Polar Panorama Lodge is located on the Senja island in Northern Norway. Fjordgård village.

69° North, far above the Arctic Circle.

National Geographic named Senja the nr #1 place to visit Scandinavia for 2022.
CNN included Senja on their “10 of the world`s most beautiful islands” list.

Address: Polar Panorama Lodge. Gardtoftveien 1, 9388 Fjordgård

Nearest airports:
1. Bardufoss Airport
1h 40min drive, no ferries.
2. Tromsø Airport
2h drive, included one ferry.
For ferry times please see https://fylkestrafikk.no/?sprak=3 and/or https://www.vegvesen.no/en/traffic-information/traffic-information/ferry/
Your going from “Brensholmen” ferry stop (1h drive from Tromsø) to “Botnhamn” ferry stop (Senja side).
Please keep in mind that this is the Arctic, and bad weather can occur. We recommend also checking the ferry times links before driving from Tromsø, to make sure the ferry is on schedule for your day.
3. Harstad/Narvik (Evenes) Airport
3h30 min drive, no ferries.

There is a number of car rental companies on each airport.
If flying please consider to carbon offset your flight!

By boat:
1. Express boat from Tromsø to Lysnes (Senja)
43 min. Only goes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
For times see: https://fylkestrafikk.no/menu/plan-your-journey/routes-and-travel-search/travel-planner/?sprak=3
The lodge is 20 min drive from Lysnes, our village/stop is called “Fjordgård”. For limited buss-connections from the ferry see https://fylkestrafikk.no/?sprak=3
Other option: See Taxi info further down.
2. Express boat from Tromsø to Finnsnes (city).
60 min. Goes every day. For times see https://fylkestrafikk.no/menu/plan-your-journey/routes-and-travel-search/travel-planner/?sprak=3
The lodge is 60 min drive from Finnsnes.
For buss connections from Finnsnes to the lodge (our village/stop is called “Fjordgård”) please see https://fylkestrafikk.no/?sprak=3

By bus:
There is possible to reach the lodge by bus, our village/stop is called “Fjordgård”, but its limited hours. For info see https://fylkestrafikk.no/?sprak=3

Taxi:
Senja Taxi - http://www.senjataxi.net / +47 48 18 20 10
Senja Turbil (buss) - senjaturbil@gmail.com / +47 941 97 333
Finnsnes Taxi - booking.finnsnes@tromstaxi.no / +47 77 84 22 60

*** The greener option:
It’s possible to travel from Oslo and Stockholm with a (long) train+bus combination.
For info:
Oslo via Fauske and Narvik: www.vy.no
Stockholm via Riksgränsen and Narvik: www.rail.cc

If you don’t find a good option to reach the lodge, just e-mail us on contact@polarpanoramalodge.com so we can help you get here!

There is not a restaurant at the lodge, but we got a fully equipped kitchen available for all guests to use.
Our small village has a great local grocery store called “Nærbutikken”. For opening hours see:
Nærbutikken on Facebook

There is also the Segla Grill in the village, known for their fish and chips.

Yes. We got a work-desk corner, and highspeed wi-fi. There is also a 28inch Apple screen available for guests to use. If you want us to customize your room with your own desk for your stay, just let us know and we will try to make it happen.

We have a various of activities, please see Activities

Yes. Contact us on contact@polarpanoramalodge.com and we will figure out the best way for you to get here.

The Northern Lights is visible in Senja from late August to mid April.

Contact us on contact@polarpanoramalodge.com and we will get back to you REALLY QUICK!