Destination Vadsø
In the far north and as far east as you can go in Norway, where the sky meets the sea, lies Varanger, bathed in the midnight sun and the northern lights of winter. Here the wild landscape meanders through bird-nesting cliffs, fishing villages, and rugged headlands – out to the end of the world.
Nature offers rivers teeming with fish, snow-clad plains, exotic king crabs, birds breeding in spring, leaping salmon, the shining sea, and dancing northern lights. People and traditions make Varanger an Arctic melting pot of communities and cultures. Varanger is a different experience. Scenery and settlements, the light, the colours, the lofty sky and wide horizon, exciting activities – and the open people.
Vadsø is known as «the Kvennish town» (Link to map) and had a Finnish-speaking majority in the 1860s. The Kvens are a Norwegian ethnic minority descended from Finnish farmers and fishermen who emigrated from northern areas of Finland to Sweden and Norway in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Goal
Our privately-held companies Greater Arctic Holding and Marelius plan to build a resorts and a landscape hotels in Vadsø. We work daily to develop Varanger into a year-round sustainable tourism destination!
Approach
We connect the dots and work with people with talent, energy, and passion. We build networks with people and companies worldwide.The investment frame is from 2M EURO to 50M EURO. Today we control approximately 200.000 square meters of land in the North-Varanger region. Invest in silence, mother nature, the arctic ocean, sustainable tourism, and contemporary architecture together with us.
Season
All year
Activities
King crab safari, birdwatching, Salmon fishing, deeps fishing, hiking, whale safari, dog sledding, northern light, midnight sun, biking.
Not so far away
Closest airport: Kirkenes (KKN) 2,5 hrs or Vadsø 15 minutes (VDS). Closest harbour: Port of Vadsø 20 minutes or Vardø 1 hrs. Sail with Havila Voyages or Hurtigruten to or from Tromsø.
Not so far away
Cruise t/r Tromsø – North Cape – Varanger
Hurtigruten – Coastal Express
Havila Voyages
Approximate travel times to or from the north are: 35 hours
Perfect locations
We have some fantastic resorts concepts anchored to five unique locations and land areas in Varanger. Some of the locations are connected to old fishing villages, there are bird cliffs, shallow beaches, the possibility for different types of activities, and adventures within walking distance from the area.
Varanger is particularly suitable for developing world-class resorts and arctic tourist destinations. Our guests will experience summer and winter adventures from Hamningberg and East Cape to Nesseby and Tana in the west. We will bring them to the peninsula in the north and the Varangerfjord in the south.
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Reason to go
Why invest here?
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Numbers from Statistics Norway in 2016 show that the tourism consumption for Norway was 170 million Euros. This is the second year with strong growth and for these two years, the increase was 17 percent. During the last years, there has been a marked increase in the tourist industry, especially in Troms and Finnmark. It’s just a matter of time when Nord-Varanger (Coast Of Lapland) will be a part of this market. * Before the pandemic.
Raw place with lots of space
Listen to the sound of silence
Local food / Seafood / Berries / Salmon
Arctic lights – Arctic nights
Part of Sápmi with Sami culture
Insta-friendly destination
Normal temperature
Fresh air and clean water
Only 8500 people in the region
Greater Arctic Holding AS
Marelius AS
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Ottar Zahl Jonassen
m. +47 93824248
Ottar (a) marelius.no
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The Icehouse
Postbox 101
NO-9811 Vadsø
