What to do and see in Northern Norway, Northern Norway: The Best Nature & Wildlife Areas

August 15, 2021 Giuseppe Pratt

Home to both the midnight sun (with constant daylight from April to July) and the northern lights, North Norway is a rugged land of steep mountains, deep fjords and scenic coastline, making it a great place for outdoor adventures like dog sledding, snowmobiling and wildlife safaris. It's also the ancient home of the Sami people, 3,000 of whom live (along with 100,000 reindeer) at Kautokeino, Norway's largest municipality at over 3,700 square miles.
Restaurants in Northern Norway

1. Setergrotta

Rovassdalen Mo i Rana, Mo i Rana 8602 Norway +47 959 74 497 [email protected] http://www.setergrotta.no
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Setergrotta

A sporty adventure! Guiding in limestone Cave - the guide takes you for a 2 hours trip with helmet, headlight and overall into the 4000 meter long cave. Huge chambers, marble passages, underground river, a bit of crawling. This is an experience you will remember the rest of your life! Guiding every day from approx June 23. until August 18th.

2. Tortenkota

Fylkesvei 17, Mo i Rana 8725 Norway +47 75 01 80 00 http://www.ut.no/hytte/3.1333/
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3. Moysalen nasjonalpark

E10, Lodingen 8412 Norway http://snl.no/M%C3%B8ysalen_nasjonalpark
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4. Sjunkhatten nasjonalpark

Rv826, Fauske 8220 Norway http://snl.no/Sjunkhatten_nasjonalpark
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5. Spakenes

Off the E6 Nordreisa, 9146 Norway +47 77 21 08 50
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Spakenes

A viewpoint with several 2nd world war memories and a 360-degree view over the Lyngenalps and the Lyngenfjord. From this place, you can ENJOY the northern lights and the midnight sun.

6. Stabbursdalen nasjonalpark

E6, Lakselv 9710 Norway +47 78 95 03 77 http://www.nasjonalparkstyre.no/Stabbursdalen/
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7. Bodosjoen Friluftsomrade

Bodo Norway http://turbading.com/bodosjoen-friluftsomrade.html
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8. Hornoya

Kaigata 26 A, Vardo 9950 Norway +47 78 98 82 77 [email protected] http://www.birdwatch.tv
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Hornoya

Hornoya is the eastermost protected nature reserve in Norway. Here you can go ashore and experience a plentiful bird life up close. The island has one of the largest seabird colonies in Norway, including Razorbill, Atlantic puffin, European shag, Common guillemot, Brünnich's guillemot, Black-legged kittiwake, Great black-backed gull and Herring gull. Vardo Harbour offers transportation by boat. The passage from Vardo to Hornoya takes about 10 minutes.

9. Sandfjorden

Sandfjorden, Berlevag 9980 Norway +47 78 98 16 10 [email protected]
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Sandfjorden

Sandfjorden is a landscape preservation area dominated by a tall mountain ridge and a long sandy beach with dunes and distinctive vegetation. All motor vehicles and camping are prohibited. Location: approx. 16 km from Berlevag on RV 890.

10. Bodomarka

Bodo Kommune, Bodo 8005 Norway +47 75 54 80 00 [email protected] http://www.bmvenner.no
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Bodomarka

In Bodomarka you can enjoy the simplicity of open-air life in untouched, tranquil natural scenery. You can walk or run the close to 35 km of flood-lit trails summer and winter, or explore countless paths that wind across the countryside. Bodomarka offers a lot of other activities, like horse-riding and carting, -trotting, shooting, orienteering, airsports and water sports. Please contact Bodo Tourist Information for further details.

Reviewed By Franklien

The tourist association and county council have invested loads into making bodømarka an accessible and pleasant place for hikers of all ages and levels of fitness. The landscape views are breathtaking. Lots of paved and graveled trails, benches, even dog poo bags are provided. Bodø is a good place for low threshold hiking.

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