{"id":14491,"date":"2025-06-06T14:02:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T14:02:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=14491"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:16:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:16:49","slug":"midnight-sun-marathon-is-a-celebration-of-the-arctic-summer","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/midnight-sun-marathon-is-a-celebration-of-the-arctic-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Sun Marathon is a celebration of the Arctic Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tA marathon a mere 2000 km from the North Pole, beneath the Midnight Sun and amid dramatic Arctic fjordscapes \u2013 the Midnight Sun Marathon blends endurance with discovery.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Some 11 million people participate in a marathon around the globe, up to 4000 different marathons take place every year worldwide. Running is, after all, a lifestyle choice for people everywhere. Why choose the marathon in Troms\u00f8, then, so far away from everything? We asked Andreas Lundin, a seasoned marathoner now working for the Midnight Sun Marathon, his face lit up as memories came rushing back: \u201cWhere do I begin?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Crossing-the-Tromso-Bridge-Foto-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1601\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Crossing-the-Tromso-Bridge-Foto-Zoltan-Tot-MSM-2048x1366.jpg\" alt=\"Troms\u00f8 Bridge, Arctic Cathedral, and Tromsdalstinden \u2014 the route offers plenty of entertainment. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Crossing-the-Tromso-Bridge-Foto-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Troms\u00f8 Bridge, Arctic Cathedral, and Tromsdalstinden \u2014 the route offers plenty of entertainment. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Counterlight-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Counterlight-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Runners in the midnight sun \u2014 the Midnight Sun Marathon adventure is halfway through. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Counterlight-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Runners in the midnight sun \u2014 the Midnight Sun Marathon adventure is halfway through. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-akob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-03566.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-akob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-03566-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The thousand-metre peaks of Kval\u00f8ya Island in the background inspire every effort. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-akob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-03566.jpg\" data-caption=\"The thousand-metre peaks of Kval\u00f8ya Island in the background inspire every effort. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Leaving-town-into-the-landscape-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Leaving-town-into-the-landscape-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Fjords and mountains \u2013 Troms\u00f8 is behind us. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Leaving-town-into-the-landscape-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fjords and mountains \u2013 Troms\u00f8 is behind us. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Troms\u00f8 Bridge, Arctic Cathedral, and Tromsdalstinden \u2014 the route offers plenty of entertainment. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Runners in the midnight sun \u2014 the Midnight Sun Marathon adventure is halfway through. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The thousand-metre peaks of Kval\u00f8ya Island in the background inspire every effort. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Fjords and mountains \u2013 Troms\u00f8 is behind us. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cYou don\u2019t run, you experience\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Andreas is convinced that the marathon experience in Troms\u00f8 stands apart. \u201cWhen you run a marathon, you go through different stages,\u201d Andreas explains. \u201cIn the beginning, you feel fit and ready to run. However, soon you start doubting yourself, and your mind starts to work against you. 42 kilometres is a huge effort for the body. But the many impressions you get along the way distract you from these negative thoughts. They make the experience a more positive one.\u201d. Hence, it is the place itself that makes the difference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Midnight Sun accompanies you for 42 km<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Troms\u00f8 is found well north of the Arctic Circle, some 350 km as the crow flies. The marathon takes place around midsummer, meaning that the sun is well above the horizon at midnight. The night is gone; there is daylight all the time. In summer, people in the north tend to suffer from \u2013 or enjoy \u2013 a happy insomnia, naturally keeping them up and about until well past midnight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The somewhat odd running hours are thus very much in line with the summer state of mind, 2000 km away from the North Pole. This may take a bit of getting used to for anyone from below the Arctic Circle but certainly makes for a different running experience. Given Troms\u00f8\u2019s location on the northern edge of the Atlantic, sunshine is by no means guaranteed. Daylight&nbsp; at midnight is a given, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-On-the-Course-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1601\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-On-the-Course-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM-2048x1366.jpg\" alt=\"An early summer night in the countryside outside Troms\u00f8 \u2013 a magical mood that brings out the best in the marathon runners. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-On-the-Course-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"An early summer night in the countryside outside Troms\u00f8 \u2013 a magical mood that brings out the best in the marathon runners. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-into-residential-areas-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-into-residential-areas-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Deep concentration \u2013 still dozens of kilometres to go. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-into-residential-areas-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Deep concentration \u2013 still dozens of kilometres to go. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Leaving-the-Centre-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Leaving-the-Centre-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Summer in the lowlands, snow on the peaks \u2013 the Midnight Sun Marathon marks the start of summer in the north. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Leaving-the-Centre-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Summer in the lowlands, snow on the peaks \u2013 the Midnight Sun Marathon marks the start of summer in the north. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-for-all-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-for-all-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"More than a competition \u2014 a journey of self-discovery and determination. @ Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-for-all-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"More than a competition \u2014 a journey of self-discovery and determination. @ Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: An early summer night in the countryside outside Troms\u00f8 \u2013 a magical mood that brings out the best in the marathon runners. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Deep concentration \u2013 still dozens of kilometres to go. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Summer in the lowlands, snow on the peaks \u2013 the Midnight Sun Marathon marks the start of summer in the north. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: More than a competition \u2014 a journey of self-discovery and determination. @ Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Everything starts and ends in the city centre<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Troms\u00f8\u2019s main street is the social heart of this talkative Arctic city. It is only natural that it all begins and ends on Storgata, recently renovated. &#8220;Runners warm up in small, chatty groups. The commentator\u2019s voice rings out, echoing off the facades, and the outdoor caf\u00e9s spill out with people \u2013 even in chilly weather. Thus, the runners are sent off with a buzz of sociable energy. Nobody in town misses out on the running event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Running as if in a Travel Brochure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Andreas, the cityscape of Troms\u00f8 is uplifting for a marathon runner. The run across the elegant span of the Troms\u00f8 Bridge, takes you past the bold shape of the Arctic Cathedral, as if you were running in a postcard. From the mainland side, you see the city centre \u2014 a colourful jumble of sleek new buildings and crooked old houses climbing up from the Troms\u00f8 Sound. What better way to take in these postcard icons, than by becoming part of the scene \u2014 one step at a time?<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Midnight-Sun-Shadows-crossing-the-Tromso-Bridge-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1601\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Midnight-Sun-Shadows-crossing-the-Tromso-Bridge-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM-2048x1366.jpg\" alt=\"Across the Troms\u00f8 Bridge \u2013 leaving the city behind and entering a landscape of fjords and mountains. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Midnight-Sun-Shadows-crossing-the-Tromso-Bridge-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Across the Troms\u00f8 Bridge \u2013 leaving the city behind and entering a landscape of fjords and mountains. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Bridge-Mount-Tromsdalstind-Happy-Runners-Photo-Pa\u030al-Jakobsen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1603\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Bridge-Mount-Tromsdalstind-Happy-Runners-Photo-Pa\u030al-Jakobsen-MSM-768x513.jpg\" alt=\"Marathon friends crossing the Troms\u00f8 Bridge, with the 1,238-metre-high Mount Tromsdalstinden in the background. \u00a9 P\u00e5l Jakobsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Bridge-Mount-Tromsdalstind-Happy-Runners-Photo-Pa\u030al-Jakobsen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Marathon friends crossing the Troms\u00f8 Bridge, with the 1,238-metre-high Mount Tromsdalstinden in the background. \u00a9 P\u00e5l Jakobsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Start-Half-Marathon-Photo-Filip-Ellingsen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Start-Half-Marathon-Photo-Filip-Ellingsen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Halvmaratonen er i gang. M\u00e5tte den beste vinne. \u00a9 Filip Ellingsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Start-Half-Marathon-Photo-Filip-Ellingsen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Halvmaratonen er i gang. M\u00e5tte den beste vinne. \u00a9 Filip Ellingsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Runners-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Runners-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The Midnight Sun Marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime memory worth holding on to. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Runners-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Midnight Sun Marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime memory worth holding on to. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Across the Troms\u00f8 Bridge \u2013 leaving the city behind and entering a landscape of fjords and mountains. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Marathon friends crossing the Troms\u00f8 Bridge, with the 1,238-metre-high Mount Tromsdalstinden in the background. \u00a9 P\u00e5l Jakobsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Halvmaratonen er i gang. M\u00e5tte den beste vinne. \u00a9 Filip Ellingsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The Midnight Sun Marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime memory worth holding on to. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-eat-and-stay todo-food-in-northern-norway facilities-sustainability facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-tromso malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/restaurants-in-tromso-serve-up-the-tastes-of-the-arctic\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FISK3134-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Restaurants in Troms\u00f8 serve up the tastes of the Arctic<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tFood in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-archeology-and-early-history todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips todo-kayaking todo-midnight-sun todo-watersports facilities-family-friendly facilities-sami season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-tromso malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/kvaloya-is-all-of-northern-norway-in-one-island\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MNH3492-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Kval\u00f8ya is all of Northern Norway in one island<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHiking\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history todo-cycling todo-midnight-sun todo-northern-lights season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-tromso malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/sommaroy-island-an-island-for-all-seasons\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 64% 34%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/158268_David-Jensen_nordnorge.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Sommar\u00f8y is an island for all seasons<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCoastal Culture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where the city surrenders to the fjords<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Soon, however, the landscape itself takes centre stage. The peaks in the distance, the fjord nearby, and patches of snow left among the greenery \u2013 it\u2019s postcard-like and an \u201calmost cinematic experience\u201d \u2013 Andreas says Sweeping views of water \u2013 fjords and sounds \u2013 stretch out beneath lofty peaks in the distance. Much closer, the fragrant, light birch forest teems with life around midsummer.&nbsp; When the residential areas give way to the countryside, farms with green fields, wildflowers by the roadside, and grazing animals take over. This is a very different from the classic big city marathons runners are used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Celebrating the Marathon Spirit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The marathon takes place in the happiest time of the year \u2014 those long, golden days when no one wants to go to bed. On the way, the runners pass garden parties and people line the road waving flags and cheering&nbsp; everyone. The cheers aren\u2019t reserved for the front-runners or the Norwegians \u2014 they\u2019re for everyone taking part.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-topic wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/topic\/midnight-sun-in-northern-norway\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 60% 43.506493506494%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"594\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/003527_Bjarne-Riesto-riesto.no_www.nordnorge.com_.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2>Midnight sun in Northern Norway<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-midnight-sun facilities-family-friendly season-summer region-tromso malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/how-to-see-the-midnight-sun-in-tromso\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 35.310202205882% 69.715073529412%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/46DA9D06-0B64-4CAB-BF2A-862377BF4857-2-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>How to see the Midnight Sun in Troms\u00f8<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tMidnight Sun\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-architecture todo-art todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-glacier-hiking todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips todo-midnight-sun todo-polarhistory todo-trekking season-summer region-tromso malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/tromso-is-the-cool-summer-city-literally\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_9766-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Troms\u00f8 is the cool Summer city &#8211; literally<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tHiking trips\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Running minds think alike<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Andreas points out the sociable aspect of the run as well. After the race, adrenaline is still surging, and the runners are nowhere near ready to sleep. Even with aching feet, they come together for some relaxed post-race banter, and even a bit of celebration. In a compact city like Troms\u00f8, it\u2019s much easier for runners to find each other. Those who travel alone often end up heading home with new friends. After all, a journey to the edge of the world is best when shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-4\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Crossing-the-Finish-Line-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1601\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Crossing-the-Finish-Line-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM-2048x1366.jpg\" alt=\"Crossing the finish line in the midnight sun \u2013 42 kilometres in the world\u2019s northernmost marathon. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Crossing-the-Finish-Line-Photo-Zoltan-Tot-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"Crossing the finish line in the midnight sun \u2013 42 kilometres in the world\u2019s northernmost marathon. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Mal-Finish-line-Tromso-Photo-Pa\u030al-Jakobsen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2047x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Mal-Finish-line-Tromso-Photo-Pa\u030al-Jakobsen-MSM-768x900.jpg\" alt=\"The finish line is crossed \u2013 with all of downtown Troms\u00f8 cheering along. \u00a9 P\u00e5l Jakobsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Mal-Finish-line-Tromso-Photo-Pa\u030al-Jakobsen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"The finish line is crossed \u2013 with all of downtown Troms\u00f8 cheering along. \u00a9 P\u00e5l Jakobsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Memories-Made-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Memories-Made-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The Midnight Sun Marathon is your race against the clock \u2013 but it\u2019s also a social experience. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Tromso-Memories-Made-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Midnight Sun Marathon is your race against the clock \u2013 but it\u2019s also a social experience. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Early-Summer-Bliss-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Early-Summer-Bliss-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The main pack \u2014 full of winners. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Midnight-Sun-Marathon-Early-Summer-Bliss-Photo-Jakob-Bjorvig-Henriksen-MSM.jpg\" data-caption=\"The main pack \u2014 full of winners. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Crossing the finish line in the midnight sun \u2013 42 kilometres in the world\u2019s northernmost marathon. \u00a9 Zoltan Tot \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The finish line is crossed \u2013 with all of downtown Troms\u00f8 cheering along. \u00a9 P\u00e5l Jakobsen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The Midnight Sun Marathon is your race against the clock \u2013 but it\u2019s also a social experience. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The main pack \u2014 full of winners. \u00a9 Jakob Bj\u00f8rvig Henriksen \/ Midnight Sun Marathon<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-culture-and-history todo-photo facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-tromso malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/walk-the-small-streets-in-tromso-for-panoramas-and-great-architecture\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 54% 29%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Vestregata-arbeiderhus-Tromso-vinter-Knut-Hansvold-768x1365.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Walk the small streets in Troms\u00f8 for panoramas and great architecture<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tArchitecture\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-art todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-festivals facilities-family-friendly season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-tromso malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/the-cinema-verdensteatret-in-tromso-is-a-century-of-film-history\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Et-julelys-pa-vidvanke-foran-Verdensteatret-i-Tromso-Knut-Hansvold-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The cinema Verdensteatret in Troms\u00f8 is a century of film history<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tAttractions\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-polarhistory todo-worldwar2 facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-tromso malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-heritage-explorer malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-slow-traveller wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"default-card wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/walk-the-historic-centre-of-tromso\/\">\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-default_card wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG_7960-768x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-region\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Walk the historic centre of Troms\u00f8 &#8211; your own city walk<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-activities\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 640 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-activites\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M625.941 293.823L421.823 497.941c-18.746 18.746-49.138 18.745-67.882 0l-.36-.36L592 259.882 331.397 0h48.721a48 48 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zm-128 0L293.823 497.941C284.451 507.314 272.166 512 259.882 512c-12.284 0-24.569-4.686-33.941-14.059L14.059 286.059A48 48 0 0 1 0 252.118V48C0 21.49 21.49 0 48 0h204.118a47.998 47.998 0 0 1 33.941 14.059l211.882 211.882c18.745 18.745 18.745 49.137 0 67.882zM464 259.882L252.118 48H48v204.118l211.886 211.878L464 259.882zM144 96c-26.51 0-48 21.49-48 48s21.49 48 48 48 48-21.49 48-48-21.49-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tCulture and history\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Finish off with a splash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can\u2019t come this far and just catch a flight straight back. Naturally, the runners linger a day or two to check out the little Arctic metropolis. After the race, it\u2019s all about chilling out \u2014 maybe a ride up the cable car, hitting a museum, and grabbing some local bites from the sea and mountains, all at a nice, easy pace. What really kickstarts recovery, though, is a dip in the sea. The water temperature is usually in the single digits even at midsummer \u2014 a real test of nerves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Don\u2019t make a habit of it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For some, the Troms\u00f8 marathon is a once-in-a-lifetime experience \u2013 with new adventures waiting out there in the world. Others keep coming back, chasing that same joy all over again. If you\u2019re up for the next step, the Polar Night Half Marathon in January offers both a perfect follow-up, and a total change of scene. In freezing temperatures and the gentle twilight of the polar night, it\u2019s a world away from the bright, carefree days of midsummer. Maybe this is what motivates a runner to keep going all year.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-style-faq\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tFacts about Troms\u00f8 and the Midnight Sun Marathon\n\t\t\t<\/h3><div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-is-troms\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere is Troms\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"where-is-troms\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8 is a city with some 80 000 people found about 350 km north of the Arctic Circle in the north of Norway. The distance to the North Pole is about 2000 km. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"when-and-where-is-the-midnight-sun-marathon?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhen and where is the Midnight Sun Marathon?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-labelledby=\"when-and-where-is-the-midnight-sun-marathon?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Midnight Sun Marathon takes place in Troms\u00f8 in the third week-end of June, around Midsummer, every year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"how-does-one-get-to-troms\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow does one get to Troms\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-labelledby=\"how-does-one-get-to-troms\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8&#8217;s airport is well connected internationally, with direct flights to cities in central Europe as well as Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki. For updated information, click on their website. Overland transportation can be time-consuming, but an experience for the true traveller. Of particular interest is the overnight train from Stockholm to Narvik, from where there is a 5 hours&#8217; bus connection to Troms\u00f8, bus number 100. The legendary shipping line, Hurtigruten sails from Bergen to Troms\u00f8 in 4 days, or 24 hours from the railhead of the Norwegian train system in Bod\u00f8. Two companies, Hurtigruten and Havila, take turns in sailing the route these days. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-do-i-stay-in-troms\u00f8?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do I stay in Troms\u00f8?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-labelledby=\"where-do-i-stay-in-troms\u00f8?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8 has a developed hospitality industry, and a large selection of hotels. However, as the Midnight Sun Marathon is very popular, it pays to book early. For a complete overview, consult the website of the local tourist board, Visit Troms\u00f8. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"what-can-i-see-when-i-am-in-troms\u00f8-for-the-midnight-sun-marathon?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhat can I see when I am in Troms\u00f8 for the Midnight Sun Marathon?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-labelledby=\"what-can-i-see-when-i-am-in-troms\u00f8-for-the-midnight-sun-marathon?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tIn town, you can visit attractions like Polaria, the Troms\u00f8 University Museum, the Arctic Cathedral, the Polar Museum, the Botanic Garden etc. Troms\u00f8 also has an attractive downtown area. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"t2-accordion-item wp-block-t2-accordion-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"t2-accordion-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"t2-accordion-trigger\" id=\"where-should-i-eat-and-drink-to-celebrate-the-marathon?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-5\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere should I eat and drink to celebrate the Marathon?\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-closed-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevrondown\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 14.9c-.1 0-.3 0-.4-.1-.1 0-.2-.1-.3-.2L6.7 10c-.2-.1-.3-.4-.3-.6 0-.3.1-.5.3-.7.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3s.5.1.7.3l3.9 3.9 3.9-3.9c.2-.2.4-.3.7-.3.3 0 .5.1.7.3.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7l-4.6 4.6c-.1.1-.2.2-.3.2H12z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"t2-accordion-icon is-open-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-chevronup\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M6.7 14.7c-.2-.2-.3-.4-.3-.7s.1-.5.3-.7l4.6-4.6c.1-.1.2-.2.3-.2.1 0 .2-.1.4-.1.1 0 .3 0 .4.1.1 0 .2.1.3.2l4.6 4.6c.2.2.3.4.3.7s-.1.5-.3.7c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3L12 10.8l-3.9 3.9c-.2.2-.4.3-.7.3s-.5-.1-.7-.3z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-accordion-item__inner-container is-layout-flow\" id=\"accordion-panel-5\" aria-labelledby=\"where-should-i-eat-and-drink-to-celebrate-the-marathon?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\tThe local tourist board, Visit Troms\u00f8, has the most comprehensive and updated overview.  For inspiration, you could read our articles on dining in Troms\u00f8, as well as our deep-dive into the nightlife. But to put it simply: Troms\u00f8 serves up great food and drinks\u2014you won\u2019t be disappointed.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-content-layout alignwide alignwide wp-block-t2-featured-content-layout\" role=\"list\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-attractions todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips todo-midnight-sun todo-natural-highlights facilities-family-friendly facilities-sustainability season-autumn season-summer region-tromso malgrupper-family-memorymaker malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content-layout-col-4\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t<div class=\"image-top wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<a class=\"t2-post-link wp-block-t2-post-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/climb-the-sherpa-steps-in-tromso\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1281\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Mats-Hoel-Johannessen.JPG-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;C&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Hiking<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Climb the Sherpa steps in Troms\u00f8<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 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href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/aktiviteter\/hike-to-mount-buren-802-m\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Solkveldstur-pa-Buren__Tine-Marie-V-Hagelin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display=&#039;none&#039;;this.insertAdjacentHTML(&#039;afterend&#039;,&#039;&lt;div class=&quot;t2-post-featured-image__fallback&quot;&gt;H&lt;\/div&gt;&#039;);\" \/><\/figure>\n<div class=\"t2-post-dynamic-part is-source-filter filter-image_top wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\">\n\t\t<div class=\"card-content\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-theme\">Hiking trips<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hike to Mount Buren (802 m)<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 384 512\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\" class=\"t2-icon t2-icon-tag\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M192 96c-52.935 0-96 43.065-96 96s43.065 96 96 96 96-43.065 96-96-43.065-96-96-96zm0 160c-35.29 0-64-28.71-64-64s28.71-64 64-64 64 28.71 64 64-28.71 64-64 64zm0-256C85.961 0 0 85.961 0 192c0 77.413 26.97 99.031 172.268 309.67 9.534 13.772 29.929 13.774 39.465 0C357.03 291.031 384 269.413 384 192 384 85.961 298.039 0 192 0zm0 473.931C52.705 272.488 32 256.494 32 192c0-42.738 16.643-82.917 46.863-113.137S149.262 32 192 32s82.917 16.643 113.137 46.863S352 149.262 352 192c0 64.49-20.692 80.47-160 281.931z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\tTroms\u00f8\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"vnn__byline vnn-grid has-author has-date has-tags\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-meta\"><div class=\"vnn__byline-author\">Written by Knut Hansvold<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">June 6, 2025<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated September 1, 2025<\/div><\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-tags\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=attractions\" rel=\"tag\">Attractions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_se-og-gjore=midnight-sun\" rel=\"tag\">Midnight Sun<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_omrder=tromso\" rel=\"tag\">Troms\u00f8<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/experiences-and-activities\/?fwp_sesonger=summer\" 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