Map of Bodø, Norway

Bodø is the administrative centre of Nordland, Norway, with a population of about 34,073. It lies at 67.2800°N, 14.4050°E. Bodø is about 839 km (521 mi) north of Oslo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Tromsø, 322 km to the northeast.

Bodø at a glance

Where is Bodø?

• The 21st largest city in Norway by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 0 h 48 min on the shortest day to 24 hours (midnight sun) on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Bodø

• Tromsø — 322 km northeast
• Skellefteå — 408 km southeast, Sweden
• Östersund — 456 km south, Sweden
• Trondheim — 466 km southwest
• Umeå — 468 km southeast, Sweden
• Sundsvall — 560 km south, Sweden
• Vaasa — 573 km southeast, Finland
• Pori — 735 km southeast, Finland
• Falun — 745 km south, Sweden
• Gävle — 746 km south, Sweden

Largest cities in Norway

• Oslo — 1,082,575
• Bergen — 294,029
• Trondheim — 216,518
• Stavanger — 151,669
• Kristiansand — 117,237
• Drammen — 106,013
• Lillestrøm — 89,684
• Sandnes — 85,386
• Fredrikstad — 83,761
• Sandefjord — 64,345

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.