What to do and see in Vadso Municipality, Northern Norway: The Best Things to do

Tours shaped by the elements ! Kingcrab-fishingsafari, birdsafari, midnight sun and northernlight tours. Genuine and strong experiences by the Arctic Ocean which provides you with the good feelings and lasting memories, The Art Of Living.

Kingcrab-fishingsafari, birdsafari, midnight sun and northernlight tours. Genuine and strong experiences by the Arctic Ocean which provides you with the good feelings and lasting memories, Tours shaped by the elements Art Of Living.

Closed in 2020, re-opens in new building in august 2021! The museum presents the history of the kven people in Norway, and the local history of Vadsø municipality.

In the far north and as far east as you can go in Norway, where the sky meets the sea, lies Varanger, bathed in the midnight sun and the northern lights of winter. Here the wild landscape meanders through bird-nesting cliffs, fishing villages, and rugged headlands – out to the end of the world. Nature offers rivers teeming with fish, snow-clad plains, exotic king crabs, birds breeding in spring, leaping salmon, the shining sea, and dancing northern lights. People and traditions make Varanger an Arctic melting pot of communities and cultures. Varanger is a different experience. Scenery and settlements, the light, the colors, the lofty sky and wide horizon, exciting activities – and the open people.

Kjeldsenbruket is a former fish processing plant located in Ekkerøy, near Vadsø. It is open during summertime, with a small cafe in the former store and exhibitions. Kjeldsenbruket is one of a few processing plants left after the ravages in Finnmark during WWII.

Vadsøya kulturpark ble åpnet i 1997 som del av Fotefar mot nord-prosjektet. Vadsøya har en mengde kulturminner fra eldre og nyere tid. Ved øyas nordøstre strand finner du sporene etter været som var Vadsø bys forløper; et bosettingsområde omtalt som en av de best bevarte «middelalderbyer» i Norge.