Tromsø · Norway

Fjellheisen / Storsteinen

Cable car viewpoint overlooking Tromsø with panoramic sky.

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Nordlys over Fjellheisen
“Nordlys over Fjellheisen” by AndreaHT, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).

Why it works for the aurora

View
North.
Darkness
Mostly dark sky, grade 2 on a scale from 0 (darkest) to 5. Some light from a village, houses or a road nearby.
Aurora
Under the auroral oval: aurora can be overhead even on quiet nights.

Getting there

Distance
About 2 km by road from Tromsø, roughly 3 min by car.
Parking
Fjellheisen.
Bus or train
Nearest stop: Fjellheisen.
Coordinates
69.6361, 18.9954 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Before you go

Dress for standing still in the cold, bring a head torch with a red light, and park only where parking is allowed. A forecast is guidance, not a promise: check the road and weather warnings for Norway before a night drive. See our winter safety note.

Spot information: Tromsø kommune.