Arctic Smalltown

what to do see harstad arctic northern norway

Harstad is the third largest town in Arctic Norway. Taking that into consideration when looking at the photos, you’ll soon realise the scale of things 🙂 Growing up on Senja, if you wanted some city feeling, you’d either go to Tromsø or Harstad. With Tromsø being the biggest one, we usually went there. Harstad was something mostly visited in connection with a trip to the hospital. Just like this time around. But this time I was actually very impressed by what the town has grown into. It is still small, so easily done in a couple of hours, but now it has a lot more to offer on shops and chic places to eat. Walking around I also spotted some cool street art, mixed with old wooden houses and architecture, and a harbour and hills providing splendid scenic views. If you happen to pass by, I’d say you should set aside a minute or two.

Website: visitharstad.com

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6 thoughts on “Arctic Smalltown

    1. It is actually a lot nicer than I remembered, but then again last time I visited I was a teen, and everything was boring 😀

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