På gång i Svolvær (Lofoten), Norway under året

Mycket folk — Christmas holidays i Norway, skollov i 7 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Skrei season

  15 jan – 20 apr · vanligtvisPlocksäsong

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (10 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Winter gales (15 okt – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Winter sports week i Norway, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i februari.

Pågår fortfarande: Skrei season (15 jan – 20 apr (vanligtvis)), Aurora season (10 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Winter gales (15 okt – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — World Cod Fishing Championship, Easter break i Norway

• Festival

  World Cod Fishing Championship

  10–30 mar · vanligtvisSportevenemangTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Easter holidays

  2–6 aprPåsk & stilla veckanStängningarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Skrei season (15 jan – 20 apr (vanligtvis)), Aurora season (10 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Winter gales (15 okt – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Easter holidays, Easter break i Norway

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Skrei season (15 jan – 20 apr (vanligtvis)), Easter holidays (2–6 apr), Aurora season (10 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Constitution Day, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Helg

  Constitution Day

  17 majNationell helgdagStängningarTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Norway, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Lofoten walking season

  1 jun – 20 sep · vanligtvisLedsäsong

  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.

Mest folk — resenärer beskriver det som högsäsong, Peak Lofoten summer

• Helg

  Peak Lofoten summer

  1 jul – 15 augSkollovTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Lofoten walking season (1 jun – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Peak Lofoten summer, Summer holidays i Norway

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Lofoten walking season (1 jun – 20 sep (vanligtvis)), Peak Lofoten summer (1 jul – 15 aug)

Mycket folk — Autumn break i Norway, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Natur

  Aurora season

  10 sep – 5 apr · vanligtvis

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Lofoten walking season (1 jun – 20 sep (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Autumn break i Norway, skollov i 4 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Winter gales

  15 okt – 15 mar · vanligtvisStormsäsongStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (10 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

Lugnt — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (10 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Winter gales (15 okt – 15 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Christmas closures, Christmas holidays i Norway

• Helg

  Christmas closures

  24–26 decJul & nyårStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (10 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Winter gales (15 okt – 15 mar (vanligtvis))