Practical information questions and answers

Call 113 for a medical emergency, 112 for the police and 110 for the fire service. The numbers are free and apply across the country.

Yes. The tourist map shows Vadsø town centre, Vestre Jakobselv and Ekkerøy with places to eat, museums, shops and activities, in Norwegian and English and made for printing on A4. If you run a hotel or rental, you can enter your address before printing, so your guests get a star showing where they are staying. See Tourist map.

Yes. Apotek 1 Vadsø is in the HAMI shopping centre at Strandgata 15, and is the only pharmacy in town.

The town centre has shops for clothes, interiors, books, electronics and sport, as well as specialist shops. For groceries there are, among others, Extra, Kiwi, Rema 1000 and Joker in Ytrebyen. See Shops in Vadsø.

Sport & Fritid in the town centre covers sport, hunting, fishing and leisure, and Varanger Sportslager sells sports and outdoor equipment. See Shops in Vadsø.