Tromsø

Tromsø is a city in the county of Troms, Norway, and it has 60,524 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002.

Tromsø is the seventh largest city in Norway. It is situated at 69 degrees 40' 33" N, 18 degrees 55' 10" E. The world's northernmost university, University of Tromsø is located here.

Tromsø is also the home of the football club Tromsø I.L, that plays in the Norwegian premier league (2003).

Famous people who come from this city include:

• Geir Jenssen, musician
• Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher
• Erik Skjoldbjaerg, director
• Jorgen Dreyer, sculptor
• Einar Hoidale, lawyer and democrat

The local newspapers are named Bladet Tromsø and Nordlys.

Tromsø was the starting point of many expeditions to the Arctic, and explorers like Roald Amundsen, Umberto Nobile and Fridtjof Nansen made use of the know-how in Tromsø on the conditions in the Arctic, and also recruited their crew in the city.