{"id":1650,"date":"2019-10-23T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-10-23T11:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=2029"},"modified":"2026-03-20T13:05:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:05:27","slug":"hammerfest","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/destinasjon\/hammerfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Hammerfest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\tThe world\u2019s northernmost city, Hammerfest, is found in stark, barren, Arctic landscapes. Yet is is a real city with all the city trimmings.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The world\u2019s northernmost city enjoys a fabulous situation on a curved bay, surrounded by stark, barren Arctic moorland, mountains and waterways. Its history as a centre for Arctic hunting and fishing goes back to 1789, and today Hammerfest is a modern centre of gas exports, fishing and tourism.<\/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\/2020\/06\/008190_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1301x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008190_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"Hammerfest is colourful and fun \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008190_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hammerfest is colourful and fun \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2021\/06\/007657_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1.jpg\" data-size=\"1449x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/007657_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1-768x424.jpg\" alt=\"Hammerfest view from the zigzag path \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/007657_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hammerfest view from the zigzag path \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2021\/06\/008221_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/008221_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/008221_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Downtown Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2021\/04\/008216_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/008216_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Festive and colourful reconstruction era houses in Hammerfest. A shop\/office building in the front, and a typical blue reconstruction houses in the hillside. Modern condos are in the far upper end \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/008216_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Festive and colourful reconstruction era houses in Hammerfest. A shop\/office building in the front, and a typical blue reconstruction houses in the hillside. Modern condos are in the far upper end \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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: Hammerfest is colourful and fun \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Hammerfest view from the zigzag path \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Downtown Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Festive and colourful reconstruction era houses in Hammerfest. A shop\/office building in the front, and a typical blue reconstruction houses in the hillside. Modern condos are in the far upper end \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammerfest-is-the-oldest-city-in-the-north\">Hammerfest is the oldest city in the north<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammerfest was issued the city charter in 1789. The king of Denmark-Norway, who was clinically mad, had a clear moment, which the court used to obtain his signature on the city charter. Thus a tiny settlement in the far north could start its development. Early development was slow, and in 1809, the city was burned by the British as part of the Napoleonic wars. However, the seas are rich off Hammerfest, and fish export made the city grow in the 19<sup>th<\/sup> c.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammerfest-was-a-spec-of-urban-city-culture\">Hammerfest was a spec of urban city culture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Early visitors to Hammerfest were not impressed by the size of the city. However, the gentry of Hammerfest was well versed in foreign languages and in education and knowledge of the outside world. Thus, Hammerfest became an outpost of European urban culture and a surprise to the visitors.<\/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\/2020\/06\/007653_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007653_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island, seen from the city of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007653_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Northern Lights over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island, seen from the city of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2021\/02\/jim-6.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jim-6-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Skiing backcountry around Hammerfest \u00a9 Jim Johansen\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jim-6.jpg\" data-caption=\"Skiing backcountry around Hammerfest \u00a9 Jim Johansen\" \/>\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\/2021\/02\/008178_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1641x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/008178_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x374.jpg\" alt=\"People out at Lake Storvannet, less than a mile out of Hammerfest downtown. The city mountain of Salen til the right, and afar to the left Mount Tyven \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/008178_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"People out at Lake Storvannet, less than a mile out of Hammerfest downtown. The city mountain of Salen til the right, and afar to the left Mount Tyven \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2019\/12\/008179_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1161\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008179_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"For children, warm thermal body suits are available to rent and buy \u00a9 Ziggi-Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008179_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"For children, warm thermal body suits are available to rent and buy \u00a9 Ziggi-Wantuch\" \/>\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: Northern Lights over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island, seen from the city of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Skiing backcountry around Hammerfest \u00a9 Jim Johansen<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: People out at Lake Storvannet, less than a mile out of Hammerfest downtown. The city mountain of Salen til the right, and afar to the left Mount Tyven \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: For children, warm thermal body suits are available to rent and buy \u00a9 Ziggi-Wantuch<\/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-culture-and-history todo-worldwar2 region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-specialist malgrupper-heritage-explorer 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-museum-of-reconstruction-in-hammerfest-tells-the-story-of-rebuilding-from-the-ashes-of-war\/\">\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: 49.089996337891% 52.766911786302%;\" 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\/2020\/03\/f269446fecbfb77c622e7e5cba7a35b2-768x512.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Museum of Reconstruction in Hammerfest tells the story of rebuilding from the ashes of war<\/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\tWorld War II\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-hiking todo-natural-highlights season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-alta region-finnmarksvidda region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist 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\/the-meridian-column-in-hammerfest-commemorates-the-study-of-our-planet\/\">\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=\"519\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/72197630.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Meridian column in Hammerfest<\/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-coastal-culture todo-culture-and-history season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-hammerfest malgrupper-bucket-list-betty 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\/hammerfest-is-the-worlds-northernmost-city-maybe\/\">\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: 50.5% 63.157894736842%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008354_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hammerfest is the world&#039;s northernmost city<\/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\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-polar-bear-society-celebrate-that-hammerfest-is-the-world-s-northernmost-city\">The Polar Bear Society celebrate that Hammerfest is the world\u2019s northernmost city<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Norway, the term \u201ccity\u201d was traditionally issued by the king. Hammerfest is the northernmost of all the traditional cities in Norway, and there is no urban settlement further north that is bigger than Hammerfest\u2019s 10&nbsp;000 inhabitants. However, urban settlements in Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and Norway are found further north, but they all lack the history and flair of Hammerfest. Since the term \u201ccity\u201d is also ambiguous in both English and other languages, Hammerfest\u2019s status is thus debatable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arctic-hunting-and-discoveries\">Arctic Hunting and discoveries<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Already in 1794, the Hammerfestonians sent out their first hunting expedition to the Arctic. They went to the Bear Island, where they hunted walrus. Soon the brave hunters of Hammerfest were hunting in a vast area from Greenland in the west to Western Siberia in the east. Hunters from Hammerfest were sought-after crew members on Arctic Expeditions, best know is Adolf Lindstr\u00f8m, who participated in Roald Amundsen\u2019s South Pole Expedtion, serving his now famous \u201csteak \u00e0 la Lindstr\u00f8m\u201d. The Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society presents all this in their collections, and you can even participate in a \u201cmini expedition\u201d on the Salen Mountain.<\/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\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"The 1962 church of Hammerfest looms over the reconstruction era architecture \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"The 1962 church of Hammerfest looms over the reconstruction era architecture \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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\/2019\/12\/008212_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x2400\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008212_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"The church is a beacon in the winter landscape of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008212_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"The church is a beacon in the winter landscape of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2019\/12\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x555\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"Winter view of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Winter view of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2019\/10\/008367_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x750\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008367_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"The city mountain in winter dusk \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008367_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"The city mountain in winter dusk \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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 1962 church of Hammerfest looms over the reconstruction era architecture \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The church is a beacon in the winter landscape of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Winter view of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The city mountain in winter dusk \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/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-culture-and-history todo-suggested-routes season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-hammerfest malgrupper-heritage-explorer 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\/take-the-bygderuta-from-hammerfest-to-soroya-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: 51% 65%;\" 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\/2020\/04\/40a653bd550f1f36a334cf283e103104-768x576.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Take the Bygderuta from Hammerfest to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya 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\tSuggested routes\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-culture-and-history todo-hiking todo-northern-lights todo-photo todo-snowshoeing todo-worldwar2 season-autumn season-winter region-hammerfest 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\/see-the-northern-lights-in-the-worlds-northernmost-city-hammerfest\/\">\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\/2020\/06\/007653_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>See the Northern Lights in the world&#8217;s northernmost city Hammerfest<\/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-hiking season-autumn season-summer region-hammerfest 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\/hiking-around-hammerfest-is-both-easy-and-varied\/\">\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=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/009800_Mats-Hoel-Johannessen_nordnorge.com_-1.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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hiking around Hammerfest<\/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>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-celebrate-that-you-have-been-all-the-way-to-hammerfest\">Celebrate that you have been all the way to Hammerfest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Club is the exclusive club for those who have made the achievement of reaching Hammerfest. If you wear the needle on your jacket, fellow Hammerfest visitors will be in the know. The membership is handed out in the city hall, and the diploma is signed by the mayor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-first-electric-streetlamps-were-lit-in-hammerfest\">The first electric streetlamps were lit in Hammerfest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammerfest suffered a devastating fire in 1890, destroying half the city. With the help of donations, the city was quickly getting back on its feet. The gentry built new wooden houses with little onion-shaped domes, a nod to their trade connections with Arkhangelsk in Russia. One of the improvements done was the establishment of a hydro electric power station, using a 40 metre waterfall just outside town. In 1891, the city was lit by 18 street lamps and 300 light bulbs in private houses. Imagine how the Polar Night got brighter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-total-destruction-came-in-1944\">Total destruction came in 1944<\/h2>\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\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-audioguide-8_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-size=\"1440x912\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-audioguide-8_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" alt=\"Square reconstruction-era houses in Hammerfest. The museum of reconstruction rises up behind the front houses, and in the far back Mount Tyven rises \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-audioguide-8_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-caption=\"Square reconstruction-era houses in Hammerfest. The museum of reconstruction rises up behind the front houses, and in the far back Mount Tyven rises \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" \/>\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\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-pirate-husky-3-stallo_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-size=\"1440x851\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-pirate-husky-3-stallo_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg-768x454.jpg\" alt=\"The &quot;stallo&quot; at Kvalsund. A stallo is a troll or giant in Sami mythology. The bridge in the back connects Hammerfest with the mainland @ Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-pirate-husky-3-stallo_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-caption=\"The &quot;stallo&quot; at Kvalsund. A stallo is a troll or giant in Sami mythology. The bridge in the back connects Hammerfest with the mainland @ Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" \/>\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\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-meridianstoette-2_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-size=\"1040x1440\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-meridianstoette-2_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg-768x1063.jpg\" alt=\"The Meridian Column at Fugleneset in Hammerfest is a memorial to the measurement of the globe in the 19th C. It all ended in the world&#039;s northernmost city, Hammerfest @ Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-meridianstoette-2_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Meridian Column at Fugleneset in Hammerfest is a memorial to the measurement of the globe in the 19th C. It all ended in the world&#039;s northernmost city, Hammerfest @ Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" \/>\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\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-audioguide-6_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-size=\"1068x1440\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-audioguide-6_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg-768x1036.jpg\" alt=\"Hammerfest church in the early afternoon dusk \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hammerfest-audioguide-6_foto_bjoern-owe_holmberg.jpg\" data-caption=\"Hammerfest church in the early afternoon dusk \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg\" \/>\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: Square reconstruction-era houses in Hammerfest. The museum of reconstruction rises up behind the front houses, and in the far back Mount Tyven rises \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The &quot;stallo&quot; at Kvalsund. A stallo is a troll or giant in Sami mythology. The bridge in the back connects Hammerfest with the mainland @ Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The Meridian Column at Fugleneset in Hammerfest is a memorial to the measurement of the globe in the 19th C. It all ended in the world&#039;s northernmost city, Hammerfest @ Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Hammerfest church in the early afternoon dusk \u00a9 Bj\u00f8rn-Owe Holmberg<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<p>In the autumn of 1944, Hammerfest fell victim to the scorched earth tactics of the German occupying forces. The Germans wanted to establish a new frontline further southwest against the advancing Red Army. The citizens were forcibly evacuated to Troms\u00f8, and from there sent onwards to live with families further south. Every single building except the grave chapel, every electricity or telephone pole, the docks and all other human installations were razed to the ground. When the snow fell over Hammerfest, the only sign of a city were a few house chimneys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammerfest-rose-from-the-ashes\">Hammerfest rose from the ashes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1945, a few of the inhabitants returned. They lived under capsized boats and in makeshift huts, and soon baracks were built as more people returned. However, in the late 40\u2019ies and 50\u2019ies, Hammerfest rose from the ashes a modern city. Findus established a giant fish processing plant and modern houses in the colourful reconstruction style were built along the curved bay. The city hall and the striking modern church added to the modernist look. The Museum of Reconstruction tells the story of how Hammerfest and the entire area razed to the ground in late 1944 was reconstructed. This museum is not afraid to present new and surprising aspects to this uprooting experience, and is a key to understanding Norway\u2019s furthest north.<\/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 facilities-sustainable-travel region-alta region-hammerfest region-nordkapp malgrupper-leave-no-tracer 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\/take-the-bus-to-the-north-cape-explore-europes-far-north-by-public-transport\/\">\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\/2021\/03\/DSC02348-3-768x512.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\tAlta\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Take the Bus to the North Cape \u2013 Explore Europe\u2019s far north by public transport<\/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-topic 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\/topic\/a-voyage-of-discovery-in-the-north\/\">\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% 38%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-16-9 wp-block-t2-post-dynamic-part\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/MNH3266-kopi-768x432.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>A voyage of discovery in the North<\/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-midnight-sun todo-natural-highlights todo-north-cape todo-suggested-routes season-autumn season-spring season-summer season-winter region-northern-norway malgrupper-epic-seeker malgrupper-heritage-explorer 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\/your-northernmost-holiday-travel-to-the-end-of-the-world\/\">\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\/2020\/06\/Nordkapp-3-1-768x576.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\tNorthern Norway\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Your northernmost holiday &#8211; travel to the end of the world<\/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\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-oil-age-creates-another-boom\">The oil age creates another boom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As fishing got more and more industrialised, fish stocks were depleted. Quotas had to be introduced, and fish processing needed less and less people. This mean that Hammerfest slowly went into stagnation, and the population numbers started to shrink. However, the opening of off-shore gas fields northwest of Hammerfest meant another boom for the city. &nbsp;Building started in 2002, and by 2007, gas was pipelined in to the Melk\u00f8ya gas processing plant just outside the city. The wealth created is visible in apartment buildings, hotels, heated pavements and the new culture house replacing the big, old fish plant. Hammerfest\u2019s history of booms and decline seem to go on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-bygderuta-takes-you-to-remote-settlements\">Bygderuta takes you to remote settlements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the city of Hammerfest, a boat route takes you to all the minuscule settlements that cannot be reached by car. You get to see stark, naked, steep coastlines, you may be lucky to see jumping dolphins and you see local life on board. Akkarfjord is the biggest settlement, where you can also eat and stay the night. This is also the starting point of hiking routes.<\/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-aktiviteter todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/the-energy-house-in-hammerfest-lit-the-way-in-electrifying-the-north\/\"><\/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=\"790\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/4adcb5ca0b967a193e7e19775925aa00.png\" 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;T&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\">Attractions<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>The Energy House in Hammerfest lit the way in electrifying the north<\/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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-architecture todo-attractions todo-culture-and-history region-hammerfest malgrupper-culture-lover malgrupper-culture-specialist wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/hammerfest-church-symbolises-coastal-finnmark-fishing-history\/\"><\/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\/2019\/10\/008357_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.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\">Attractions<\/div>\n\t\t\t<h2>Hammerfest Church symbolises coastal Finnmark fishing history<\/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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-aktiviteter todo-activities todo-hiking todo-hiking-trips season-autumn season-summer region-hammerfest malgrupper-nature-lover wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\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\/take-a-wander-on-the-arctic-coastline-of-kjottvikvarden\/\"><\/a>\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 65% 54%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Hiking-lake-one-person_.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;T&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>Take a wander on the Arctic coastline of Kj\u00f8ttvikvarden<\/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\tHammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-inland-is-greener\">The inland is greener<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Hammerfest island of Kval\u00f8ya is connected with the mainland with the Kvalsundbrua suspension bridge. Kvalsund is a community with deep Sami roots, and at Kokelv you can stop at the small Sami museum. The small-grown birch trees give another feel than the barren coast, before giving way to the enormous high plateau of Finnmarksvidda up around Skaidi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-landscape-is-perfect-for-hiking\">The landscape is perfect for hiking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the most striking things with Hammerfest is the location: The city is dense and colourful, and the area around is almost totally empty. Trees are only found in gardens, and in sheltered valleys along the Storvannet lake. The rest are treeless arctic moors. You walk on solid turf or on stony ground, the mountains are of moderate hikes and you don\u2019t get lost. From the city, you can walk up the zig-zag path to Mount Salen, which takes you just a few minutes. From there you have a wonderful view of Hammerfest and its curved bay. The helm-shaped island of H\u00e5ja is clearly visible, as are the remote mountains on S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island. More challenging is Mount Tyven, 418 metres of altitude.<\/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\/2020\/06\/23773423521_c50b8c8b2b_k-1024x683.jpg\" data-size=\"1024x683\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23773423521_c50b8c8b2b_k-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"On the way out to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya\u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/23773423521_c50b8c8b2b_k-1024x683.jpg\" data-caption=\"On the way out to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya\u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\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\/2020\/06\/IntoGamvikFarmSoroya.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IntoGamvikFarmSoroya-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Heading to the farm of Gamvik \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/IntoGamvikFarmSoroya.jpg\" data-caption=\"Heading to the farm of Gamvik \u00a9 Knut Hansvold\" \/>\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\/2021\/08\/Akkarfjord-scene-2_.jpg\" data-size=\"800x1067\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Akkarfjord-scene-2_-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"The sun plays with the summer fog in Akkarfjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Akkarfjord-scene-2_.jpg\" data-caption=\"The sun plays with the summer fog in Akkarfjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\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\/2022\/05\/20210727_175220160_iOS.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\/2022\/05\/20210727_175220160_iOS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Bactrian camels in Akkarfjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20210727_175220160_iOS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Bactrian camels in Akkarfjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell\" \/>\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: On the way out to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya\u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Heading to the farm of Gamvik \u00a9 Knut Hansvold<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: The sun plays with the summer fog in Akkarfjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: Bactrian camels in Akkarfjord \u00a9 Katelin Pell<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-go-hiking-on-the-other-islands\">Go hiking on the other islands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Avid hikers should explore the other islands. Take the Bygderuta across to S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island and do the 20 km long return hike to the Kj\u00f8ttvikvarden beacon. From here, you see the barren, outer coast and the endless horizon of the Atlantic. The island of Seiland has varied hiking in the parts closest to Hammerfest, but more challenging wilderness with glaciers and peaks further south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-for-two-and-a-half-months-the-midnight-sun-shines-in-hammerfest\">For two and a half months, the Midnight Sun shines in Hammerfest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>From the 14to of May to the 29<sup>th<\/sup> of July, Hammerfest basks in the rays of the Midnight Sun. From Salen mountain, you see the sun bathe the landscape in a golden hue. Many people also hire e-bikes from the Tourist Board, and go to the nearby village of Fors\u00f8l. From here, you see the sun over the open sea.<\/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\/2020\/06\/007653_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007653_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island, seen from the city of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007653_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Northern Lights over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island, seen from the city of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2020\/06\/007654_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007654_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights ribbons over the nightsky near Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007654_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Northern Lights ribbons over the nightsky near Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2020\/06\/007665_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"965x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007665_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x637.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Lights over the Mikkelgammen (gamme is a Sami turf hut) on Mount Salen \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007665_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"Northern Lights over the Mikkelgammen (gamme is a Sami turf hut) on Mount Salen \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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: Northern Lights over S\u00f8r\u00f8ya Island, seen from the city of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: Northern Lights ribbons over the nightsky near Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Northern Lights over the Mikkelgammen (gamme is a Sami turf hut) on Mount Salen \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-hammerfest-is-under-the-northern-lights-oval\">Hammerfest is under the Northern Lights oval<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammerfest is found directly under the Northern Lights oval. This means you have very good chances of spotting the lights here. Travellers can go for a long walk, possibly up to Mount Salen from where you can see the lights over the city. If you are good at night photography, you can also photograph the rays of the Northern Lights over the city. Beginner photographers, however, should seek out a location a bit out of town. One suggestion is Kirkeg\u00e5rdsbukt near the village of Fors\u00f8l. You can also drive to Kvalsand and Skaidi on the highway to Hammerfest, where you find many dark spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-meridian-column-is-on-the-unesco-heritage-list\">The Meridian Column is on the UNESCO heritage list<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Imagine a time when we didn\u2019t know the exact size and shape of the globe. The German von Struve, a professor at the Russian (now Estonian) university of Tartu (Dorpat) wanted find it out, so in the years 1816 to 1855, he measured the size of the globe with the help of 265 triangulation points in ten countries, all along the same longitude. The northermost of them all was in Hammerfest. Today, the Meridian Column is the most visible of all the 34 remaining triangulation points that together form a UNESCO world heritage site. You can see it at Point Fugleneset, a residential area a bit outside the centre. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1-1024x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1-1024x296.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1-768x222.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1-1536x444.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/008177_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winter view of Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-should-i-go-to-hammerfest\">When should I go to Hammerfest?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hammerfest can be visited the whole year. Visitors come here in winter for the Northern Lights and to experience the winter landscapes. April and May are perfect for snowmobiling, ice fishing and skiing in the nearby Skaidi\/Repparfjorddalen area. The snow lingers until June here. June and July are when Hammerfest enjoys the brief Midnight Sun summer. At this time, hiking is perfect in the nearby mountains. August and September is a favourite hiking time for locals, and this is also berry picking time. The first Northern lights turn up in late August, and by mid-September, it is prime aurora viewing time. In October and November, snow comes and goes, days get shorter and the Northern Lights get more time to play every night. This is also a time to enjoy culture and togetherness in the bars and the grand new culture house.<\/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\/2019\/12\/008192_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x931\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008192_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"View from Mount Salen, Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008192_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"View from Mount Salen, Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2019\/12\/008218_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1920x1032\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008218_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" alt=\"The Hurtigruten calls at Hammerfest on a beautiful day of Summer \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/008218_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"The Hurtigruten calls at Hammerfest on a beautiful day of Summer \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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\/2019\/10\/008369_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-size=\"1347x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008369_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" alt=\"Down the zigzag stairs \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/008369_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS_Hammerfest.jpg\" data-caption=\"Down the zigzag stairs \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist\" \/>\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\/2020\/06\/007659_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-size=\"1525x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">04<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007659_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS-768x403.jpg\" alt=\"The culture house, built where once the giant Findus fish factory was found \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/007659_Ziggi-Wantuch_Hammerfest-Turist-AS.jpg\" data-caption=\"The culture house, built where once the giant Findus fish factory was found \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\" \/>\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: View from Mount Salen, Hammerfest \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: The Hurtigruten calls at Hammerfest on a beautiful day of Summer \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Down the zigzag stairs \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch\/Hammerfest Turist<\/figcaption><figcaption>04: The culture house, built where once the giant Findus fish factory was found \u00a9 Ziggi Wantuch<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\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\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\t\tUseful to know about Hammerfest\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-accordion wp-block-t2-accordion\" data-allow-multiple=\"1\" role=\"list\">\n<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-do-you-get-to-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow do you get to Hammerfest?\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=\"how-do-you-get-to-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tTo arrive in style, you should of course sail with Hurtigruten that calls at Hammerfest every day. Much more rapid is the propeller plane from Troms\u00f8, with several flights a day. Travellers that want to see more than just Hammerfest, land in Alta. This airport is big enough for 737\u2019s, and you can get discount tickets easily. From Alta you can either go by catamaran boat of by bus to Hammerfest. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<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-you-stay-in-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhere do you stay in Hammerfest?\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=\"where-do-you-stay-in-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest has several good hotels, and a few budget options in town. There is also a campsite. Out of town, there are simpler hostels, guesthouses and self catering holiday homes in all the small villages. At Skaidi, where the Hammerfest road forks off from the E6, there is also a hotel.When should I go to Hammerfest?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<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=\"can-i-combine-hammerfest-with-the-north-cape?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCan I combine Hammerfest with the North Cape?\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=\"can-i-combine-hammerfest-with-the-north-cape?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe North Cape, or Nordkapp, is north east of Hammerfest. 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It is also a short hop by plane, or you can take the bus around. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<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-big-is-hammerfest?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tHow big is Hammerfest?\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=\"how-big-is-hammerfest?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest municipality has some 10 000 inhabitants, nearly all living in Hammerfest or the nearby village of Rypefjord. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<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=\"aren&#039;t-there-any-cities-further-north?\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAren&#039;t there any cities further north?\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=\"aren&#039;t-there-any-cities-further-north?\" role=\"region\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tHammerfest became a city by royal charter in 1789. 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