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Regions / Cities / Other destinations / Culture and History / Talk / Travel to Nordland, visa requirements / Get around / Nordland attractions and sightseeing / Itineraries / City tours / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Nordland nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Stay safe / Get outDestinations in Nordland
Nordland is a county in Northern Norway.
Regions
Cities
- Bodø pop 42,000
- Mo i Rana pop 20,000
- Narvik pop 15,000
- Mosjøen pop 10,000
- Fauske pop 7,000
- Sandnessjøen pop 7,000
- Brønnøysund pop 6,000
- Sortland pop 5,000
- Svolvær pop 5,000
- Leknes pop 3,000
- Stokmarknes pop 3,000
- Melbu
- Andenes
Other destinations
- Torghatten / Brønnøysund
- Saltstraumen
- Lofoten
- Vesterålen
- Sandnessjøen / The Seven Sisters
Culture and History
Talk
Travel to Nordland - Visa Requirements
The main airports are in Bodø and Evenes (near Narvik), both providing several daily direct flights to Oslo Airport. There are numerous smaller airports in Nordland, as in Brønnøysund, Mo i Rana, Leknes and Svolvær in Lofoten. The Nordlandsbanen (Nordland line) railway goes north to Fauske and Bodø. There are also railway from Sweden to Narvik. Express buses, often the cheapest alternative, goes further north to Narvik and Lofoten from Fauske and Bodø. The E6 road is the main road, going along the entire county.
Tours and Getting around Nordland
The easiest way to get around is by bus or boat if you don't have a car.
Nordland tourist attractions and sightseeing
Old fishing cabins in Lofoten. Strong tide current in Saltstraumen, a spectacular hole in a mountain called Torghatten.
Itineraries
Nordland city tours
In Lofoten, and along the entire county, you can go fishing, diving and mountain climbing. A whale safari (Orca) with snorkeling is also an option in the Tysfjord area. Whale watching tours to the nearby continental shelf, where sightings of Sperm whales are common, are arranged from Andenes and also Nyksund in Vesterålen.
Nordland Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Nordland nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Stay safe
If you stand on land you ought to be safe most of the time, if you go out on the see for fishing or diving, check the local weahter forcasts as rapid weather changes can occur.
Get out
Destinations in Nordland:
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