🌧️ Bergen and Hordaland: rain, mountains and stable calls

It's easy to combine ‘zoom’ and ‘seven mountains’ here: coworking by the harbour during the day, a short climb to the views in the evening. This cheat sheet has three practical answers: which spaces in the city centre actually offer evening access, how to schedule calls in rainy weather, and which trails can be completed in 60–90 minutes after 6 p.m. (taking into account the funicular and cable car schedules).

🏢 Which coworking spaces in the city centre are open in the evenings? [Lock: Bergen]

• Regus, Media City Bergen (Lars Hilles gate 30). Meeting rooms and 24/7 access are available for residents; for one-time visits, there is Day Coworking/Day Office (usually during reception hours). Convenient location in the business cluster near Nygaard.
• Spaces, Media City Bergen. A network hub with meeting rooms; regular ‘day’ hours on weekdays, evening access by membership and venue conditions.
• Bergen.Works (Vestre Skostredet 2, near Torgallmenningen). Local space with booths and meeting rooms; official hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekdays (sometimes open on Saturdays — check when booking). For evening work, it is better to choose Regus/Spaces with 24-hour access for members.
• Plan B: Scandic Coworking — day pass at hotels in the chain (including in the centre) for NOK 99/199; if you need a quiet corner in the evening, take the lobby areas and a separate meeting room by the hour.

📅 How to plan calls when it rains frequently?

• Rely on ‘nowcast’. The Yr app has a 90-minute Live precipitation forecast updated every 5 minutes — convenient for catching ‘dry windows’ for transitions between locations.
• Choose your acoustics. For long calls, book small meeting rooms/phone booths (Regus/Spaces/Bergen.Works) instead of open areas — rain on the glass and human noise significantly increase background noise.
• Transport buffer. Plan your travel by tram (Bybanen) and check Skyss alerts: in the summer of 2025, there was major construction in the city centre with temporary stop closures — similar windows occur annually.
• Clothing and plan B. Keep in mind that the number of ‘wet’ days here is really high — the city is known for frequent precipitation; keep a raincoat and a spare indoor option (library/hotel lobby) handy.

🥾 What short trails are suitable for 60–90 minutes after work?

• Fløyen is quick. The Fløibanen funicular runs until midnight — you can go up after 6 p.m. and make a loop to Lake Skomakerdiket (10–15 minutes from the top station) or walk down to the centre in 45–60 minutes. An excellent ‘de-stress’ track.
• Stoltzekleiven → Sandviksfjellet. A steep ‘ladder’ up (one-way traffic only uphill), view of the Bæfjord; at the top, you can walk to Fløyen and return by funicular. The ascent usually takes 30–60 minutes.
• Damsgårdsfjellet. A short climb from Laksevåg: ~3.1 km and about an hour to the top (start at Frøyahallen/Melkeplassen). Spectacular sunset over the strait.
• Ulriken ‘cabin’. Seasonal until 23:00 — a quick lift up the cable car and a 60–90 minute walk along the ridge, then down in the cabin. Convenient when you don't have much time but want ‘big’ views.

The working formula is simple: during the day — network coworking in Media City (or Scandic day pass as a backup desk), before going out — a look at Yr nowcast, in the evening — a short track: Fløyen with Skomakerdiket, Stoltzekleiven ladder, an hour to Damsgårdsfjellet or the ‘cabin’ on Ulriken.

With this plan, calls go smoothly, and the ‘seven mountains’ become part of everyday life — without rushing or wet laptops.