Narvik War Museum

In April 1940, all eyes are on Narvik – why? What happens during the battle of Narvik, and the following Nazi-occupation? How is the picture of “us” and “the others” today? You will find answers to this and much more during your visit to Narvik War Museum.

Narvik War Museum is based on the battle of Narvik in April 1940 and creates an understanding of what happens in the region when the naval battles and the mountain war – 62 dramatic days – unfolds. Through exhibiting artefacts, interactive digital surfaces, texts, and pictures, the museum displays how Nazi-Germany’s attack and occupation portrays and draw lines from the days of peace in 1945 into our own time. The exhibitions contribute to thoughts and reflections concerning “us” and “the others”, the value of a human life and how we must understand war to build peace.

Go down into underground Nazi bunkers

This is an exciting activity that takes you inside narrow and dark underground Nazi bunkers – once filled with soldiers and weapons, but today are memories of a dramatic history.

During a two and a half kilometre walk in hilly terrain we will visit underground constructions with narrow cannons and machine gun positions, dark ammunition storages, moist trenches, and maze-like tunnel constructions.

In the narrowest and darkest trenches, secrets are exposed that only the brave may expose.

Wild and dramatic train journey on the Ofot line

Join us on one of Europe’s most unique train journeys – from fjord to mountain, through a wild, dramatic, and desolate landscape. A train journey that the author Ernst Didring called ‘the world’s eight wonder’. The 42 km long train line on the Ofot line was completed in 1902, and it was on this stretch that the iron ore was transported from the mines in Sweden. The iron ore that was at the root of German interest for the North Norwegian coastal town.

War History Hike at Bjørnfjell

This war history hike will lead you into the intense battles of Narvik during the spring of 1940. The same areas where the film ‘The Battle of Narvik’ was filmed in spring 2021. The trip lasts for approx. 7 hours and goes on paths in relatively easy hilly terrain.

Did you know..

... the German mountain warriors who jump out with parachutes over snowy Bjørnfjell had folding bicycles with them?

.… when the German sunglasses that were dropped over Bjørnfjell got broken upon landing, did they drop iron cross medals as compensation?

..... Norddalsbrua was constructed in Germany with built-in blasting chambers that would make it easy to blow up if Norway was invaded?

In the Footpath of the Mountain Warriors

You are taken back to Tennevoll in the evening of 23 April 1940. The snow is deep, heavy, and wet, and the snowstorm is almost tearing you apart. Your vision is severely impaired but you must continue. For the first time since the early 19th century Norwegian soldiers are to attack an invading enemy. We invite you to get a taste of the dramatic actions in the footpath of the mountain warriors with bases in the Fjellkysten guest house in Tennevoll. The trip is approx. 12 km in total, and is a relatively demanding trip.

Did you know..

.... standard uniforms were made av frieze and did not dry out for several days after they had got wet?

.... when the German invasion came on 9 April the Germans claimed that they would ‘save Norway from Great Britain’?

Nature trail in Narvikfjellet

Take the family on an exciting and educational hike along Fjellveien in Narvikfjellet. Collect your answer forms in the Ski Shop and take the cable car up to Fjellheisrestauranten 656 m above sea level. Here you can enjoy our famous Linken waffle with a fantastic view over the Iron Ore Port and Ofotfjord before you start the trip down the mountain. The nature trail consists of 10 posts. The questions are suitable for adults and children and are about everything from animal life, war history, nature, and facts on Narvik and Narvikfjellet.