Bodø
Bodø is a port city and municipality in the Nordland region, in the north of Norway just after the Arctic Circle. It is one of Norway’s fastest-growing cities and an important industrial and construction center in this part of the country. Bodo is located on a peninsula on a beautiful stretch of the North Sea coast.
Population: about 51,000
Nearest airport: Bodo approx. 2 km from the city center
Distances:
- Narvik 300 km
- Tromso 550 km
- Trondheim 700 km
- Oslo 1300 km
Attractions:
- Borvasstindan mountain range
- Polar day (from about June 2 to July 12) and polar night (from about December 10 to January 9)
- Frequent and extremely beautiful auroras (X-III)
- Lofoten Islands, known all over the world, which lie on the other side of Vestfjord
- Eagle Safari
Curiosity:
The strongest water current in the world is Saltstraumen in Bodo.