Bergen
Bergen at a glance
Bergen lies in Vestland county and was founded in 1070 by King Olav III Kyrre. From around 1350 to 1754 Bryggen was the main seat of the Hanseatic merchants in the north. The city sits between seven mountains: Lyderhorn, Damsgårdsfjellet, Løvstakken, Ulriken, Fløyfjellet, Rundemanen and Sandviksfjellet (Store norske leksikon).
- Population (municipality): 294,860 (2026)
- Land area: 445 km²
- County: Vestland
- Precipitation: 2,495 mm a year (normal 1991–2020, Florida station)
- Temperature: January 2.6 °C and July 15.6 °C on average (normal 1991–2020)
What to see
- Bryggen: the seat of the Hanseatic merchants from around 1350 to 1754 (Store norske leksikon).
- The Fløibanen funicular: opened in 1918 and carries more than two million passengers a year up to Fløyen (Store norske leksikon).
- Ulriken and the seven mountains: the city mountains start right by the centre and are walking country all year.
Practical
- Rain: Bergen gets around 2,500 mm of precipitation a year — bring a rain jacket in any season (Bergen municipality, normal 1991–2020).
- Public transport: Skyss runs buses, the light rail, boats and ferries in Vestland; tickets in the Skyss app (skyss.no).
- More about weather and clothing: weather in Norway.
Businesses and places in Bergen
Number of listings in the directory, checked 27.09.2026:
Sources: Store norske leksikon (checked 27.09.2026), Bergen municipality and Skyss (checked 26.09.2026).
Last checked 27.09.2026 by Redaksjonen NorgeGuide.
Where to eat
Where to stay
Entertainment and leisure
Education and clubs
Other Organizations & Services in Bergen
All categories in Bergen
- Adult stores
- Advertising and promotional products
- Aesthetic clinics and plastic surgery
- Airlines and air transport
- Amusement parks and activity centres
- Antique shops
- Apartments and residential complexes
- Art galleries
- Art schools
- Asian restaurants and sushi bars
- Astrology and esoteric services
- Audio and video equipment rental
- Bakeries
- Banks
- Barbershops
- Bars and lounges
- Bathroom and plumbing stores
- Beauty and perfume stores
- Beauty courses
- Beauty salons
- Bike and scooter rental
- Bike shops
- Billiard halls
- Bookstores
- Bridal shops
- Building and industrial suppliers
- Building services and installation
- Building supply stores
- Bus stops and bus terminals
- Cafés
- Car dealers
- Car markets and auto auctions
- Car parts and accessories stores
- Car rental companies
- Car repair shops
- Car wash and detailing services
- Care homes and assisted living
- Casinos and gaming
- Catering services
- Charities and foundations
- Children's clothing and baby stores
- Churches and places of worship
- Cleaning companies
- Clothing and textile suppliers
- Clothing stores
- Clubs and associations
- Coffee shops
- Commercial buildings and office parks
- Companies
- Concert halls and live music venues
- Construction and engineering firms
- Construction equipment rental
- Consulting firms
- Courier and postal services
- Creative groups
- Dance schools
- Debt collection agencies
- Dentists
- Driving schools
- Dry cleaners and laundries
- Education centres
- Electronics and tech stores
- Embassies and consulates
- Energy companies
- Environmental organisations
- Equipment and machinery suppliers
- Event and banquet venues
- Event and entertainment agencies
- Eye clinics
- Fabric and yarn stores
- Fast food and takeaways
- Ferries and boat transport
- Financial and accounting firms
- Florists and garden centres
- Food and beverage suppliers
- Food and grocery delivery
- Freight and transport companies
- Funeral homes and cemeteries
- Furniture and home stores
- Furniture and interior suppliers
- Garden design and maintenance
- Gift and souvenir shops
- Government agencies
- Grocery stores and supermarkets
- Guesthouses, cabins and campsites
- Gyms and fitness centres
- Hair removal clinics
- Hair salons
- Holding companies
- Hospitals
- Hostels
- Hotels
- Insurance companies
- Interior design and renovation
- Internet cafés
- Investment and brokerage firms
- IT services
- Jewellery and accessory stores
- Kindergartens
- Kitchen and tableware stores
- Landmarks and historic sites
- Language courses
- Law firms and legal services
- Libraries
- Lingerie and underwear stores
- Logistics and warehousing
- Manufacturers
- Marketing agencies
- Markets and bazaars
- Maternity wards and fertility clinics
- Media and design studios
- Medical centres and clinics
- Medical equipment suppliers
- Medical laboratories
- Microfinance institutions
- Motorcycle and scooter shops
- Museums
- Music schools
- Nail salons
- Nightclubs
- Norwegian restaurants
- Office, art and hobby stores
- Oil, gas and fuel companies
- Online stores
- Opticians
- Paediatricians
- Parking facilities
- Parks and recreation areas
- Patisseries and cake shops
- Pet care and veterinarians
- Pet shops
- Petrol and EV charging stations
- Pharmacies
- Pizzerias
- Print and copy shops
- Property developers
- Property valuers
- Psychologists
- Public toilets
- Pubs and beer gardens
- Real estate agents
- Recruitment agencies
- Rehabilitation and wellness centres
- Research institutes and laboratories
- Restaurants
- Road maintenance and services
- Saunas and baths
- Schools
- Seafood restaurants
- Second-hand stores
- Security companies
- Shoe stores
- Shopping centres
- Site preparation and demolition
- Spas and massage centers
- Sports and outdoor equipment rental
- Sports and outdoor stores
- Sports clubs
- Swimming pools
- Tailors and sewing workshops
- Tattoo and piercing studios
- Taxi services
- Telecom and internet providers
- Theatres and cinemas
- Tobacco and vape shops
- Towing and roadside assistance
- Toy stores
- Train and metro stations
- Translation agencies
- Travel agencies and tour operators
- Universities and colleges
- Waste and recycling services
- Water utilities
- Wine and liquor stores
- Workshops and manufacturing
- Workwear and medical clothing stores
Frequently asked questions about Bergen
Yes. The 1991–2020 normal is 2,495 mm of precipitation a year at the Florida station. Bring a rain jacket in any season (Bergen municipality, checked 26.09.2026).
On average 2.6 °C in January and 15.6 °C in July (normal 1991–2020, Store norske leksikon, checked 26.09.2026).
In 1070, by King Olav III Kyrre (Store norske leksikon, checked 27.09.2026).
The main seat of the Hanseatic merchants in the north from around 1350 to 1754 (Store norske leksikon, checked 27.09.2026).
A funicular that opened in 1918 and carries more than two million passengers a year up to Fløyen (Store norske leksikon, checked 27.09.2026).
Lyderhorn, Damsgårdsfjellet, Løvstakken, Ulriken, Fløyfjellet, Rundemanen and Sandviksfjellet (Store norske leksikon, checked 27.09.2026).
With Skyss: buses, the light rail, boats and ferries in Vestland, tickets in the Skyss app (skyss.no, checked 26.09.2026).




























































