's capital town.

Current time in Tromsø is now 02:06 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 7 airports close to Tromsø, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Norway is Tromsø Airport in a distance of 3 mi (or 4 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

We encountered 1 points of interest near this location. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Storsteinnes, Moen, Hansnes, Sorreisa and Setermoen. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 35 °F

Morning Temperature 0°C / 32 °F
Evening Temperature 2°C / 36 °F
Night Temperature -4°C / 25 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 95%
Air Pressure 1009 hPa
Wind Speed Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Friday, 26th of April 2024

2°C (35 °F)
-3°C (27 °F)
Overcast clouds, gentle breeze.

Saturday, 27th of April 2024

2°C (36 °F)
-1°C (31 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.

Sunday, 28th of April 2024

2°C (36 °F)
-0°C (32 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Tromso Radisson Blu Hotel

Address
0,1 mi
SJOGATA 7 PO BOX 928
N 9008 Tromsø
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Quality Hotel Saga

Address
0,1 mi
Rich Withs Pl. 2
9008 Tromsø
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Clarion Collection Hotel Aurora

Address
0,1 mi
Sjogata 19 - 21
9291 Tromsø
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Amalie Hotel

Address
0,1 mi
Sjogata 5B Tromso
9008 Tromsö
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


St-Elisabeth Hotell Og Helsehus

Address
0,5 mi
Mellomveien 50
9007 Tromsø
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Enter Backpack Hotel

Address
0,1 mi
Parkgata 4
9008 Tromsö
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


VIKING HOTEL TROMSO

Address
0,2 mi
GRONNEGATE 18-20
9008 Tromsö
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Clarion Collection Hotel With

Address
0,1 mi
Sjogata 35-37
9257 Tromsø
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


SCANDIC GRAND TROMSO

Address
0,1 mi
STORGATEN 44
9008 Tromsø
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


THON HOTEL POLAR

Address
0,1 mi
GRONNEGATA 45
09008 Tromso
Norway

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

World Cup Randonee - Tromsø 2012

Published: May 04, 2012
Length: 44:28 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Håvard Gossé Bergseth

In 2012 the season finale of the Randonee World Cup were held in Tromsø, Norway. * Sprint, 14th April 2012 * Individual race in the beautiful mountain of Blåtind in Balsfjord, 15th April 2012.


17 mai i Tromsø 2014

Published: May 17, 2014
Length: 28:34 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: Rolf Parr

Folketoget i Tromsø 17. mai 2014.


Fjellfyrverkeriet Tromsø, 2014/2015

Published: January 01, 2015
Length: 36:56 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Mia Ingebrigtsen

Godt nyttår! Fikk dessverre ikke filmet alt, ble kald på fingrene.


Schweizer in Norwegen: März 2013 - Tromsø

Published: March 17, 2013
Length: 12:55 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: PolybosStudio

In dieser Sendung besuchen wir Tromsø, die grösste Stadt nördlich des Polarkreises.


Blackout in Tromsø, Norway . 31 Jan 2015 Tromsø 大停電

Published: February 22, 2015
Length: 00:16 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: dd5408

Power outages, Blackout in Tromsø, Norway . 31 Jan 2015 在台灣停電是很普通的事,不過在挪威數十年沒停過電,和當地居民聊天他們感覺停電很新鮮且有點高興...


Tromsø sentrum, nord.

Published: March 16, 2014
Length: 03:35 min
Rating: 3 of 5
Author: Kjetil Robertsen

"Husk å endre til HD 1080" på "tannhjulet" En liten rask luftetur over nordlige sentrum av Tromsø. Søndag 16. mars 2014.


Tromsø, Troms county, Norway

Published: March 07, 2013
Length: 04:46 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: sunsetbay83

This is a video of my trip to Lapland (Norway, Sweden and Finland) I did in August 2011. Tromsø is a city and municipality in Troms county, Norway. Tromsø city is the ninth-largest urban...


Tromsø - time lapse photography (HD)

Published: January 13, 2014
Length: 48:43 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Winfried Hoke

From 2013-12-29 until 2014-01-03, i was in Tromsø with my Canon and I was hunting northern lights and moving clouds and other moving things.


Tromsø - Harstad, episode 10

Published: August 08, 2012
Length: 47:44 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Paul Olai

Tromsø er en vidunderlig by og Hurtigbåten derfra til Harstad er en effektiv og vakker måte å komme seg til og fra på. Det var utfordringer i innkjøringsperioden, men nå ser folk at...


LIVE: Norgescup Kickboxing, Tromsø (dag 2)

Published: January 27, 2014
Length: 19:12 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Knockout Live: Boxing - Kickboxing - MMA

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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Tromsø Region

Tromsø Region is a region in Troms county, Norway. It is centered around the city of Tromsø and consists of only two municipalities: Tromsø and Karlsøy . The European route E8 passes through the region, and the Tromsø Airport is also located here.

Located at 69.6519, 18.9533 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Tromsø, Metropolitan regions of Norway

Norwegian Polar Institute

The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's national institution for polar research. It is run under the auspices of the Norwegian Ministry of Environment. The institute organizes expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions and runs a research station at Ny-Ålesund. Its offices are in Tromsø and Svalbard, together with a research station in Queen Maud Land, and employs approximately 150 persons.

Located at 69.6437, 18.9491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Education and research in Tromsø, Research institutes in Norway, Norwegian government agencies, Geoscience institutes, Arctic research, Science and technology in Svalbard, Norway and the Antarctic

Sydspissen concentration camp

Sydspissen concentration camp, in Tromsø municipality, Troms, Norway. It was built with slave labor in the summer of 1941 to serve as the primary camp for prisoners in Northern Norway during the Nazi occupation of Norway. The camp ended up being too small for the influx of prisoners and was later moved across the sound to Krøkebærsletta. After the war it was used for prisoners with relations to the succumbed Nazi rule.

Located at 69.64, 18.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Nazi concentration camps in Norway, Tromsø, 1941 establishments in Norway, Organizations established in 1941

Macks Ølbryggeri

Mack Bryggeri is a brewery in Balsfjord, Norway. It is also considered the world's northernmost brewery.

Located at 69.6457, 18.9519 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Beer and breweries in Norway, Companies established in 1877, Companies based in Tromsø, Buildings and structures in Tromsø

Polaria

Polaria is the world's most northerly aquarium. It is located in Tromsø, in northern Norway. Rather than a mainly scientific aquarium such as the one in Bergen in the Norwegian midlands, Polaria, which opened in May 1998, is designed to be an educational experience, with particular emphasis on displays for children. Most of the displays focus on the northerly islands of Svalbard.

Located at 69.6437, 18.9501 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Museums in Troms, Natural history museums in Norway, Education and research in Tromsø, Buildings and structures in Tromsø, Aquaria in Norway, Museums established in 1998

Rorbua

Rorbua is a pub in Tromsø, Norway. It was opened in 1974, and claims to be the most famous pub in all of Norway. The reason for its fame is that the pub hosted the television program Du Skal Høre Mye, a program that ran on NRK for 16 seasons from 1987, showing guests (celebrities and commoners) telling stories and jokes.

Located at 69.6492, 18.9605 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Culture in Troms, Buildings and structures in Tromsø

Tromsø Cathedral

Tromsø Cathedral is a cathedral in the city of Tromsø in Troms county, Norway. The cathedral is part of the Tromsø domkirke parish in the Tromsø arch-deanery and it is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland in the Church of Norway. This cathedral is notable since it is the only Norwegian cathedral made of wood. The church is built in Gothic revival style, with the church tower and main entrance on the west front. It is probably the northernmost Protestant cathedral in the world.

Located at 69.6486, 18.9566 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches completed in 1861, 19th-century Lutheran church buildings, Churches in Tromsø, Cathedrals in Norway, Church of Norway cathedrals, Lutheran cathedrals, Gothic Revival architecture in Norway

Kongsberg Spacetec

Kongsberg Spacetec AS or KSPT, prior to 1994 Spacetec A/S, is a supplier of ground stations based in Tromsø, Norway. It is owned by the Kongsberg Group and is part of its Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace division. The company is co-located with Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) and Tromsø Satellite Station (TSS).

Located at 69.662, 18.9422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Telecommunications companies of Norway, Companies established in 1984, 1984 establishments in Norway, Companies based in Tromsø, Satellite ground stations, Kongsberg Gruppen

Kongsberg Satellite Services

Kongsberg Satellite Services AS or KSAT is an operator of satellite ground stations based in Tromsø, Norway. It is a joint venture equally owned by the Kongsberg Group and the Norwegian Space Centre, the latter owned by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. KSAT has three main ground stations: Tromsø Satellite Station, Svalbard Satellite Station and Troll Satellite Station. The company is chaired by Harald Ånnestad.

Located at 69.662, 18.9422 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Telecommunications companies of Norway, Companies based in Tromsø, Satellite ground stations, Earth stations in Norway, Kongsberg Gruppen, Companies established in 2002, 2002 establishments in Norway

Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School

Kongsbakken Upper Secondary School (Norwegian: Kongsbakken videregående skole) is an upper secondary school in Tromsø, Norway. In the year 2000, Kongsbakken videregående skole had approximately 650 pupils, with about as many boys as girls. The school administration consists of a headmaster, a deputy headmaster, six section leaders and an office staff of four. Additionally, the school has two janitors and a librarian. Approximately 80 teachers provide education at Kongsbakken.

Located at 69.6502, 18.9485 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Secondary schools in Norway, Tromsø, Educational institutions established in 1833

Tromsø Satellite Station

Tromsø Satellite Station (Norwegian: Tromsø Satellittstasjon, TSS), until 1988 known as Tromsø Telemetry Station, is a satellite earth station located in Tromsø, Norway. The facility is owned by Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a joint venture between the Kongsberg Group and the Norwegian Space Centre (NSC).

Located at 69.6618, 18.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Education and research in Tromsø, Buildings and structures in Tromsø, Earth stations in Norway, Satellite ground stations, Kongsberg Gruppen, Norwegian Space Centre, 1967 establishments in Norway

Popular in vicinity

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capture of the webcam Hungeren: Weather Live in Tromso

Hungeren: Weather Live in Tromso, Hungeren (source)

capture of the webcam Tromsø › North

Tromsø › North, Tromsø (source)

capture of the webcam Tromsø › West: panorama from the university

Tromsø › West: panorama from the university, Tromsø (source)

capture of the webcam Tromsø: R862 Tverrforbindelsen (Retning mot flyplassen)

Tromsø: R862 Tverrforbindelsen (Retning mot flyplassen), Tromsø (source)

capture of the webcam Tromsø: Radisson Blu

Tromsø: Radisson Blu, Tromsø (source)

capture of the webcam Tromsø: F862 Tromsøbrua (Retning vest)

Tromsø: F862 Tromsøbrua (Retning vest), Tromsø (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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