Storheia Arena

A three-year development project focusing on public health and well-being, pride and belonging.

Storheia Arena should

be an experience destination and an arena for culture and sports for both locals and tourists Accessible to everyone, regardless of functional level

provide increased attractiveness and be one of several initiatives for increased well-being in the region

highlight the region and its attractiveness

Northern Norway’s “folk mountain”

The project is designed together with the population of Hadsel and the region, through user participation and involvement.

Northern Norway’s greenest, roughest and most spectacular “folk mountain”!

Do you want to know more?

Older man walking on the road to Storheia

The progress

Read about the progress of the Storheia Arena project, its schedules and deadlines.

Siv Dagny speaking at the opening of Storheia Arena

Guidelines

Are you interested in using Storheia Arena for a big event? What is allowed and what is not?

The extra mile - Bodø2024

“The Extra Mile”

About the project “The Extra Mile”. The idea behind, phases, milestones and Bodø2024.

News

Spectators on Storheia Arena

Storheia Arena is handing out 200,000 to teams and associations

In collaboration with Bodø 2024 and Storheia Arena, it is now handing out kr. 200,000 to teams and associations that have activities, to ensure that the “folk mountain” …

Picture from Hadsel Maraton

New collaboration shall bring Hadsel marathon out to the rest of the world

Arctic Sport AS, Stokmarknes IL and Storheia Arena have agreed to start a strategic collaboration to make the Hadsel Marathon an even more attractive race.

How do I apply to organise an event at Storheia Arena?

Storheia Arena shall promote public health

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In general, people are more physically active if parks, green areas, facilities for recreation, sports and outdoor activities, public transport, important measurement points such as service and shops are located near the home or workplace.
The «Public Health Report»

An important part of Bodø’s application (for European capital of culture, editor´s note) is to include a larger audience and practitioners. Storheia with its accessibility for people with different functional levels is an excellent example of how we can do this in practice.

Ida Maria Pinnerød

Mayor in Bodø

I think it will be terrific. It will be a very nice arena, for those who ride bikes, roller skiing, hikes, have a stroller or use a wheelchair.

Paul Arne Johansen

Landowner in Veidekke's film about the paving of dirt road to Storheia Arena

I think it is absolutely amazing that it has been paved from Husby and all the way up to Storheia. It makes the municipality more inclusive, and has helped me to experience a part of Vesterålen that was previously inaccessible to me.

Ingeborg Aurora Øverli

Wheelchair user

Input and feedback

Feel free to send us your input and feedback on the Storheia Arena project. We really appreciate your opinion. We greatly appreciate your opinion.

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Address

Storheia Arena Utvikling
Søndregate 34
8450 Stokmarknes

Call us

(+47) 908 20 051
Svein-Roar Martinsen
(Leader of the arena)

(+47) 928 40 462
Bjørn Tore Woll (The Extra Mile)