FAQ

Practical Information

Emergency telephone numbers

Fire 110

Police 112

Ambulance 113

Internet access

Darklight AS
Stortorget 1. Opening hours: Mon-Fri 3pm-11pm, Sat 12 noon-11pm, Sun 6pm-11pm.

City library
Storgata 118. Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-7pm, Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm.

Meieriet
Grønnegata 37-39. Opening hours Mon-Thurs 8am-1:30pm, Fri 8am-3am, Sat 12 noon-3am, Sun 12pm-12am.

Åpenbar
Grønnegt 81. Opening hours: tues-thurs 3pm-1:30am, Fri-Sat 3pm -3am.

Parking

Tunnel – Tromsø Parkering AS
Charge at all times, maximum fee NOK 100 per 24-hour period. Mobile homes must use the entrance at Hansjordnesbukta.

Street parking – Tromsø Parkering AS.
White P on blue background. All street parking and some car parks. Charge applies from 7am-5pm week days and 8am-3pm Saturdays. Free on Sundays.

Airport and private car parks – EuroPark.
White sign – 24-hour parking, charge at all times.

Toilet drainage facilities

Vekta in Tromsdalen – on the right-hand side of the road on the main route in to the city (Innlandsveien).

Tromsø Camping – only for paying guests.

Skittenelv Camping – only for paying guests.

Filling of gas bottles

Tromsø Maskinforretning in Breivika

Statoil Nansenplass (Only exchange of bottles.)

Neither of these can fill Italian or French gas bottles.

Foreign exchange and travellers’ cheques

Tromsø is far from a mass tourism destination, hence there are no private bureaux de changes. The only option is therefore to change money in the bank. Changing money inside the bank is considerably more expensive than using ATMs. The use of international credit cards is widespread in shops and restaurants, and all transactions take place right in front of you. It is therefore very safe. Avoid paying in foreign currency, notably euros, pounds and dollars, in shops and restaurants, as this is invariably expensive.

Washing machines and showers

Tromsø Camping:
Washing machine: NOK 30 per wash
Shower: NOK 30

Boating

Life vest rental: Fire Station:  77 60 57 40

Port for recreational boats: Tromsø Havn. www.tromso.havn.no.

Lockers

Port waiting room (Venteromskafé): Mon-Fri 6:30am-8pm, Sat 10am-3pm, Sun Noon-8pm

Boat/bus information office: (Trafikktriangelen): Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm.

Outdoors

Troms Turlag,  the local department of Den Norske Turistforening (The Norwegian Trekking Association), provides information on walking areas, maps, rental of mountain refuges etc. They are located in Kirkegata 2, the same as the Tourist Information. Opening times. Tu, we, fri: 10am-2pm, Th: 10am-6pm. Telephone: 77 68 51 75.

Fishing

Fishing in salt water is free of charge. Fishing in fresh water, however, requires various fishing licences.

Fishing licenses

Anodrome fishes like salmon, sea trout and sea char require a national fish licence (Fisketrygdkort). This can be purchased in most post offices. In addition you need a local fish license. Local fish licenses can be purchased in local stores and from private individuals near the lake or stream in question. For other kinds of freshwater fish, only the local fish license is necessary.

Andresens Vaabenforretning, Storgata 53, phone +47 77 68 24 03,  sells local fish licenses for a number of private owners in the Tromsø area. They also know where to get local fish licenses throughout Troms County.

Alpine skiing facilities

Tromsø Alpinsenter at Kroken (8 km from the centre), phone +47 77 60 66 80.
Opening hours: Man-Fri 3pm-9pm, Sat-Sun 10am-5pm
Rental of alpine skis, boots, poles, snow boards and Telemark skis.

Two ski lifts, 3 ski slopes. Please contact Kroken alpine Centre directly for price information.

Cross-country skiing tracks

The City of Tromsø provides flood-lit ski tracks on the Island of Tromsø, on the Mainland side and in the Kvaløya residential areas. During the sunny late winter of March, April and May, cross country tracks are marked in the mountains surrounding Tromsø. For updated information please call

+47 77 60 59 59.

Cycle and ski hire

Intersport Sportshuset, Storgata 87, phone +47 77 66 11 00.

Cycles at Rica Ishavs Hotel, deposit NOK 250.