Harstad

Harstad (Northern Sami: Hárstták) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms county, Norway. (From 2024, it will be part of Troms county.) It is on the large island of Hinnøya. The town was founded in 1904.

Harstad kommune Hársttáid suohkan
Municipality
Waterfront of Harstad
Coat of arms Troms og Finnmark within Norway
Harstad within Troms og Finnmark
Coordinates: 68°48′00″N 16°32′45″E
Country	Norway
County	Troms og Finnmark
District	Central Hålogaland
Established	1 January 1904
Administrative centre	Harstad
Government
• Mayor (2022)	Kari-Anne Opsal (Ap) (Ap)
Area
• Total	445.29 km2 (171.93 sq mi)
• Land	428.49 km2 (165.44 sq mi)
• Water	16.80 km2 (6.49 sq mi)  3.8%
• Rank	226 in Norway
Population  (2022)
• Total	24,804
• Rank	49 in Norway
• Density	57.9/km2 (150/sq mi)
• Change (10 years)	2.9%
Demonym	Harstadværing[1]
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-5402
Official language form	Neutral[2]
Preceded by	Trondenes Municipality
Data from Statistics Norway

The bicycle race, Arctic Race of Norway (summer 2025), will start in Harstad.^[3]

Related pages

• List of mayors in Norway that are elected until 2027