Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre

The visitor centre is situated at the beautiful Oppstryn lake and is an authorized visitors’ centre. The building is designed based on the same principles as a viking house and is approximately as long as the longest viking longhouse found in Norway.

The National Park Center invites you on a journey that will activate all your senses into the beautiful and dramatic Norwegian nature. Among other things, you can experience Norway's most exciting, interactive avalanche that gives you the feeling of being in the middle of one.
In the movie hall, you can experience the mighty Jostedalsbreen glacier and the areas around the National Park. Watch the short film about climate and extreme weather in a specially designed room – The Flood, and explore the glacier through an interactive, immersive and innovative model. How will greenhouse gas emissions influence Jostedalsbreen’s historical development and its future fate?
In our biological exhibition you can see and learn about what kind of wildlife you may encounter in Norwegian nature – and get up close to some of them.

In the fjord-and mountain garden you can enjoy the beautiful view of Oppstryn lake, mountains, glaciers, and rivers surrounding the centre. Explore a landscape shaped by both mountains and fjords, where wild flowers and plants thrive in harmony – in their natural habitat, in peat and among other vegetation.

In the geological park you can see 26 rocks gathered from the regions: Nordfjord, Sunnfjord and Sogn. Join us on a geological journey through millions of years.

The centre also has a dining hall for 115 guests with a panoramic view over the lake of Oppstryn. There is also a café that serves coffee and cookies, as well as gift shop with stone jewellery, Norwegian designed goods, local food, books and more.

At the National park centre you can rent a canoe (4-people) and SUP-board.

A warm welcome to the Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre!