Vadsø in the media
A selection of what Norwegian and international media have made about Vadsø and Varanger: travel stories, birding trips, TV and film. Each story opens on the outlet’s own site, and the pictures are their own.
ArticlePhoto: Le MondeLe Monde · Bénédicte Boucays · French · July 2026Vol au-dessus de la péninsule norvégienne de VarangerA report from the Varanger Peninsula — the seabirds on Hornøya and the open tundra landscape.Subscription required
ArticlePhoto: BBC TravelBBC Travel · Anthony Ham · English · July 2026The lonely road to Europe's Arctic edgeA travel story along the Varanger National Tourist Route from Varangerbotn to Hamningberg, with plenty of room for Vadsø, the Steller’s eiders and the shift from the subarctic to the Arctic.
TVPhoto: NRKNRK · Norwegian · February 2026Nasjonale turistvegar: VarangerThe presenter drives the Varanger National Tourist Route, starting in Varangerbotn.36 min · Only available in Norway
TVPhoto: NRKNRK · Norwegian · January 2025Monsen og nasjonalparkene: Varangerhalvøya – Hilsen fra urtidenLars Monsen on a trip through Varangerhalvøya National Park.51 min
FilmPhoto: posterFeature film · Egil Pedersen (director) · 2024Biru Unjárga – My Fathers' DaughterA Sámi youth film about a girl who believes a film star is her father. Shot in Vadsø and Nesseby, with its world premiere at the film festival in Toronto.
ArticlePhoto: BirdGuidesBirdGuides · English · December 2022Lapland: birds of the midnight sunA birding trip through Lapland and Varanger with Vadsø as a base — including Steller’s eiders in Vadsø bay.
TVPhoto: NRKNRK · Norwegian · October 2022Kortbaneliv: MelkerutaThe first episode of the series about the short-runway airports along the Finnmark coast, served by Widerøe. Among the people we meet is Carlos, who wants to get surfing going in Vadsø.40 min
TVPhoto: NRKNRK · Norwegian · March 2022Kvenske historier: Damp og sangAbout the Kven sauna tradition in Vadsø — the town with the most saunas per inhabitant in the country, according to the programme.8 min
ArticlePhoto: AftenpostenAftenposten · Norwegian · April 2019Når veien er målet: Én strekning – 1000 opplevelserA guide to the Varanger National Tourist Route.Subscription required
ArticlePhoto: AftenpostenAftenposten · Norwegian · December 2018Hit kommer kitere fra hele verden. Og selve konkurransen er en fryd for øyet.About the VAKE snow-kite race across the Varanger Peninsula, with the prize-giving in Vadsø.Subscription required
ArticlePhoto: AftenpostenAftenposten · Norwegian · September 2018Her kan du møte 80.000 fuglerAbout the birdlife of the Varanger Peninsula, with the bird cliff on Hornøya as the highlight.Subscription required
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