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A residential area in Vadsø, with Innvandrermonumentet (the Immigrant Monument) in the background

The municipality in Vadsø

Vadsø is the county capital of Finnmark, with around 5,800 inhabitants. Here you can see where the municipality’s cultural venues, sports facilities, nurseries and schools are — and find your way to the municipality’s own pages.

Nature, culture and leisure

The municipality runs a cinema, a cultural hall, a library, a swimming pool and sports halls in the town. Several of the venues are available to hire.

Culture

  1. Vadsø kinoThe cinema in the Nobile multi-purpose building.
  2. Nobile kultursalHall for culture and events in the Nobile multi-purpose building, the old Sentrum school. Available to hire.
  3. Vadsø bibliotekPublic library, in the same building as Finnmark County Library.
  4. Kooperativet KultursceneConcert venue in Vårbrudd, the municipal arts workshop.
  5. Vadsø museum – Ruija kvenmuseumRun by Varanger museum, not the municipality, but listed on the municipality’s website.

Sport and swimming

  1. Vadsø svømmehall25-metre pool with a diving tower and sauna, in Miljøbygget.Karl Rasmussens plass 1
  2. VadsøhallenSports hall. Available to hire.
  3. VarangerhallenIndoor football hall with artificial turf and a running track. Run by IL Norild.
  4. Vadsø stadionArtificial turf pitch and athletics track.

In Vestre Jakobselv 18 km west, not on the map

  • Vestre Jakobselv samfunnshusCommunity hall. Available to hire.

Nature, culture and leisure at Vadsø Municipality →

Schools and nurseries

The town has five municipal nurseries, one primary school and one lower secondary school. In Vestre Jakobselv, the nursery and the school are combined in one centre (oppvekstsenter).

Nurseries

  1. Glimmerstua barnehageKulTUR nursery (culture and outings), 55 children aged 1–5.Hermann Dahls gate 8 · 78 94 27 65
  2. Lomakka barnehageFour groups, 52 children. Multicultural.Rypeveien 3 · 78 94 26 90
  3. Maurtua barnehageFour groups, 51 children.Engstien 7 · 78 94 29 65
  4. Ruija barnehageNaTUR nursery (nature and outings), 21 children aged 1–3.Finnmarksveien 10 · 78 94 24 80
  5. Stubben barnehage51 children. Special responsibility for Sámi and Kven/Finnish language and culture.Stubben 1 · 78 94 24 63

Schools

  1. Vadsø barneskoleYears 1–7, around 330 pupils.Fossevegen 19 · 78 94 28 00
  2. Vadsø ungdomsskoleYears 8–10, around 150 pupils.Fossevegen 17 · 78 94 26 50
  3. Vadsø kulturskoleArts school for children and young people, around 120 pupils.Oscars gate 21 · 78 94 28 30
  4. Vadsø videregående skoleRun by Finnmark County Council.Karl Rasmussens plass 1 · 78 96 36 00 · Website

In Vestre Jakobselv 18 km west, not on the map

  • Vestre Jakobselv oppvekstsenterNursery (25 children aged 1–5) and school (years 1–10, around 40 pupils).Bygdeveien 10–12Phone nursery 78 94 28 73 · school 78 94 28 70

Schools and nurseries at Vadsø Municipality →

Other services

Contact the municipality

Service office
Oscarsgata 21, 9800 Vadsø — Mon–Fri 09:00–15:00
Switchboard
78 94 23 00
Postal address
Postboks 614, 9811 Vadsø
Email
[email protected]

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