Map of Tromsø, Norway

Tromsø is the administrative centre of Troms, Norway, with a population of about 41,915. It lies at 69.6489°N, 18.9551°E. Tromsø is about 1,148 km (713 mi) north of Oslo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bodø, 322 km to the southwest.

Tromsø at a glance

Where is Tromsø?

• The 17th largest city in Norway by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 0 hours (polar night) on the shortest day to 24 hours (midnight sun) on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Tromsø

• Bodø — 322 km southwest
• Rovaniemi — 448 km southeast, Finland
• Luleå — 472 km south, Sweden
• Skellefteå — 551 km south, Sweden
• Oulu — 586 km southeast, Finland
• Umeå — 650 km south, Sweden
• Kokkola — 671 km south, Finland
• Vaasa — 738 km south, Finland
• Östersund — 744 km south, Sweden
• Seinäjoki — 781 km south, Finland

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.