Urban experiences meet raw Arctic nature
Tromsø
Polaria Entrance Ticket
Polaria
Polaria
Polaria
Polaria
Polaria
Polaria is an Arctic experience centre and the world’s northernmost aquarium, located in the heart of Tromsø. The iconic building, inspired by ice floes pushed ashore by the Arctic Ocean, houses interactive exhibitions and aquarium habitats filled with life from the northern seas.
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General information
Polaria is an Arctic experience centre and the world’s northernmost aquarium, located in the heart of Tromsø. The iconic building, inspired by ice floes pushed ashore by the Arctic Ocean, houses interactive exhibitions and aquarium habitats filled with life from the northern seas.
Experience the Arctic in the heart of Tromsø
Welcome to Polaria, the world’s northernmost aquarium and an Arctic experience centre where nature, science and close encounters with marine life take centre stage.
Your admission ticket gives you access to the entire venue:
• Interactive exhibitions
• Panoramic cinema
• Seal pool
• Aquariums with species from the northern seas
What’s included in your visit
Explore Polaria’s new interactive exhibitions, developed in collaboration with researchers at the Fram Centre. Here, you can listen to Arctic soundscapes, learn about climate and marine environments, and discover how life in the north is interconnected within a vulnerable ecosystem.
The exhibitions are designed for visitors of all ages and present knowledge in a way that sparks curiosity and reflection.
Meeting the seals is one of the highlights of a visit to Polaria. Polaria is home to seven seals – three bearded seals, three harbour seals and one ringed seal – and every day you can watch feeding and training sessions at 10:30 (10:30 AM), 12:30 (12:30 PM) and 15:30 (3:30 PM).
These sessions are an important part of the animals’ enrichment programme and offer a rare opportunity to observe Arctic marine mammals up close.
Your ticket also includes admission to the panoramic cinema, where three films take you through:
• The movements of the Northern Lights
• The landscapes of Svalbard
• A behind-the-scenes look at life at Polaria
The new Polaria
The expanded seal pool is three times larger than before and, with its large panoramic windows, natural daylight and outdoor balcony, offers an even closer experience of both the animals and their environment.
Here, you can follow the seals through calm moments, play and exploration – both indoors and outdoors – throughout the year.
At Polaria, you can experience a complete Arctic journey that brings together knowledge, visual impressions and close encounters with some of the Arctic’s most distinctive species.
Practical information
• The entire visit takes place indoors and is suitable for all ages
• Universally designed with ramps, a lift, accessible toilets, baby-changing facilities and pushchair access
• Light café service and a gift shop featuring local products
Prices from
395 NOK per person
- Adult NOK 395
- Child 0–2 years free
- Child 3–15 years NOK 220
- Student with valid ID NOK 260
- Senior 67+ NOK 260
- Person with disability with valid proof NOK 260
- Family up to 2 adults + 3 children up to 15 years NOK 925
- Companion with valid companion card free
- Annual ticket from NOK 1150
Facilities
- Student price
- Wheelchair-adapted room
- Family-friendly
- English
- Norwegian
- Accessible for guests with reduced mobility
- Easy
- Environmentally certified
- 0-3 hours
- Eco-Lighthouse
- Green Travel
About Polaria
Polaria is the world’s northernmost aquarium and an Arctic experience centre in Tromsø, with seals, marine life, research and interactive exhibitions.
Polaria is a non-profit foundation connecting research, nature and people. Our purpose is to share knowledge about the Arctic, the marine environment and climate change. Our exhibitions are developed in collaboration with researchers at the Fram Centre and UiT.
We are home to seven seals representing three species: bearded seals, harbour seals and a ringed seal. Polaria is also the only place in the world where you can meet bearded seals up close.
The seals take part in daily training and feeding sessions. Training helps stimulate them physically and mentally and includes veterinary exercises that make it easier to monitor their health. Visitors can watch the training and feeding every day at 10:30 AM (10:30), 12:30 PM (12:30) and 3:30 PM (15:30).
The aquarium features fish, shellfish and other marine life from northern waters. Our interactive exhibitions explore how climate change and human activity affect life in the Arctic, including underwater sound, Arctic food webs and research into the marine environment.
Our panoramic theatre shows three films on a 21-metre-wide screen: one about the Northern Lights around Tromsø, one from Svalbard and one taking visitors behind the scenes at Polaria. The films are shown several times each day and are included in the entrance ticket.
Polaria has also expanded its seal pool, which is now three times larger than before. Large panoramic windows, natural daylight and an outdoor pool create more space for the seals and new viewing opportunities for visitors.
In addition to a regular visit, we offer bookable experiences such as guided tours, seal encounters and behind-the-scenes experiences.
Opening hours
- Daily: 10 AM (10:00) - 5 PM (17:00)
- 24 December: 10 AM (10:00) - 4 PM (16:00)
Accessibility
- Polaria is accessible to visitors with reduced mobility, with ramps and a lift. One wheelchair is available to borrow free of charge, pushchairs can be used throughout the centre, and an accessible toilet with a changing table is available.
Opening hours
Open daily: 10:00 (10:00 AM) – 17:00 (5:00 PM)24 December: 10:00 (10:00 AM) – 16:00 (4:00 PM)
Seal feeding and training sessions: Daily at 10:30 (10:30 AM), 12:30 (12:30 PM) and 15:30 (3:30 PM)
Polaria
Phone: +47 777 50 100
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://polaria.no/en/
Hjalmar Johansens gate 12, 9007 Tromsø
Phone: +47 777 50 100
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://polaria.no/en/
Hjalmar Johansens gate 12, 9007 Tromsø
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