Hva som skjer i Svolvær (Lofoten), Norway gjennom året

Travelt — Christmas holidays i Norway, skoleferie i 7 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Skrei season

  15. jan – 20. apr · vanligvisSankesesong

  The Arctic cod come down to spawn and the whole of Lofoten works around it from January to April. The drying racks fill, the harbour is busy at four in the morning, and the smell is part of the deal.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (10. sep – 5. apr (vanligvis)), Winter gales (15. okt – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Travelt — Winter sports week i Norway, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Skrei season (15. jan – 20. apr (vanligvis)), Aurora season (10. sep – 5. apr (vanligvis)), Winter gales (15. okt – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — World Cod Fishing Championship, Easter break i Norway

• Festival

  World Cod Fishing Championship

  10.–30. mar · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folk

  Hundreds of boats go out from Svolvaer over one March weekend to weigh cod, and the town treats it as its winter festival. Entry is open; the sea decides whether it sails. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Easter holidays

  2.–6. aprPåske og stillehelgStengningerBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Skrei season (15. jan – 20. apr (vanligvis)), Aurora season (10. sep – 5. apr (vanligvis)), Winter gales (15. okt – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Easter holidays, Easter break i Norway

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Fortsatt på gang: Skrei season (15. jan – 20. apr (vanligvis)), Easter holidays (2.–6. apr), Aurora season (10. sep – 5. apr (vanligvis))

Travelt — Constitution Day, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Helligdag

  Constitution Day

  17. maiNasjonaldagStengningerMye folk

  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 ↗

Travelt — Summer holidays i Norway, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Lofoten walking season

  1. jun – 20. sep · vanligvisStisesong

  The steep paths — Ryten, Reinebringen, Floya above the town — are clear of snow from about June to late September. Earlier than that they are a winter route whatever the guidebook says.

Toppsesong — reisende beskriver det som høysesong, Peak Lofoten summer

• Helligdag

  Peak Lofoten summer

  1. jul – 15. augSkoleferieMye folkBestill tidlig

  The E10 runs nose to tail with campervans in July, the Reine and Hamnoy viewpoints have queues, and beds in Svolvaer are booked months out. Late May and September are the same islands, emptier. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Lofoten walking season (1. jun – 20. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Peak Lofoten summer, Summer holidays i Norway

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Lofoten walking season (1. jun – 20. sep (vanligvis)), Peak Lofoten summer (1. jul – 15. aug)

Travelt — Autumn break i Norway, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Natur

  Aurora season

  10. sep – 5. apr · vanligvis

  Well inside the auroral zone from September to early April, and the mountains across the Vestfjord give it something to sit behind. Atlantic cloud is the limiting factor, not latitude.

Fortsatt på gang: Lofoten walking season (1. jun – 20. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — Autumn break i Norway, skoleferie i 4 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Winter gales

  15. okt – 15. mar · vanligvisStormsesongStengninger

  Atlantic lows shut the mountain passes on the E10 and cancel the small-plane flights into Svolvaer for a day at a time. Allow slack either side of a flight out. Kilde ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (10. sep – 5. apr (vanligvis))

Rolig — skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i november.

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (10. sep – 5. apr (vanligvis)), Winter gales (15. okt – 15. mar (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Christmas closures, Christmas holidays i Norway

• Helligdag

  Christmas closures

  24.–26. desJul og nyttårStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Aurora season (10. sep – 5. apr (vanligvis)), Winter gales (15. okt – 15. mar (vanligvis))