Svolvaer

All information about Svolvaer Cruise Port. Timetable for the arrival of ships, the time of their stay and the number of passengers. Svolvaer Port news. Weather forecast and historical weather, as well as water temperatures around Svolvaer.

Svolvaer, Norway | © Let's Go Fishing Lofoten

Svolvaer: tourist information

Svolvaer. Lofoten's capital is an important junction for the whole area with approx. 4000 inhabitants. The centre of administration for Vagan county council. Svolvaer belonged to the crown until 1760. Trading centre since before 1647, loading station from 1918. Centre of administration for the Lofot fishing, coastal steamer port of call and supply port for local boats. The fishing forms the basis for several industries. Canning, fish filletting factories, refrigerator stores, boat yards."Artists house" with studios erected by norweglan and swedish artistic organizations. Lofotposten, the areas most important newspaper is distributed from Svolvaer. The painter Gunnar Berg from Svolvaer painted many paintings from Lofoten and his most famous picture, Slagel i Trollfjorden (The battle of Trollfjord) can be seen in the townhall which is open during office hours. Svolvaer and the Lofot wall have been favourite themes for many painters. The Svolvaer goat, a geological notability in the Floy mountain 569 m directly up from the town. Post office, bank, doctor, chemist and garage. Hotels, boarding houses and fishermens shanties.

Location

Country: Norway

Capital: Oslo

Government: Norway

State/Region: Nordland

Time Zone: +1 GMT

Language: Norwegian

Latitude: 68.2333333

Longitude: 14.5666667

Est. Population: 6753

Currency: Norwegian Krone

Fire: Emergency phone: 110

Police: Emergency phone: 112

Hospital: Vagan Health Centre- Address: Vestfjordg. 39, Svolvaer ; Phone: (+47) 76070411

Ambulance & Rescue: Emergency phone: 113

Svolvaer, Norway | © Maike Beer-von Aspern

Svolvaer Cruise Port Schedule

Svolvaer, Norway | © Let's Go Fishing Lofoten

Svolvaer in the News

Jan 24, 2023
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Port rating and occupancy

Port of Svolvaer ranks 789th in the world in terms of the number of tourists visiting it.

Number of cruise ship calls in the coming year: 0.

The total number of tourists (passengers) of cruise ships in the port of Svolvaer in the next 12 months is 0.

According to the popularity rating among more than 1,000 cruise ports in the world, Svolvaer ranks 154.

Weather in Svolvaer

Apr 18

Min/Max temp: 32°F (0°C) / 36°F (2°C)

Clouds (overcast clouds), no wind

Apr 19

Min/Max temp: 32°F (0°C) / 37°F (3°C)

Clouds (few clouds), no wind

Apr 20

Min/Max temp: 32°F (0°C) / 37°F (3°C)

Rain (light rain), no wind

Apr 21

Min/Max temp: 34°F (1°C) / 39°F (4°C)

Snow (rain and snow), no wind

Apr 22

Min/Max temp: 32°F (0°C) / 39°F (4°C)

Clear (clear sky), small wind

Apr 23

Min/Max temp: 32°F (0°C) / 37°F (3°C)

Clouds (broken clouds), no wind

Apr 24

Min/Max temp: 34°F (1°C) / 41°F (5°C)

Clouds (overcast clouds), no wind

Apr 25

Min/Max temp: 37°F (3°C) / 45°F (7°C)

Clouds (broken clouds), no wind

Current water temperature in Svolvaer now is 39°F (3.9°C)

Water temperature data provided by seatemperature.net.

Annual Weather

Jan

Min/Max temp: 28°F (-2°C) / 28°F (-2°C)

Feb

Min/Max temp: 27°F (-3°C) / 28°F (-2°C)

Mar

Min/Max temp: 30°F (-1°C) / -148°F (-100°C)

Apr

Min/Max temp: 36°F (2°C) / 41°F (5°C)

May

Min/Max temp: 45°F (7°C) / 48°F (9°C)

Jun

Min/Max temp: 50°F (10°C) / 52°F (11°C)

Jul

Min/Max temp: 55°F (13°C) / 57°F (14°C)

Aug

Min/Max temp: 54°F (12°C) / 57°F (14°C)

Sep

Min/Max temp: 48°F (9°C) / 50°F (10°C)

Oct

Min/Max temp: 41°F (5°C) / 43°F (6°C)

Nov

Min/Max temp: 36°F (2°C) / 36°F (2°C)

Dec

Min/Max temp: 30°F (-1°C) / 30°F (-1°C)