Det sker i Tromsø (Tromso), Norway året igennem

Tætpakket — Tromso International Film Festival, Christmas holidays i Norway

• Festival

  Tromso International Film Festival

  12.–20. jan. · normaltTætpakket

  A week of cinema in the middle of January, including screenings outdoors in the snow. It is the reason the town is busy before the light comes back. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  The sun comes back

  20.–23. jan.Polarnat

  The sun clears the mountains on 21 January for the first time since November and the town marks it with sun buns and people standing on the bridge at noon. Two months of dark end in about an hour. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Nordlysfestivalen

  24. jan. – 5. feb. · normaltMusikfestival

  A week of concerts across the town at the turn of January and February — classical, jazz and whatever else fits — with the lights themselves outside if the sky cooperates. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (15. sep. – 5. apr. (normalt)), Orca and humpback in the fjords (1. nov. – 20. jan. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Sami Week, Winter sports week i Norway

• Festival

  Sami Week

  1.–8. feb.Stor festivalTætpakket

  Reindeer racing down the main street, a lasso-throwing contest and a market of Sami crafts around the national day on 6 February. It is the best week of the winter to be in town. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Nordlysfestivalen (24. jan. – 5. feb. (normalt)), Aurora season (15. sep. – 5. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Easter break i Norway, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Easter holidays

  2.–6. apr.Påske & den stille ugeLukningerBook tidligt

  Maundy Thursday to Easter Monday is a five-day public holiday. Towns empty as Norwegians head for mountain cabins, most shops and many supermarkets close on the holy days, and trains and flights toward the mountains are full. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (15. sep. – 5. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Easter holidays, Easter break i Norway

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Stadig i gang: Easter holidays (2.–6. apr.), Aurora season (15. sep. – 5. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Constitution Day, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Constitution Day

  17. majNational helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  17 May is Norway's national day. Children's parades with flags and school bands march through town centres, many people wear bunad, shops close and restaurants book up. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Midnight Sun Marathon, Summer holidays i Norway

• Festival

  Midnight Sun Marathon

  20. jun.SportsbegivenhedTætpakketBook tidligt

  A marathon started late in the evening in full daylight on a Saturday in the second half of June. The town fills, and the finish is somewhere around one in the morning. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Summer holidays i Norway, skoleferie på 7 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Festival

  Bukta festival

  15.–26. jul. · normaltMusikfestivalBook tidligt

  Two days of rock on the shore at Telegrafbukta in light that never goes out, usually the third or fourth weekend of July. Rooms in town go early for it. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Summer holidays i Norway, skoleferie på 7 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Travlt — Autumn break i Norway, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Natur

  Aurora season

  15. sep. – 5. apr. · normalt

  Directly under the auroral oval, so a quiet night still shows something from September to early April. The problem is coastal cloud, which is why the chase buses drive inland for hours.

Travlt — Autumn break i Norway, skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (15. sep. – 5. apr. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Orca and humpback in the fjords

  1. nov. – 20. jan. · normaltHvalsæson

  The herring come into the fjords north-east of the city and the whales follow them, in the four hours of blue twilight that count as day. Boats run from Skjervoy rather than Tromso itself.

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (15. sep. – 5. apr. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Christmas closures, Christmas holidays i Norway

• Helligdag

  Christmas closures

  24.–26. dec.Jul & nytårLukninger

  Christmas Eve is the main celebration: shops close by mid-afternoon on 24 December, and 25 and 26 December are public holidays when most shops, many restaurants and museums stay shut and public transport runs a reduced timetable. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Aurora season (15. sep. – 5. apr. (normalt)), Orca and humpback in the fjords (1. nov. – 20. jan. (normalt))