Banks
General opening hours:
Winter: Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. 8:30 – 15.30 pm. Thur. 08:30 – 17.00
Summer: Mon., Tue., Wed., Fri. 08:15 – 15.00 – Thur. 08:15 – 16.30 pm

Post offices
Post Office at Amfi Bertheus:
Weekdays 08.30 - 20.00; Saturday 10.00 – 16.00

Emergency telephone numbers
Fire Brigade, tel. 77 06 11 22 / 77 02 60 00 (emergencies 110)
Police, tel. 77 04 36 00 (emergencies 112)
Ambulance, tel. 77 01 50 00 (emergencies 113)
Casualty Clinic/Emergency Ward, tel. 77 06 30 00

Showers / laundries / cleaners's
Shower facilities, toilets/WC and coin-operated washing machines and tumble dryers available at Havnepaviljongen in the harbour.

Open:
Mon - Thu 11.00 – 24.00
Friday 11.00 – 04.00
Saturday 12.00 – 04.00
Sunday 12.00 – 24.00

Dry Cleaners
Rentex AS, Havnegt. 6, tel 77 00 11 70

Internet café
Harstad Turistkontor, open 16. june– 15. august, every day kl 10.00 – 18.00.

Northern lights
"Aurora Borealis" is the Latin name for the northern lights - solar winds that meet the atmosphere in a zone around the magnetic North Pole. The northern lights are only visible when the sky is dark and clear, from August to April, and they are most intense from 10 pm to midnight. The Harstad region is a fantastic place to experience the beautiful and intense play of colours given off by the Northern Lights.

Midnight sun and polar nights
We have midnight sun in our region from 22 May – 18 July. During this period, the sun stays above the horizon, and it is light 24 hours a day. the sky must be clear, and there must be free sight in order to see the midnight sun. The long, dark Polar Nights lasts from 30 November - 12 January, there is only a twilight-dusk type of light for a few hours during the middle of the day. Especially beautiful is the "blue light" towards the south just before it becomes dark.

Parking
Free parking for cars with foreign number plates in the following municipal car parks:

* Along the harbour
* In Havnegata
* In Grottebadet
* Amfi Bertheus shopping centre
* By the cinema
* By the coach station

Rescue services
• NAF, tel. 948 97 310

Luggage storage
Coin-operated storage lockers available at the Bus Station in the town square and the waiting room on the express boat quay.

Guest wharves/marinas
Harstad
Harstad Båtforening, tlf 77 07 30 86/77 02 63 20
Harstad Gjestehavn, tlf. 77 00 12 12
Harstadbotn Båthavn, tlf. 77 06 61 71/91 33 47 81

Bjarkøy
Bjarkøy Camping og Båtutleie, tlf. 77 09 02 77
Nergårdsvika, Bjarkøy Båtforening, tlf. 77 09 01 45

Gratangen
Foldvik Brygger, tlf. Gratangen Kommune 77 02 18 00

Skånland
Tovik Havn, tlf. 77 08 77 82