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Bodø was founded in May 1816 as an alternative trading town to Bergen, for fishermen in the North.
At this time Norway was still ruled by Denmark, and a Danish commission was responsible for the development of the region.
Hundholmen/Bodoe was chosen because of its central location, and because it was rich in timber.
By the end of the 1800’s a lot of new businesses had been established in the town: a trading bank, canning factories, shipyards and steamship companies. Bodoe had established itself as a thriving trading and communications centre.
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| Bodoe is also one of the cities in Northern Norway with the longest tradition for higher education. Today Bodoe has 45.000 inhabitants including 5.000 students.
It is also the county town of the region and home to the regional military defence organisation.
Bodoe's city crest symbolizes the midnight sun, illustrating that Bodoe is the first city north of the Arctic Circle and the southernmost city in Norway that sees the midnight sun.
Bodoe is surrounded by mountains and fjords and is located with its “face” pointing to the mighty Lofoten group of islands.
Nature offers plenty of activities such as hiking, mountain climbing, canoeing and kayaking and fishing.
See more information under Adventures.
See the map of Bodoe here
See the web camera from Bodoe here.
See pictures from Bodoe here.
Read more about Bodoe on these links:
Destination Bodø
Kjerringøy
National Norwegian Aviation Museum
Saltstraumen
Nordland Adventures
Download the Bodø Catalog, pdf 3MB
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Climate
Bodoe enjoys the midnight sun from 2 June -10 July. Its shortest days are from 15-29 December.
The Bodoe climate compared with other cities:
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Average temperature |
Rainfall
mm
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Sun hours |
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Yearly |
January |
June
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Yearly |
Yearly
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| Bodoe |
4,6 |
-2,1 |
13,6 |
1042 |
1292 |
| Oslo |
5,9 |
-4,7 |
17,3 |
740 |
1691 |
| Trondheim Værnes |
5.3 |
-3,4 |
15,0 |
817 |
1352 |
| Tromsoe |
2,9 |
-3,5 |
12,4 |
994 |
1284 |
Distance and travelling time
| Bodoe to/from |
Boat |
Boat |
Train |
Train |
Air |
Car/road |
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Nautical miles |
Hours |
kms |
Hours |
Hours |
Kms |
| Oslo |
920 |
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1280 |
18 |
1 t. 30 min. |
1280 |
| Bergen |
556 |
34 |
1753 |
25 |
2 t. |
1800 |
| Trondheim |
301 |
14,5 |
729 |
11t 45min |
55 min |
726 |
| Tromsoe |
194 |
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45 min |
567 |
Click here to see the weather forecast for the next few days.
Distances within the city
There are good travelling services around Bodoe. Both the airport and train station are about 10 minutes’ walk from the centre.
See the map of Bodoe here.
Currency and prices
100 NOK= about 12 EUR
100 NOK= about 16USD
100 NOK=about 8 GBP
100 NOK =about 1919 JPY
100 NOK= about 123 CNY
The price level in Norway is similar to other Nordic countries, Ireland and Switzerland. For example a loaf of bread costs 10 NOK and a litre of milk costs 10 NOK.
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