Western Finnmark

Watching wildlife in Norway’s north

Northern Norway is one of the most varied wildlife-watching destinations in Europe, its combination of High Arctic landscapes, Atlantic shorelines and boreal forests sheltering an astonishing array of species.  If you miss the land mammals in the wild, most can be seen at Polar Park (near Setermoen: polarpark.no) or Namsskogan Familiepark (south of Mosjøen: familieparken.no).

Polar bear on Svalbard. Image by daijithegeek / CC BY SA-2.0