❄️Coworking spaces in Tromsø: Arctic views and stable internet connection

The Arctic ‘capital’ offers a rare bonus: business meetings at lunchtime, and water, mountains and bridge lights from the window. Below is a short and practical guide: where to sit with your laptop on the waterfront and admire the Arctic Cathedral, who offers evening meeting rooms (including alternatives in the centre), and what speeds/reliability to expect so that Zoom and the cloud don't let you down.

🏔️Where can I find a coworking space with views of the bridge/Arctic Cathedral?

• FLOW Coworking (Strandgata 9). A large creative space in the very centre: work areas, phone booths, meeting rooms. Users note the view of the harbour/incoming ships — a pleasant backdrop for conference calls; 10–15 minutes' walk to the bridge and cathedral.
• Clarion Hotel The Edge (lobby/conference floors). Not a coworking space, but a chic ‘change of scenery’: free Wi-Fi, views of the strait and the cathedral itself right from the building by the water; full meeting rooms available if needed. Convenient for occasional work hours with a view.

🕗Who offers evening slots for meetings?

• Regus, Grønnegata 78–88. Meeting rooms can be booked by the hour/day, with video conferencing equipment. The location is listed as new — check availability for your dates and evening slots in the booking calendar.
• FLOW Coworking. Meeting rooms with digital connectivity are available for rent via the website. Times and rates are confirmed upon booking (evening slots are available by arrangement).
• City Library (Grønnegata 94). There are free small rooms and paid halls; The meråpent format gives access to the building 07:00–22:00 every day with a registered card — convenient for quiet evening meetings for 1–2 people.
• The Edge (hotel). The most hassle-free option for late meetings: flexible conference spaces in the city centre with Wi-Fi.

⚡What is the average uptime and speed?

• Basic reference for wired connections. According to the regulator (Nkom), the average fixed access speeds in 2024 will be ~151 Mbit/s downstream and ~131 Mbit/s upstream. Altibox/Signal providers operate in the region with 1000/1000 and 500/500 Mbps in their tariff lines — such speeds are often behind co-working networks.
• Mobile as a backup channel. SimulaMet research shows that more than two-thirds of mobile network connections in the country have >99.99% availability (less than 9 seconds of downtime per day), which is a good backup for calls. Average 5G metrics: ~245/43 Mbps and ~37 ms ping.
• Practice at locations.
• FLOW: officially, there is a printer (access via key fob), telephone booths and meeting rooms; personal lockers and printing/scanning are marked on the aggregators.
• Library: Wi-Fi, PCs, printing/copying; meråpent 07:00–22:00.
• Regus: rooms equipped for video conferencing; flexible hourly/daily booking.

For an ‘Arctic’ work week, the recipe is simple: base yourself at FLOW for daily tasks and atmosphere, and keep Regus (by reservation), The Edge (fast and with a view) and the library (meråpent until 22:00) in reserve for evening meetings.

For the network, go for a gigabit connection and a stable mobile connection as a backup — that's enough for HD Zoom and heavy cloud services.

If you have any recent feedback on specific connections/speeds, share it in the comments and we'll add it to the map of work locations near the waterfront.