The arctic circle is one of the last frontiers; a wild hinterland offering adventure & excitement. It is also surprisingly accessible - and more autism friendly than you'd first expect.

Many people choose to visit Tromso for a couple of days as part of a dream visit to the Arctic Circle. Widely known as the capital of the arctic, Tromso is a gateway to many incredible family experiences, such as the northern lights, dog sledding and kayaking in the midnight sun. We visited Tromso with our autistic kids on a day trip from Sommaroy and found 3 great reasons to love it!

Sommaroy Island is around an hour's drive from Tromso, the capital of the arctic circle. In this region of Norway you are spoilt for choice when it comes to finding your own stretch of wonderful sandy beach. We only toured a small fraction of the Sommaroy and neighbouring Kvaloya islands with our autistic kids and yet we found so much to love.

We loved Bergen. It was the perfect size, compact but with lots for us and our autistic boys to do. I would highly recommend it as destination for families with neurodivergent / autistic / adhd children.