{"id":16334,"date":"2025-12-16T12:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T12:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=16334"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:40:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:40:53","slug":"a-winter-journey-to-the-whales-off-tromso","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/a-winter-journey-to-the-whales-off-tromso\/","title":{"rendered":"A Winter Journey to the Whales off Troms\u00f8"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t<em>In the cold waters of the Norwegian Sea, on a bleak winter\u2019s day, we witnessed the drama of millions of herring being hunted by hundreds of orcas and humpback whales off Skjerv\u00f8y, north of Troms\u00f8. An encounter with nature \u2013 raw, real and breath-taking \u2013 yet close and safe at the same time.<\/em>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The boat was slowing down. The view to the towering Kv\u00e6nangstindan range, framed by snow showers, was reminiscent of a monochrome Japanese woodcut. Islands and remote coasts in the distance \u2013 and beyond them, the open Atlantic. My fellow passengers got busy, tying up shoelaces and pulling on warm jackets. Out on deck we gathered, cameras at the ready, scanning the black-blue winter sea for signs of life.<\/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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-40.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-40-2048x1536.jpg\" alt=\"Several boats are out today, but none are following the whales. Everyone keeps a respectful distance. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-40.jpg\" data-caption=\"Several boats are out today, but none are following the whales. Everyone keeps a respectful distance. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-64.jpg\" data-size=\"1800x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-64-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The orcas confer, planning their next move towards the herring shoals. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-64.jpg\" data-caption=\"The orcas confer, planning their next move towards the herring shoals. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-57.jpg\" data-size=\"1800x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-57-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"One orca here, another over there \u2014 and at times, many at once. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-57.jpg\" data-caption=\"One orca here, another over there \u2014 and at times, many at once. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-61.jpg\" data-size=\"1800x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-61-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"An adult and a young orca. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-61.jpg\" data-caption=\"An adult and a young orca. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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: Several boats are out today, but none are following the whales. Everyone keeps a respectful distance. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The orcas confer, planning their next move towards the herring shoals. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: One orca here, another over there \u2014 and at times, many at once. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: An adult and a young orca. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-and-then-they-turned-up\">&#8230;and then they turned up<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>And there \u2013 what seemed like a stick in the water \u2013 the dorsal fin of an orca. Then another \u2013 the unmistakable black-and-white body of one of the wolves of the sea appeared among the waves. Then gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We heard the crowd on the other side gasping with awe and ran over for a view. Out towards the horizon a fountain erupted \u2013 a crewmember announced: humpback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-humpbacks-near-the-boat\">Humpbacks near the boat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearby, the orcas were mustering their troops before the strike \u2013 many dorsal fins close together, and quick glimpses of black-and-white bodies. I imagined a strategy being communicated to the pack out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-2\">\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-48.jpg\" data-size=\"1800x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-48-1536x2048.jpg\" alt=\"The humpback whale breaks the surface for a breath. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-48.jpg\" data-caption=\"The humpback whale breaks the surface for a breath. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-49.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-49-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"We spotted a humpback whale right beside the boat, but it happened too fast for a photo. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-49.jpg\" data-caption=\"We spotted a humpback whale right beside the boat, but it happened too fast for a photo. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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: The humpback whale breaks the surface for a breath. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: We spotted a humpback whale right beside the boat, but it happened too fast for a photo. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>In an incredible moment, a humpback surfaced right in front of the boat; it happened so quickly I almost doubted I had really seen it. The boat \u2013 completely silent \u2013 drifted and turned in the waves. We wandered all around, up and down ladders, spotting more humpbacks and orcas gathering for another assault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To my surprise, my fellow passengers hushed their voices \u2013 as if feeling a sense of reverence. Pink skies in the west, threatening snow clouds in the east \u2013 mountain slopes dressed in gold and a veritable bonanza of orcas, humpbacks and herring beneath my feet; there was nothing meaningful to say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-a-winter-adventure-from-tromso-to-the-open-sea\">A winter adventure from Troms\u00f8 to the open sea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In deep, fresh snow and before daylight, we wandered down to Troms\u00f8\u2019s dockside on an early November morning. Three full boats; but a relaxed, smiling crew and the muffling effect of the snow made it a stress-free experience. Casting off and sailing under the Troms\u00f8 Bridge, we were welcomed onboard and informed about the route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From October to early February, the waters off Skjerv\u00f8y, north of Troms\u00f8, are teeming with orcas and humpbacks \u2013 and sometimes fin whales and sperm whales \u2013 all feeding on herring in a concentrated area. It takes a bit of time to get up there from Troms\u00f8, so a little patience is called for.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-3-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-3-1-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"The orcas hunt as a pod, entering the herring shoal one by one to help themselves \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-3-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"The orcas hunt as a pod, entering the herring shoal one by one to help themselves \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-4-1.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-4-1-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"A humpback whale dives deep \u2013 autumn and winter serve up a generous herring buffet \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-4-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"A humpback whale dives deep \u2013 autumn and winter serve up a generous herring buffet \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-6.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-6-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"An orca on the hunt in the low autumn sun \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-6.jpg\" data-caption=\"An orca on the hunt in the low autumn sun \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" \/>\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: The orcas hunt as a pod, entering the herring shoal one by one to help themselves \u00a9 Brim Explorer<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: A humpback whale dives deep \u2013 autumn and winter serve up a generous herring buffet \u00a9 Brim Explorer<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: An orca on the hunt in the low autumn sun \u00a9 Brim Explorer<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-comfort-and-great-views-on-the-way\">Comfort and great views on the way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The ship <strong>Brim<\/strong> has comfortable seats and large windows offering grand views of the landscape. There are decks forward at the bow, aft at the stern, along the hull and a rooftop viewing deck. As we passed the rugged promontory at the end of the Lyngen Alps, we made sure to dress warmly, go out on deck and photograph the towering peaks \u2013 and familiarise ourselves with the boat. Nose-bitingly fresh as it was, we rewarded ourselves with a coffee from the bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On large screens, we were given competent information by crew members about the sailing route, the weather, and the attractions along the way such as the Lyngen Alps and a S\u00e1mi settlement. And most importantly: about the whales we could hope to see. By the time we sailed past the small town of Skjerv\u00f8y, we were well prepared for the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-s-all-about-the-herring\">It\u2019s all about the herring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I had a quick talk with the marine biologist on board, Giulia Ercoletti. Roman by birth, she said: <em>I always imagined working at sea in warm water, but once I experienced winter in northern Norway, there was no going back.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I asked what was happening deep down beneath us.<br><strong>\u201cThe whales are here because they follow the herring \u2013 the silver of the sea. When the herring move into the fjords in late October, hundreds of orcas, humpbacks and fin whales follow them.\u201d<\/strong><br>So in much the same way as Scandinavians enjoy herring delicacies around Christmas, the big whales gather for a giant herring buffet lasting into February.<\/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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-32.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-32-2048x1536.jpg\" alt=\"The lighthouse shows the way to the small town of Skjerv\u00f8y. But our course is set for the outer reaches of the fjord Kv\u00e6nangen, where we hope to meet the whales. \u00a9 Marie Nystand Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-32.jpg\" data-caption=\"The lighthouse shows the way to the small town of Skjerv\u00f8y. But our course is set for the outer reaches of the fjord Kv\u00e6nangen, where we hope to meet the whales. \u00a9 Marie Nystand Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-67.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-67-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Sounds and waterways everywhere. For most of the journey, we stay in sheltered waters, protected from the swell. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-67.jpg\" data-caption=\"Sounds and waterways everywhere. For most of the journey, we stay in sheltered waters, protected from the swell. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-54.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-54-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Fog, snow showers and steep mountain slopes \u2014 with few signs of human presence \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-54.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fog, snow showers and steep mountain slopes \u2014 with few signs of human presence \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-69.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-69-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"The winter light moves from black and white into a muted peach\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-69.jpg\" data-caption=\"The winter light moves from black and white into a muted peach\" \/>\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: The lighthouse shows the way to the small town of Skjerv\u00f8y. But our course is set for the outer reaches of the fjord Kv\u00e6nangen, where we hope to meet the whales. \u00a9 Marie Nystand Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Sounds and waterways everywhere. For most of the journey, we stay in sheltered waters, protected from the swell. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Fog, snow showers and steep mountain slopes \u2014 with few signs of human presence \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The winter light moves from black and white into a muted peach<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-two-species-competing-over-the-food\">Two species competing over the food<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The orcas \u2013 which are toothed whales \u2013 use a hunting technique known as carousel feeding: they circle the herring school, keeping it tightly packed, then stun the fish with tail slaps and take them one by one. Meanwhile, the humpback whales \u2013 baleen whales \u2013 glide in and open their enormous mouths to engulf huge volumes of herring in a single gulp. These species have evolved very different feeding strategies, yet the herring draw them into the same shared space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-happens-beneath-the-surface\">What happens beneath the surface?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Underwater, the scene is both calm and fierce. When orcas herd the herring, the fish burst into a tight ball, trying to escape in every direction. The ocean above looks serene, but below it\u2019s organised chaos. Tail slaps churn the water, and fish silently slip from the group into waiting whale mouths. The humpbacks, floating at the edges, simply open wide and gulp. The scale is immense: a 12-metre humpback can engulf thousands of fish at once. And in many ways, it\u2019s a competition: even though orcas and humpbacks don\u2019t hunt each other, they share the same bounty.<\/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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-1.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-1-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Warm clothes on, out on deck to scan for whales \u2013 the mood is both expectant and just a little elevated. This isn\u2019t something we experience every day \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Warm clothes on, out on deck to scan for whales \u2013 the mood is both expectant and just a little elevated. This isn\u2019t something we experience every day \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-5.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-5-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"A vessel purpose-built for experiencing nature. And out on the whale grounds, it\u2019s completely silent \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-5.jpg\" data-caption=\"A vessel purpose-built for experiencing nature. And out on the whale grounds, it\u2019s completely silent \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-7.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-7-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"You can move freely all around Brim \u2013 ladders and decks, big and small, everywhere \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-7.jpg\" data-caption=\"You can move freely all around Brim \u2013 ladders and decks, big and small, everywhere \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-2.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-2-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Which whales might we hope to encounter? We\u2019re briefed as we head north from Troms\u00f8 \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-2.jpg\" data-caption=\"Which whales might we hope to encounter? We\u2019re briefed as we head north from Troms\u00f8 \u00a9 Brim Explorer\" \/>\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: Warm clothes on, out on deck to scan for whales \u2013 the mood is both expectant and just a little elevated. This isn\u2019t something we experience every day \u00a9 Brim Explorer<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: A vessel purpose-built for experiencing nature. And out on the whale grounds, it\u2019s completely silent \u00a9 Brim Explorer<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: You can move freely all around Brim \u2013 ladders and decks, big and small, everywhere \u00a9 Brim Explorer<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Which whales might we hope to encounter? We\u2019re briefed as we head north from Troms\u00f8 \u00a9 Brim Explorer<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-orcas-work-in-three-dimensions\">Orcas work in three dimensions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Whales navigate a dark world where sight matters little and sound carries far. Orcas use echolocation to map their surroundings with remarkable precision. They send out rapid, high-pitched clicks that travel through the water, bounce off fish, seabed, boats and even individual herring, then return as tiny echoes. These echoes are received through the lower jaw and processed in the brain, giving the whales a three-dimensional picture of the fjord around them. An orca can detect the size of a fish school, the direction each fish is moving and even how tightly the shoal is packed. It is the same technique used by bats in the night sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-learning-a-foreign-language\">Learning a foreign language<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Research suggests that humpback whales can pick up the high-frequency clicks orcas make when they hunt. When orcas start rounding up a herring shoal, the sound carries through the fjord, and humpbacks often move toward the activity. They don\u2019t join the hunt, but they take advantage of it, slipping in to grab loose herring from the edge of the bait ball. It\u2019s not cooperation, but it\u2019s not conflict either\u2014just two species reading each other\u2019s signals in the underwater soundscape, competing calmly for the same winter resource. You can almost compare it to learning a foreign language.<\/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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-3.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-3-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Heading out on the fjord near Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-3.jpg\" data-caption=\"Heading out on the fjord near Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-4.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-4-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"All of a sudden, the snow showers are easing, and the landscape is revealed. Then it all closes again \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-4.jpg\" data-caption=\"All of a sudden, the snow showers are easing, and the landscape is revealed. Then it all closes again \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-24.jpg\" data-size=\"1800x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-24-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The ship Brim has deck on all sides, allowing for maximum views \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-24.jpg\" data-caption=\"The ship Brim has deck on all sides, allowing for maximum views \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-18.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-18-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Scanning the horizon for whales \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-18.jpg\" data-caption=\"Scanning the horizon for whales \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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: Heading out on the fjord near Skjerv\u00f8y \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: All of a sudden, the snow showers are easing, and the landscape is revealed. Then it all closes again \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The ship Brim has deck on all sides, allowing for maximum views \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Scanning the horizon for whales \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-it-all-started-in-northern-iceland\">It all started in northern Iceland<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way back, I had time for a quick coffee with one of the company\u2019s founders, Agnes \u00c1rnad\u00f3ttir. The story began in H\u00fasav\u00edk, a town on the north coast of Iceland, where she grew up in a family business centred around whale watching. The whale-and-herring grounds in winter are actually a bit fluctuating, and for some years the whales were much closer to Troms\u00f8. Agnes was contacted by the shipping company Hurtigruten in 2016 and began running whale watching tours based in Troms\u00f8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first, chaotically busy season taught her a lot, and changes were clearly needed. The converted fishing vessels used in Iceland were replaced by purpose-built boats designed to maximise the experience. The goals were simple: good visibility for everyone on board, practical solutions for winter use, and enough space for people to move freely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-sustainability-the-practical-approach\">Sustainability \u2013 the practical approach<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustainability is not a finished state; it is a journey. The whale encounters are done on electric power, which reduces vibrations and keeps noise to a minimum. However, diesel is still needed for longer transits, and the current setup is not a final solution \u2013 it is a step on the way. Technology for long-range electric sailing is still developing, so the boats are built as a practical compromise while the company works towards fully electric vessels. Parts of the driveline have been developed in-house with industrial partners, simply because no suitable systems existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Menus on board are simple, meat-free and low-impact \u2013 and historical emissions are compensated through a reforestation project in northern Iceland. It is a gradual shift, built on actions that can be implemented now, with a clear direction for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-natural-highlights season-winter region-alta region-salten region-hammerfest region-harstad region-helgeland region-kirkenes region-lofoten region-lyngenfjord region-ofoten region-nordkapp region-senja region-svalbard region-tromso region-varanger region-vesteraalen malgrupper-local-insider wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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-polar-night-is-the-blue-time-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: 49.25% 73.386678059896%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/000315_Baard-Loeken_www.nordnorge.com_Flakstad.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\tSvalbard\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Polar Night is the blue time in Northern Norway<\/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>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-drink-in-northern-norway todo-eat-and-stay season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-tromso malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-slow-traveller malgrupper-unplugger wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/william-went-to-town-in-tromso-read-his-story\/\">\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\/2023\/01\/MNH6918-768x512.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>William went to town in Troms\u00f8 &#8211; read his story<\/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\tDrink in Northern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<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\">\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>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-in-the-north-atlantic-the-elements-never-rest\">In the North Atlantic, the elements never rest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We started our whale-watching tour in heavy snowfall. A storm had just passed, so in parts there were rough seas on the way north. But everyone seemed to manage well. Around Skjerv\u00f8y it began to clear, and on the return journey we saw see the Northern Lights over the mountain tops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I was lucky enough to get a few words with the captain Albert Bj\u00f8rnerem, responsible for safety onboard, who commented on the weather. <em>\u201cEvery morning is a puzzle of weather, waves and wildlife. Conditions change fast, and we have to make decisions quickly. If a trip is cancelled, it\u2019s for a good reason. Guests sometimes forget they\u2019re in the North Atlantic. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And the guide Tobias Elgaaen: <em>People should plan a week if they want to be sure. Weather changes, the whales move, and seasickness is real.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given the storm the day before we set out, I realised how true that is. <\/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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-74.jpg\" data-size=\"2400x1600\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-74-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Albert Bj\u00f8rnerem is the captain on board and decides whether the weather is good enough to head out. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-74.jpg\" data-caption=\"Albert Bj\u00f8rnerem is the captain on board and decides whether the weather is good enough to head out. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-75.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-75-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"With Tobias Elgaaen\u2019s stories along the way, time flew by. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-75.jpg\" data-caption=\"With Tobias Elgaaen\u2019s stories along the way, time flew by. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-71.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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-71-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"From H\u00fasav\u00edk in Iceland, Agnes \u00c1rnad\u00f3ttir leads Brim Explorer, breaking new ground in technology and sustainability. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-71.jpg\" data-caption=\"From H\u00fasav\u00edk in Iceland, Agnes \u00c1rnad\u00f3ttir leads Brim Explorer, breaking new ground in technology and sustainability. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-72.jpg\" data-size=\"1600x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-72-768x1152.jpg\" alt=\"Giulia Ercoletti shares her enthusiasm for life beneath the ocean\u2019s surface. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brim-whale-safari-skjervoey-72.jpg\" data-caption=\"Giulia Ercoletti shares her enthusiasm for life beneath the ocean\u2019s surface. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen\" \/>\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: Albert Bj\u00f8rnerem is the captain on board and decides whether the weather is good enough to head out. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: With Tobias Elgaaen\u2019s stories along the way, time flew by. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: From H\u00fasav\u00edk in Iceland, Agnes \u00c1rnad\u00f3ttir leads Brim Explorer, breaking new ground in technology and sustainability. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Giulia Ercoletti shares her enthusiasm for life beneath the ocean\u2019s surface. \u00a9 Marie Nystad Helgesen<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-beautiful-drives todo-cross-country-skiing todo-culture-and-history todo-dog-sledding todo-natural-highlights todo-sapmi-culture todo-skiing todo-snowmobile todo-suggested-routes todo-whalesafari todo-wildlifesafari facilities-sami season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-local-insider malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/eight-ways-of-enjoying-the-daylight-in-lyngenfjord-in-winter\/\">\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\/2023\/08\/014909_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Eight ways of enjoying the daylight in Lyngenfjord in winter<\/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\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-cross-country-skiing todo-dog-sledding todo-northern-lights todo-skiing todo-snowmobile facilities-sami season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/seven-ways-to-catch-the-northern-lights-in-lyngenfjord\/\">\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\/2023\/08\/013642_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Seven Ways to Catch the Northern Lights in Lyngenfjord<\/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\tNorthern Lights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-activities todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history todo-dog-sledding todo-eat-and-stay todo-northern-lights todo-sapmi-culture todo-snowmobile todo-whales todo-whalesafari todo-wildlifesafari season-winter region-lyngenfjord malgrupper-bucket-list-betty wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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-lyngenfjord-is-the-northern-lights-fjord\/\">\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% 47%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Norway-184-768x510.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\tLyngenfjord\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Lyngenfjord is the Northern Lights fjord<\/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\tActivities\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"is-questions-closed is-style-white wp-block-vnn-faq-group\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"vnn-faq__title\">Practical facts<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-faq\"><h3 class=\"vnn-faq__question\"><button type=\"button\">When can I see whales in the Troms\u00f8 area?<\/button><\/h3><p class=\"vnn-faq__answer\">You might be lucky to see whale all year in the waters off Troms\u00f8, but the chances are small most of the year. However, from sometimes in October to early February, the Atlantic herring population stays around the Skjerv\u00f8y-Alta area. Since orcas and humpback whales, and sometimes fin whales love herring, they come from large parts of the Atlantic to feed on all this fish.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-faq\"><h3 class=\"vnn-faq__question\"><button type=\"button\">How can I see the whales?<\/button><\/h3><p class=\"vnn-faq__answer\">Tours are organised both out of the nearby port of Skjerv\u00f8y and from Troms\u00f8. Troms\u00f8 is further away, and the transport takes longer &#8211; typically organised as a daytrip. For trips out of the Skjerv\u00f8y area consult <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visit-lyngenfjord.com\/activities\/whale-safari-skjervoy\">Visit Lyngenfjord,<\/a> and all trips out of Troms\u00f8 are found on the website <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visittromso.no\/whale-watching\">Visit Troms\u00f8<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-faq\"><h3 class=\"vnn-faq__question\"><button type=\"button\">Is it advisable to go out at sea in the middle of winter?<\/button><\/h3><p class=\"vnn-faq__answer\">Weather in the North Atlantic can be rough all year. If the weather is too rough, organisers will cancel their tour and refund you. They are responsible for the safety, and will never go out if it&#8217;s not safe. If you want to make sure to get out to see the whales, make sure you stay around a week. The very same is true, incidentally, with the Northern Lights.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-faq\"><h3 class=\"vnn-faq__question\"><button type=\"button\">Can I see Northern Lights and Whales on the same tour?<\/button><\/h3><p class=\"vnn-faq__answer\">The tours departing from Skjerv\u00f8y are usually too short, and happen in the short daylight hours, and you have usually no chance of seeing any Northern Lights. However, on the ones leaving from Troms\u00f8, the transport is longer, and you might be lucky to see them. However, we recommend the specially designated Northern Lights tours, as the chance is much bigger. That said; we did see Northern Lights on the return journey when we sailed with Brim.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9649a0d9 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\"><div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/use-public-transport-when-exploring-arctic-norway-out-of-tromso-in-winter\/\">\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% 43%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Keipen_NorthernLights_JanSchmitt-768x433.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>Use public transport when exploring Arctic Norway out of Troms\u00f8 in winter<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-northern-lights season-spring season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-nature-lover malgrupper-nature-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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-aurora-leaves-the-night-sky-stage-in-a-grand-finale\/\">\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% 62%;\" 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\/2023\/08\/024601_Petr-Pavl-ek_Visit-Lyngenfjord-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\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Aurora Leaves the Night Sky Stage in a Grand Finale<\/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\tNorthern Lights\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-artikler todo-attractions todo-northern-lights facilities-sustainable-travel season-autumn season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-bucket-list-betty malgrupper-epic-seeker malgrupper-leave-no-tracer malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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-know-if-your-northern-lights-tour-was-responsible\/\">\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=\"543\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/aurora-borealis-cabin-night-1674624.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\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>How to know if your Northern Lights tour was responsible<\/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>\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\">December 16, 2025<\/div><div class=\"vnn__byline-date\">Last updated April 1, 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