The Scandic Tromsø is a modern hotel set on the west side of Tromsø Island with views of ... more
the Kvaløya mountains, three kilometres from the town centre. This three floor hotel features 146 guestrooms, all of which include satellite television, wireless I...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
The Scandic Tromsø is a modern hotel set on the west side of Tromsø Island with views of ... more
the Kvaløya mountains, three kilometres from the town centre. This three floor hotel features 146 guestrooms, all of which include satellite television, wireless I...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Advantages: Gateway to Arctic Disadvantages: Shops Closed on Sundays
fly from the UK. There are also frequent buses that run around the town, cheaper than taxis. There is a good choice of hotels from big groups like the Radisson to smaller guesthouses. Fortunately for us a lot of Norwegians speak English so it makes life easy for us to enjoy the area.
Culture is important in Norway and there is an Art Gallery and music festivals are popular. The Tromsø Museum is run by the University and also has an Arctic ?alpine botanical garden, which is the world?s northernmost botanical garden. As we returned to the ship we could see the ski jump close to the university, a reminder that Tromsø was hoping to host the Winter Olympics in 2018, but because of costs they have withdrawn their bid. Another popular summer sport was para-glding and we could see several people high in the sky enjoying themselves when we were ...
jo145 23.06.2009
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Advantages: Interesting place of worship Disadvantages: Gets busy
The Arctic cathedral in Tromsø stood out amongst the smaller houses surrounding it and was visible long before we approached the bridge to cross over to the mainland. The unusual shape representing the shape of a Sami (the people who tend the reindeer) tent and the iciness of a glacier was built in 1965 on a site that was originally a bunker, being close to Russia they were prepared. The huge white walls form an A shape and there are windows at both ends of the building. The walls are 11 pieces of concrete covered with Aluminium, which represent the 11 apostles left after the betrayal of Christ. Between the wall sections is glass which lets light into the church, supplying much of the inside light in the church, especially during the midnight sun season.
With the mountain behind covered in trees it stood out well, but when the snow ...
Advantages: pool, restaurant, ambassador lounge, comfortable rooms Disadvantages: Not especially cheap
My mum frequently comes to Finland on business and this is where she stays whenever she's in Helsinki. This means it's the place I've stayed on all my previous visits here. I've never found a reason to complain about it, but then again, my mum has always been the one paying.
Scandic are a big company who have hotels all over Finland, as well as in Swedon and, I think, Norway.
--- Location and Transport---
The Scandic is on Mannerhiemintie, which is a large street running straight through the city centre. It's about five or ten minutes walk from the very centre of town, but there's a tram stop right outside if it's cold or you're feeling lazy. Three different numbers of trams run down Mannerhiemintie at this point, so you shouldn't have to wait too long. The Finnair bus, which goes directly to the airport, stops immediately ...
