Last update: May 28, 2010.



Welcome to the municipality of Vardø!
The municipality consists of the village of Kiberg on the mainland and the town of Vardø on an island with a mainland connection through North Europe’s very first subsea tunnel. The municipality has a population of about 2400 inhabitants, and people settled here due to the rich fishing resources in the Arctic. The first traces of settlement date back to 4000-5000 BC.

Vardø – in the far east of Varanger – a town with the world’s northernmost fortress, the only West European town in the Arctic climate zone, Norway’s easternmost town, North Norway’s oldest town. The oldest fishing village in Norwegian Lapland, the town of witch trials and the Pomor capital.

Mail:
Vardø kommune
Postboks 292
N-9951 Vardø
Norway

Telephone: (+47) 78 94 33 00
E-mail: postmottak@vardo.kommune.no

Tourist Information Office
The Tourist Information Office in Vardø can help you with accommodation, advise you about where you can enjoy meals, and provide information about the different activities, attractions and sights in Vardø. The office has Internet and showering facilities, a laundry machine, and printed information about the area which are freely available. The Tourist Information Office is located in the centre of the town, close to a pier in Vardø harbour, where Hurtigruten, a year-round ship service along Norway's coast, makes its two daily arrivals.

Opening hours
May 18 - June 6
Monday to Friday - 10.00 - 17.00
Saturday and Sunday - 14.00 - 17.00
June 7 - September 15
Monday to Friday 09.00 - 17.00
Saturday and Sunday 14.00 - 17.00
( Information about the time zone )

Telephone: (+47) 78 98 69 07
E-mail: vardo@varanger.com

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