Bodø
Bodø at a glance
Bodø lies in Nordland county, just north of the Arctic Circle. It was European Capital of Culture in 2024, the first city north of the Arctic Circle to hold the title (Visit Bodø). The airport is about one kilometre from the centre, and the Lofoten ferries leave from here.
- Population (municipality): 53,712
- Founded: 1816 (town status by royal resolution)
- Name origin: from the farm name Bodøgård, from boði (skerry) and vin (meadow)
- Area (municipality): 1,395 km² (land 1,311 km², water 84 km²)
- Area (urban zone): 14.9 km²
- Elevation: about 4 m (highest point in the municipality 1,285 m, Lurfjelltinden)
- Time zone: CET (UTC +1, summer time CEST UTC +2)
- Demonym: Bodøværing
- Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)
What to see
- Saltstraumen: 33 km from the centre. The current reaches up to 20 knots and whirlpools can be up to 10 metres across. Strongest around new and full moon (Visit Bodø).
- Keiservarden: viewpoint at 366 m above sea level. From the Turisthytta car park it is 5.5 km return, about 2.5 hours, moderate (Visit Bodø).
- Norwegian Aviation Museum: national museum of civil and military aviation, 10,000 m² of exhibitions, Børtindgata 35b (Norsk Luftfartsmuseum).
- Midnight sun from 4 June to 8 July (Visit Bodø).
How to get here
- Plane: Bodø Airport is about 1 km from the centre, a 10–15 minute walk or about 5 minutes on bus line 1 or 4 (Avinor).
- Train: the Nordland Line Trondheim–Bodø, 729 km, around 10 hours. Two departures each way daily, one of them a night train with sleeping compartments (SJ Norge).
- Ferry to Lofoten: Bodø–Værøy–Røst–Moskenes. Booking is not mandatory, but only part of the capacity can be reserved (Torghatten).
Businesses and places in Bodø
Number of listings in the catalogue, checked 26.09.2026:
Sources: Avinor, Visit Bodø, SJ Norge, Torghatten, Norsk Luftfartsmuseum. Last checked 26.09.2026 by Redaksjonen NorgeGuide.
Where to eat
Where to stay
Entertainment and leisure
Education and clubs
Other organisations and services in Bodø
All categories in Bodø
- Adult stores
- Advertising and promotional products
- Aesthetic clinics and plastic surgery
- Airlines and air transport
- Amusement parks and activity centres
- Apartments and residential complexes
- Art galleries
- Asian restaurants and sushi bars
- Audio and video equipment rental
- Bakeries
- Banks
- Barbershops
- Bars and lounges
- Beauty and perfume stores
- Beauty salons
- Bike and scooter rental
- Bike shops
- 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
- 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
- Dentists
- Driving schools
- Dry cleaners and laundries
- Education centres
- Electronics and tech stores
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Motorcycle and scooter shops
- Museums
- Music schools
- Nightclubs
- Office, art and hobby stores
- Oil, gas and fuel companies
- Online stores
- Opticians
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Useful places
- Waste and recycling services
- Water utilities
- Wine and liquor stores
- Workshops and manufacturing
Frequently asked questions about Bodø
Bodø Airport is about one kilometre from the centre: a 10–15 minute walk, or about 5 minutes on bus line 1 or 4 (Avinor, checked 26.09.2026).
The Nordland Line Trondheim–Bodø is 729 km and takes around 10 hours. There are two departures each way daily, one of them a night train with sleeping compartments (SJ Norge, checked 26.09.2026).
By ferry Bodø–Moskenes, calling at Værøy and Røst. Booking is not mandatory, but only part of the capacity can be reserved (Torghatten, checked 26.09.2026).
From 4 June to 8 July (Visit Bodø, checked 26.09.2026).
Saltstraumen is 33 km from the centre. The current reaches up to 20 knots and whirlpools can be up to 10 metres across. It is strongest around new and full moon (Visit Bodø, checked 26.09.2026).
5.5 km return from the Turisthytta car park, about 2.5 hours, moderate. The viewpoint is at 366 m above sea level (Visit Bodø, checked 26.09.2026).
The Norwegian Aviation Museum in town, the 2.5-hour hike to Keiservarden, and Saltstraumen 33 km outside the city (Visit Bodø and Norsk Luftfartsmuseum, checked 26.09.2026).























































