Helgeland & the Arctic Highway
The Helgeland coast in southern Nordland is one of Norway's great undersold drives: island-hopping ferries, the Seven Sisters mountain range, the Svartisen glacier reaching almost to the sea, and the moment you cross the Arctic Circle heading north.
Scenic drives
All scenic routes
Helgeland Coast, North
Helgeland, Nordland
Island-hopping by ferry past the Seven Sisters massif toward the Arctic Circle and the Svartisen glacier.

Helgeland Coast, South
Helgeland, Nordland
The southern skerries, fishing villages, sea bridges and the strange holed mountain of Torghatten.
Hikes
All hikesBy rail, sea & bike
All rail, sea & bikeNordland Railway
Trondheim → Bodø
Norway's longest railway, crossing the Arctic Circle with an on-board ceremony.
Ofoten Railway
Narvik → Riksgränsen (SE)
A dramatic Arctic line from Narvik up to the Swedish border, built to haul iron ore.
Trollfjord Cruise
Svolvær
A boat into the 100-m-wide Trollfjord beneath 1,000 m walls, alive with sea eagles.
Themed routes
All themed routesHelgeland coast cycle
Helgeland, Nordland
A coastal island ride beneath the Seven Sisters peaks, with short ferry hops between the cycling.
64 km · about 4 h by bike
Helgeland coastal hop
Helgeland, Nordland
Part of the famous Kystriksveien, a drive-and-ferry hop along the Seven Sisters coast.
64 km · about 2 h drive
Arctic Circle to Bodø
Nordland
Cross the Arctic Circle on the Saltfjell and roll down to Bodø and the world's strongest tidal current.
162 km · about 3 h drive
Saltfjellet Arctic crossing
Nordland
Cross the Arctic Circle on the bare Saltfjell, the dividing line into the Norwegian north.
119 km · about 2 h 15 min drive
Bodø to Saltstraumen
Nordland
A short drive from Bodø to Saltstraumen, the strongest tidal whirlpools in the world.
11 km · about 30 min drive
Helgeland lighthouse hop
Helgeland, Nordland
Lighthouses and the Seven Sisters peaks along the Helgeland coast, ferries between the islands.
64 km · about 1 h 15 min drive
Helgeland midnight coast
Helgeland, Nordland
Island-hop the Helgeland coast under the midnight sun, glaciers and sea peaks all the way to Bodø.
161 km · about 3 h drive
Places to see
All 44 placesAndfiskvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Arstaddalen
Helgeland & Salten
Arstaddalsdammen
Helgeland & Salten

Balvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Bjøllådalen
Helgeland & Salten
Bleikvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Bremstein Lighthouse
Helgeland & Salten
Brønnøysund lighthouse
Helgeland & Salten

Børgefjell National Park
Helgeland & Salten
Drevjedalen
Helgeland & Salten
Drevvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Dunderlandsdalen
Helgeland & Salten

Gresvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Grytøy Lighthouse
Helgeland & Salten
Heggmovatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Helgåvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Hundålvatnet
Helgeland & Salten

Junkerdal National Park
Helgeland & Salten

Kalsholmen Lighthouse
Helgeland & Salten
Kjemåvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Krutvatnet
Helgeland & Salten
Laksforsen
Helgeland & Salten
Leirskarddalen
Helgeland & Salten

Lomsdal to Visten National Park
Helgeland & Salten
