Aquarium
Polaria
🇳🇴 Norway
🐠 Aquarium, Norway 24 spp. present
Polaria is an aquarium situated in Tromsø in Troms, Norway. It is the world's most northerly aquarium. It opened in May 1998. It had 167 thousand visitors in 2025. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
69.644° N 18.950° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
24
speciesOpened
1998
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
1 Sep–31 May · 10:00–16:001 Jun–31 Aug · 10:00–17:0017 May · closed24 Dec · 10:00–14:00
Getting there
- Phone
- +47 77 75 01 00
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Atlantic Wolffish
Anarhichas lupus
Lumpfish
Cyclopterus lumpus
Before you go
Where is Polaria?
Norway
Polaria is an aquarium in Norway. Its coordinates are 69.644° N, 18.950° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Svalbard, about 978 km away.
What animals can you see at Polaria?
24 species
Citizen-science photos record 24 species at Polaria, including Bearded Seal, Harbor Seal, Ringed Seal, Walrus and Gray Wolf. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Polaria in the wild?
Bearded Seal: Svalbard
Some of the animals photographed at Polaria also live in the parks and cities we cover: Bearded Seal (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard), Harbor Seal (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Kenai Fjords National Park) and Ringed Seal (about 20% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Svalbard).
Does Polaria charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Polaria lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Polaria open?
1 Sep–31 May · 10:00–16:00
According to its open map listing, Polaria is open 1 Sep–31 May · 10:00–16:00; 1 Jun–31 Aug · 10:00–17:00; 17 May · closed; 24 Dec · 10:00–14:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Polaria open and how big is it?
Opened 1998, 0.2 ha
Polaria, an aquarium in Norway, opened in 1998 and covers about 0.2 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 24 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)