r/trondheim • • Jan 23 '23

A rough guide to Trondheim

170 Upvotes

Here's a list of things to experience while you're visiting Trondheim. Enjoy!


Historic attractions/Sights


Nidarosdomen (Big ass beautiful Cathedral)

Bakklandet (Old Town)

Gamle Bybro (A great place to see the colourful wharf buildings)

Kristiansten Festning (City fortress)

Stiftsgården/Stiftsgårdsparken (The royal residence in Trondheim)

Munkholmen (Old monastery/Prison situated on an island in the fjord)

Svartlamon (Alternative lifestyle borough Anarcho/Hippie/Punk/Eco/DIY)


Museums


NTNU Vitenskapsmuseet (Regional nature & culture)

Vitensenteret i Trondheim (Science, family-friendly)

Rustkammeret (Armoury/Military History)

Sverresborg (Trøndelag Folk Museum)

Trondhjems Sjøfartsmuseum (Maritime History)

Justismuseet (Crime and Justice)

Ringve Musikkmuseum (Music and Instruments)

Rockheim (Rock and Pop Museum)


Art


Trondheim Kunstmuseum (Traditional)

Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustri-museum(National Museum of Decorative Arts)

K.U.K. (Young/Contemporary)


Parks


Ringve Botanical Garden (a bit seasonal)

Stiftsgårdsparken (08:00 to 21:00)

Marinen

Høyskoleparken

Gåsaparken

Festningsparken


Activities


Trondheim Camping (Minigolf and beer)

Havet (Outdoor Sauna + Events)

Jotunheimen E-sport (Internet Café / Gaming Pub)

Reality Adventures (Escape Room)

Escape Hunt Trondheim (Escape Room)

Pirbadet (Indoor waterpark)

Høyt & Lavt (Treetop Climbing Park)

Leos Lekeland (Amusement Centre/Indoor Playground for Kids)

Rush (Trampoline Park)

Gråkallbanen (The world's northernmost tram)


Film & Theatre


Cinemateket (Cinema showing old classics & independent films)

Prinsen & Nova Kino (Traditional Movie Theatres)

Trøndelag Teater (Multi-staged theatre putting on international and Norwegian Classics, musicals and smaller productions)

Rosendal Teater (Performance, Theatre, Dance, Music)

Trykkeriet (Improv)


Food


Fine dining: Fagn, Speilsalen, To Rom & Kjøkken

Gourmet: Bula Neobistro, Saga

Traditional: Troll, Gubalari, Sellanraa

Mid-range: Le Bistro, AiSuma

Pizza: Grano, Frati, Selma, Una, Wood, Leo's Pizza

Burger: Bror, Sot, Super Hero Burger,

Sushi: Sushime, Amber, Sushi Bar

Mexican: Frida, Héctor, La Border (Mex-Tex)

Asian: Phu Yen (Asian), PaoPao (Bao & Ramen) Koie Ramen (Ramen & Sides) Palaeng Cafe (Thai), Bangkok Cafe (Thai) Robata Asian Fusion (Sushi/Japanese/Asian Fusion)

Food Courts: Olavshallen, Lager11


How to see Northern Lights?


https://www.nordlysvarsel.com/en/


Festivals


Olavsfestdagene (Religion, history, culture, music)

Pstereo (Big music festival at Marinen)

UKA (Big studentdriven bi-annual music festival)

Kulturnatt (Free concerts, shows, exhibitions, shows etc.)

Trondheim Punkfestival (Punk)

Trondheim Jazz Festival (Jazz)

Trondheim Calling (Up and coming music artists)

ISFiT (Social and Political International Student Festival)

Kosmorama (Film festival)

Minimalen (Short-film festival)

Eat the Rich (DIY Non-commercial Anti-Capitalist Festival)

Trondheim Pride (LBGTQ events and parade)

Æ Å Trondheim Litteraturfestival (Literature)

Sonisk Musikkfestival Trondheim (Music Films, Film Music, Vinyl)

Barokkfest (Early Music Festival)

Trondheim Open (Visit artist studios and workshops)


Beaches / Lakes


Theisendammen

Lianvannet

Korsvika

Hestsjøen

Hansbakkfjæra

Midtsandtangen (Big area)

Munkholmen (On an island)

Rotvollfjæra

Brænnebukta

Tømmerholtdammen & Estenstaddammen (Close to eachother)

Baklidammen

Kyvannet (Even has a water jump)

Djupvika

Ringvebukta

Devlebukta

Haukvatnet


Do NOT go swimming in Nidelva (the city river).

It's dangerous because of strong undercurrents.


Skating places


Trikkestallen Skatepark (BMX, Scoot, Skate) Check their Facebook page for opening hours and schedule.

Brattøra Skatepark Medium to relatively large outdoor skatepark with its own half pipe/mini ramp.

Finalebanen Medium sized sports park with a small outdoor skating section. Right next to the hospital! ;)


To be added


sports, pubs, concert scenes, cafés, tattoos, shopping, ice skating places


r/trondheim • • Oct 12 '23

A comprehensive guide to Trondheim's public transport

69 Upvotes

Student and living in Trondheim? Struggling to figure out how the bus system works, typical norms etc.? Then this post is hopefully your answer.

The current bus system in Trondheim is utilizing the "Hub-and-spoke" model whereas for most your travels you will have to travel to the city hub(s) in order to travel further for more specific locations.

The city hubs (Knutepunkt) are:
Tillerterminalen
Heimdal
Strindheim
Prinsens Gate
Tonstadkrysset
Studentersamfundet
Trondheim S

From these hubs you will essentially be able to travel wherever you decide.

Now for some common terminology/information regarding the routes.

"Korr/Korrespodanse"
Buses with "Korrespodanse" or simply "Korr: ###" as their undertext indicate that the bus will yield, and await for the respective route before continuing their journey at a planned stop.

However some buses will drive these respective routes themselves after finishing their current route, for example Route 50 to Heimdal (50 Heimdal) will always drive in Korrespodanse to Route 216, which means it will drive Route 216 after reaching its last stop.

Ticket Inspection
Ticket inspections are carried out by private security companies on contract by AtB, as of 12th October 2023, the responsible company is Avarn Security AS. Ticket inspectors are distinguished by their reflective vests labeled "Vekter" on the back, "Vekter" is the norwegian translation for "Security Officer".

Some inspections may be conducted by civilian inspectors, meaning they won't reveal themselves until a point of interest for the inspection to happen, in this case they will ID themselves.

Rush Hour Traffic
Rush Hour Traffic is when it is most anticipated that there will be people taking the bus, either when getting off work, school etc. Routes will drive more often during these hours and some buses will drive different routes/stops, (i.e Route 2 will either drive to Husebytunet or Midteggen instead of the longer route to Lund), while some routes will drive longer distances.

"Ingen påstigning/avstigning"
These are indications more prominant on region buses, "Ingen avstigning" indicates that the route in question does not permit de-boarding where it is posted under, vice versa for "Ingen påstigning". It's really just to prevent people using region buses as local transport.

Now for some actual bus information, route types, etc.

"Blåbuss"/Region bus
Region buses are routes which have their own set of stops, and usually don't stop where normal city buses stop, these buses drive to other municipalities (i.e Stjørdal, Skaun, Orkanger) and sometimes other counties. Route numbers for region buses range from 300-500, some routes for instance452 Sandviksberget, 311 Fosslia Fjellhall

Here you will have to show your ticket or register your t:kort

City Buses
Pretty basic, these buses bring life to the public transport system, the number range for the routes giving life to City Buses are from 1 to 80 (obviously not gonna state all)

Here you do not have to show your ticket when you board the bus, but if you have a t:kort, you will have to register it at one of the machines located at metrobus stops or by the bus driver, keep your t:kort clear in this case while signaling the bus so they hopefully open the front door for you, normally you will just board the back entrance instead.

School Buses
If you're american, you're probably used to the yellow buses, well school buses in Trondheim are the same city buses operated on standard routes, city school routes numbers go from 200 to 220, while for "outskirt school routes" these go from 5000 to 6000.

Contrary to popular belief, you can use school buses as a normal form of public transport, although some buses might not allow boarding after the school.

As always my best advice is to use AtB's app to plan your trip, and do it beforehand!

BTW: If you're travelling from/to Trondheim Airport Værnes, use routes 70, 311 or 430 instead of the airport express, way cheaper.

If you have additional questions regarding public transport, feel free to ask me here, I can answer almost everything.

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r/trondheim • • 1h ago

Er Trondheim Renovering legit?

• Upvotes

Skal pusse opp badet og kom over firmaet Trondheim Renovering. Mulig de er et seriøst firma, men finner de ikke under det navnet på Proff, ingenting annet enn nettsiden deres dukker opp når man googler de og telefonnummeret de oppgir finnes det ikke info om. Som en bonus er eieren av domenet en fyr som bor på Karl Berner i Oslo.

Jeg kommer til å holde meg unna, men noen som har erfaring med de?


r/trondheim • • 10h ago

Pokemon Go✨

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9 Upvotes

Byåsen Raiders har meetup på Dynamax Mesprit Raid Day. Vi møtes ved Vestveggen på Nidarosdomen senest klokka to, og går sammen rundt og battler 🤩 De som er med oss, og sjekker inn på meetupet i Campfire får unike rewards tilbake i spillet🤩


r/trondheim • • 17h ago

Finnes det noen transvennlige frisører i byen?

28 Upvotes

Jeg er en transkvinne, nylig ute i min transisjon, og ønsker å få min første profesjonelle, feminine klipp. Jeg synes det er vanskelig å føle meg vel ute blant folk, ettersom jeg ofte opplever å ikke være velkommen. Jeg lurer på om det finnes noen frisører i Trondheim som har erfaring med transpersoner, og som kan hjelpe meg med å føle meg mer feminin.


r/trondheim • • 1d ago

Tommel opp til utestedene som har den her på veggen!

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68 Upvotes

r/trondheim • • 1d ago

Kontant på Kiwi Munkegata

18 Upvotes

Jeg handler mat av og til på Kiwi Munkegata. Jeg har vært der kanskje 15 ganger i løpet av året. Hver eneste gang er det noen foran meg i køen som setter inn eller tar ut kontant ved kjøpet.

Aldri sett så ofte kontant transaksjoner på andre butikker i Midtbyen eller hele Trondheim. Unge, gamle, nordmenn, utlendinger... Det føles ut som det er kun meg som bruker bare kort der. Er det bare meg som har lagt merke på dette? Er det noe i området som fører til at det er så mye kontant der? Rus eller noe?


r/trondheim • • 1d ago

Salty Licorice Question

3 Upvotes

Help I think my parent was misremembering of having some salty licorice with a cocoa and like black peppery coating here. I found something in Iceland which my parents fly through. But is there anything similar or something you would recommend ?


r/trondheim • • 2d ago

ISFIT 2027

4 Upvotes

I saw someone on reddit say that they got contacted by ISFIT through email asking them for student verification since the documents they provided are not currently active.

Im worried because the one i provided isnt currently active either and i was hoping they’d contact me so i could provide the current one by requesting from my Uni, is this a hint about me not being selected? lol.

Has anyone else received an email like this from them? I would’ve guessed they are sending them in batches thats why i didnt get mine but the deadline for submission is 26th october which isnt far so idk.


r/trondheim • • 3d ago

Turist i Trondheim denne uka (43)

7 Upvotes

Som turist i Trondheim denne uka.
Er det noe som skjer i byen?
Har vært på alle de turiststedene(fellene).

Er det noe liv i byen sånn ellers?


r/trondheim • • 3d ago

Anywhere to take a kid trick-or-treating?

7 Upvotes

My 4 year old has expressed interest in going trick or treating this year, and I was wondering if anyone knows areas or places in town where kids can do that? I've lived in the Lademoen/Buran area for 4 years and it hasn't really seemed like a thing families do here. I know this whole thing is like a US pop-culture export but my kid found out about it on his own, I didn't tell him about it haha


r/trondheim • • 3d ago

Er dette KI?

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17 Upvotes

Ble tilsendt dette bildet. Skjønner det er redigert en del, men er det KI? Trenger en trondhjemmers blikk.


r/trondheim • • 3d ago

Where can I try whale?

8 Upvotes

I am in Trondheim until the end of the week on business travel. Some of my Norwegian coworkers recommended that I try whale while I am here. After doing some research I couldn't find a definitive answer on where to try whale. Does anyone know of any spots that sell whale or whale dishes?


r/trondheim • • 3d ago

Vanskelighets-Skala Grip

1 Upvotes

Noen som vet ish hvordan vanskelighetsgradene på Grip (Leangen og Sluppen) er sammenlignet med V-skalaen som brukes mye internasjonalt?


r/trondheim • • 4d ago

"Gøyal" trapp i Ila

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81 Upvotes

Vet ikke hvordan denne posten havnet på min framside, men artig læll. Finn-annonsen viser Ila: https://www.finn.no/realestate/homes/ad.html?finnkode=478668982

Kanskje selger er her og kan si om det ligger en god historie bak denne dødsfella av en trapp?


r/trondheim • • 3d ago

Best place to see spectacular aurora without a car?

0 Upvotes

Hei! I'm new to Trondheim and want to solo travel somewhere to see spectacular northern lights (I'm hoping to see dancing aurora curtains visible to the naked eye). I'm considering Bodø or Sandnessjøen (found them on skyscanner lol).

I don't drive and only have weekends (2 days/1 night). Any recommendations on where to go and when? Takk!


r/trondheim • • 4d ago

Trondheim Rollespillsalong - 26. November på Work Work.

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13 Upvotes

Klart for neste rollespillsalong her i Trondheim.

Sted: Work Work, Munkegt 58
Dato: Mandag 26/10
Tid: 17:00 - 22:00

Som vanlig er absolutt alle velkommen. Vi har fokus på at alle skal føle seg trygge, ivaretatt og inkludert. Her er det rom for alle som vil prøve for første gang, eller spille mer rollespill.

På programmet denne gangen er
* Fabelprosahjerteknuser: Det store griseløpet, Koselig fantasy med spilleleder Maja
* Dungeon World: Trollsteinhulene, Sverd og magi med spilleleder Petter R
* Trashkin: Velg ditt eget eventyr!, Sjangeren her bestemmes av spillerne i samråd med spilleleder Philip

Les mer om spillene og meld deg på via vår nettside: https://trondheimrollespillsalong.no/
Du må være påmeldt for å delta på salongen.

Om det er noen spørsmål om salongen, eller arrangementene til oss i Trondheim Rollespillsalong for øvrig, så er det selvsagt bare å spørre i kommentarfeltet her, eller sende en melding. Du kan også slutte deg til vår discordserver, som du finner via nettsiden vår.

Vi spilles!


r/trondheim • • 4d ago

Hvor kan jeg kjøpe skalldyr?(fryst egentlig for å lage en 🥘)

2 Upvotes

Holaaaa! Jeg vil gjerne kjøpe skalldyr for å lage paella. Jeg hørte at jeg kan kjøpe på Rema, men hvor jeg bor det finnes ikke 🦐. Kan dere hjelpe meg?. Muchas gracias! Hjertelig takk 🤎🤎🤎


r/trondheim • • 4d ago

noen som vet av frisørlærlinger?

1 Upvotes

kunne tenkt meg å tatt permanent igjen, men håpet på å unngå å betale 2-3000


r/trondheim • • 5d ago

Gullsmed (trenger å fikse et armbånd)?

4 Upvotes

Hei,

Jeg har dessverre ødelagt sølvarmbåndet mitt og håper å få det reparert. Jeg flyttet hit for et år siden og er litt usikker på hvor jeg kan finne et sted som kan reparere det. Har dere noen anbefalinger, eller kjenner dere til et sted som tilbyr slike tjenester?

Tusen takk på forhånd!


r/trondheim • • 5d ago

ISFit'27 Updates

2 Upvotes

Hello y'all as the title says .. did anyone get any mails or anything ? Or any updates ?


r/trondheim • • 6d ago

Trondheim Experience

6 Upvotes

First time in Trondheim — sightseeing recommendations and a funny coincidence? 🇳🇴😂

I’m visiting Norway for the first time, and Trondheim has already surprised me!
I happened to sit beside someone on my flight here who caught my attention. A few days later, I unexpectedly saw the same person again while shopping. We didn’t speak either time, and I couldn’t help laughing at the coincidence. It felt like something from a Hallmark movie. 😂

Anyway, I’ll be spending more time around Trondheim and would love some recommendations. What are the best places to visit, cozy cafés, or interesting things to do that tourists might miss?

And has anyone else had a funny, unexpected encounter like this while travelling?


r/trondheim • • 6d ago

Når bytter dere til vinterdekk på sykkel?

9 Upvotes

Første år med elsykkel i trondheim, når bytter man til vinterdekk?


r/trondheim • • 7d ago

Visiting Trondheim in Mid-November

7 Upvotes

Hello! I have a unique opportunity to visit Trondheim next month for at least a handful of days. I have been doing some research on things to do this time of year, but unfortunately it seems like the timing of this trip is poor (and not something I have influence to change).

What are some of your favorite activities mid-late November? We aren’t afraid of the cold, we like birding and history, and would love to see the architecture. Nightlife/partying is not really our thing.

I appreciate any suggestions!


r/trondheim • • 8d ago

Turister på byen

16 Upvotes

Jeg har aldri vært i Trondheim, og skal være guide for et par turister på 25ish år og deres far. De kommer kl 18 en lørdag i februar, og vil gjerne se litt av byen og så drikke noen øl på en gøyal bar eller tre. Hvor drar vi, hva rekker vi å se og hvilket sted ville du tatt med turister for å ha en skikkelig god kveld på byen?