På gång i Tromsø (Tromso), Norway under året

Mest folk — Tromso International Film Festival, Christmas holidays i Norway

• Festival

  Tromso International Film Festival

  12–20 jan · vanligtvisTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

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  The sun comes back

  20–23 janPolarnatt

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Nordlysfestivalen

  24 jan – 5 feb · vanligtvisMusikfestival

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Orca and humpback in the fjords (1 nov – 20 jan (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Sami Week, Winter sports week i Norway

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  Sami Week

  1–8 febStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Nordlysfestivalen (24 jan – 5 feb (vanligtvis)), Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

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

• 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: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Easter holidays, Easter break i Norway

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Pågår fortfarande: Easter holidays (2–6 apr), Aurora season (15 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 ↗

Mest folk — Midnight Sun Marathon, Summer holidays i Norway

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  Midnight Sun Marathon

  20 junSportevenemangTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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

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  Bukta festival

  15–26 jul · vanligtvisMusikfestivalBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

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

• Natur

  Aurora season

  15 sep – 5 apr · vanligtvis

  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.

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

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

• Natur

  Orca and humpback in the fjords

  1 nov – 20 jan · vanligtvisValsäsong

  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.

Pågår fortfarande: Aurora season (15 sep – 5 apr (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 (15 sep – 5 apr (vanligtvis)), Orca and humpback in the fjords (1 nov – 20 jan (vanligtvis))