ABOUT POLARIA

In 1995, it was decided that the Norwegian Polar Institute would be moved from Oslo to Tromsø. Today, the center is known as FRAM - High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment. Polaria was established to disseminate the research to be carried out at the new Fram Centre, and opened to the public in May 1998.

The building was designed by JAF architecture, and will represent ice floes being pushed onto land by the harsh Arctic Ocean.

Our aim is to raise people's awareness of climate and the environment. We want individuals, companies and politicians to gain an insight into the research taking place in the High North. Furthermore, we want to promote that our actions have an impact on the climate and the environment, but also that we can make the right choices together, and ensure a better future for those who come after us.

In addition to our exhibitions, we have a small aquarium with fish and animal species from the Arctic. Here you'll find, among other things, wolffish, king crab and tiny sharks. The aquarium is also home to six seals; three bearded seals and three harbor seals!

You can read more about our aquarium here.

Commercial Director

gabriella.berglund@polaria.no

Digital Content Producer

anne.fause@polaria.no

Head of Exhibitions and Science Outreach

stine.benjaminsen@polaria.no

Exhibition Curator

victoria.eggen@polaria.no

Webshop Manager

milla.christiansen@polaria.no

Head Receptionist

cecilia.scandola@polaria.no

Retail and Reception Associate

lea.zach@polaria.no

Retail and Reception Associate

nina.hartl@polaria.no

Mediator and Aquarist

leni.nilsen@polaria.no

Head Trainer

stine.fiskaa@polaria.no

Aquarium Biologist

atanas.gramadnikov@polaria.no

Aquarist and Operations Technician

marius.lilleby@polaria.no

Seal Trainer

cathrin.dalen@polaria.no