Experiences in the Troms region are like a magical box. You start on the outer most layer, but along the way you constantly come across new features and experiences. The landscape, culture, activities and city life - proximity and variation provide you with compact experiences.
The county of Troms is closely associated with the Arctic region's wilderness and the high alpine mountains - and has the Arctic Ocean as its closest neighbour. Much to the surprise of many, we live a prosperous and modern life in this challenging nature. Here in Troms, you will find a pulsating culture and city life, the world's northernmost university and an innovative research environment.
The diverse cultural influence on local history is preserved through local involvement, museums and research. An important and distinctive characteristic is the cultural impact Saami, Norwegians and the Kven population (people of Finnish stock) have had on our county. Throughout centuries, we have traded in many languages: Russian, Kven, Saami, Norwegian and other European languages. This contact over such a long period with people from near and far means that a warm welcome awaits you, wherever you happen to be from!
Visitors to Troms have so many options. The nature itself can be enough for many with its widely varying landscape and scenery and the change of light the seasons bring. We also have many other things to offer, like galleries, museums, festivals and Arctic city life. There is a wide variety of museums to choose between, from small local museums to large research-oriented institutions. The collections depicting cultural and rural culture can provide extremely different experiences of history and tradition that have developed through a close bond with nature.
Arctic city life can offer a blend of nature and small metropolises. No matter which season you visit, Tromsø, Harstad and Finnsnes offer a pulsating city life with a surrounded by nature and scenery that will take your breath away. The art and culture life is vibrant and alive, in both festival form and on a day-to-day basis.
There are a wide variety of art exhibitions and galleries throughout the entire county, ranging from small hidden treasures to large galleries offering art on an international scale. The local people provide the threats that link it all together - you can meet us enjoying the summer sunshine late at night along the quayside or in the festival queue on a dark winter's evening. The openness of the local population comes as a pleasant surprise to many with the natives often taking the opportunity to chat with visitors. So perhaps we'll meet!
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