Wow – what a week it has been Atlanterhavsparken ! 🌟 Here are some highlights: 🐧 The penguins have new houses! A great upgrade, and Tottiz has really been a hero to make it happen! 🏠 📣 New residents have moved in! We have both wolffish and new types of catfish in the park! They are so cool, and are really worth a visit to see 🐠 🐙 The octopuses have officially moved into their new home, and we could have watched them for hours! Insanely fascinating how they move - and change their colors 🤩 💙 We have had lots of nice visitors this week, both guests from Norway and abroad, school classes and kindergartens - always fun to see you experience the park! ✨ 🎥 Maria took us behind the scenes at the Science Center. This video is just something to look forward to! 🧇 We called in the weekend with bingo and waffle Friday - a great success! 🍔 Ole and Joachim held a cooking class for Italian exchange students, who impressed with their skills in the kitchen. Here fish burgers were made from trout from Hofseth👨‍🍳✨ 🎉 The weekend was also full of life in Atlanterhavsparken ! In addition to our regular program, we held "behind the scenes" tours, where participants got an exclusive insight into what goes on behind the scenes here at the park 🏞️ On Saturday we had the pleasure of collaborating with Nito to organize Children's Engineering Day, and it was a great success! 🚀👷‍♂️ Thanks to everyone who made the week absolutely wonderful! We are looking forward to new memories this week 💙

Some highlights from the recent time in the park! ✨ 🎥😍 Earlier this winter we had a visit from Visit Ålesund who made a fantastic new video with "all of Norway's" Yvonne! The video is now out, and the result is so good! Here you get a little insight behind the scenes! 💖🤭👶🏻 It was a great pleasure when our wonderful marketing coordinator Celine stopped by, together with a very special little guest of honor. ✨🌍 Several of our employees are on a study trip to The North Sea Oceanarium in Hirtshals to get inspiration for the further development of the park. Fascinating to see how they work with the aquarium there! 🎙️ Cecilie was a guest on NRK Radio in the program "Abel's Tower" at Parken Kulturhus. Fantastically delivered! Photo: Eli Anne Tvergrov / NTNU 🔬💡 Maria had kindergarten children on a dissection at Havlab, with both film and our cool black light flashlights. An educational and exciting experience for the little ones! 👀🐙 On Friday we were visited by a group from Borgund Vg1. We took them on a little tour of the park and showed them our octopuses, and their new home! 😌 We had a biology class for a high school class with dissection of seafood - including the famous fact-finder Lars! 🥰 Week 10 was the first week with (free) booking of Storfjord Visningssenter (psst: still available places in the future!) 🎶🌊 Many 7th graders have participated in our new program about plastic and the ocean, including an activity trail, music production and a kids' lab! 🍞👩‍🍳 Did you know that we bake our bread here at the house every week? During the summer season, we actually bake bread every single day! 🐟🔭 We have had several theme days such as "Food from the Sea" with 9th grade and "Sea Day" for 5th grade, with a diving show and star orientation! Thank you to everyone who has visited us and helped make this week fantastic! 🙏💙

We have had the honor of having a visit by this legend, and what a result! 😍 ENG: We have had the honor of having a visit by this legend, and what a result! 😍

Happy weekend from this guy! 🥰 The weather forecast is showing perfect aquarium weather, and we're open from 09:30–16:00 all weekend 😌 Check out our website for all the activities you can join. Hope to see you! ENG: Happy weekend from this guy! 🥰 The weather forecast is showing perfect aquarium weather, and we're open from 09:30–16:00 all weekend 😌 Check out our website for all the activities you can join. Hope to see you!

🎙️🌟 We are incredibly proud to have had our talented scientist, Cecilie, as a guest on NRK Radio's Abels tårn this Wednesday! 🎧💡 Cecilie participated in an exciting and engaging broadcast in front of a packed Parken Kulturhus, contributing her broad knowledge in biochemistry (and her infectious enthusiasm). It was an evening filled with fascinating science, great conversations, and plenty of inspiration 🌍🔬 Well done, Cecilie! 🙌✨ ENG: 🎙️🌟 We are incredibly proud to have had our talented scientist, Cecilie, as a guest on NRK Radio's Abels tårn this Wednesday! 🎧💡 Cecilie participated in an exciting and engaging broadcast in front of a packed Parken Kulturhus, contributing her broad knowledge in biochemistry (and her infectious enthusiasm). It was an evening filled with fascinating science, great conversations, and plenty of inspiration 🌍🔬 Well done, Cecilie! 🙌✨

Children's Engineering Day at Atlanterhavsparken ! On March 15th, you can join us for an exciting and educational day for the whole family! Explore the engineering profession through fun activities such as construction projects, drawing and photo competitions 🤩 Program: 🛠 Build your own project, led by NITO students (10:00 - 13:00) 🎨 Draw an engineer (10:00 - 14:00) 📸 Photo competition with prizes! 🦭Animal feeding, Kahoot, and much more! See our Facebook event for more info and registration 🎟️ We look forward to seeing you and your family! 🦦🦑

There have been exciting times in Atlanterhavsparken , and here's a little bit of what's been happening lately! 🌟 🤭 We've had a great visit here at the park, great to meet this legend! 🦦 It's not long now until the otter gang is released on Oterøya. In the meantime, we're having a blast inside 🥰 🦑 The guys have been working like heroes to make a new home for our octopus. Now it's ready, and it turned out so nice! The octopus moves in this week 💪🏻 👨‍🔬 Jørgen, our science center facilitator, has tried his hand at uncharted waters: he's fed the penguins! This is what he dressed up as, or what? 😏 ❄️ The winter break offered lots of exciting activities here at the park. Among other things, we arranged a number of behind-the-scenes tours, a science show, kitchen chemistry and a sea animal workshop. It was great how many people took the trip, the winter break was a great success! 😍 🍦 We visited Lamella and got to see the whole process when they make the ice cream we sell here in the park. Incredibly educational and impressive, and wow what a taste! ☕ The sink in the cafe is ready, and the coffee station has become so nice! Psst: with an annual pass you always get free coffee ✨ # atlanterhavsparken #ålesund #sunnmøre #activities #otters #penguins #seals #weeklysummary

Winter holidays in Atlanterhavsparken was a week filled with life, smiles, learning and lots of activities for both young and old! ❄️🐠 This week the fun continues for those on winter vacation in Trøndelag, Bergen and the Inland. We have a new and exciting program in place, and we look forward to welcoming you! 🎉 The program includes activities such as Behind the Scenes tours and Kitchen Chemistry, in addition to our regular program with feeding seals, otters and penguins, diving shows and the activity room! 🤩 See the full program and opening hours on our website - here you can also reserve places for individual events 🎟️ We hope to see you here! 💙 Here are some glimpses from last week 🕺 ENG: Winter break at Atlanterhavsparken was a week filled with life, smiles, learning, and exciting experiences! ❄️🐠 This week, the fun continues for those on winter break in Trøndelag, Bergen, and Innlandet. We have an exciting program in store and look forward to welcoming you! 🎉 The program includes activities such as Behind the Scenes tours and Kitchen Chemistry, in addition to our regular program with seal, otter, and penguin feedings, diving shows, and the activity room! 🤩 Check out the full program and opening hours on our website – here you can also reserve spots for individual events 🎟️ We hope to see you here! 💙 Here are some snapshots from last week🕺

Weekend and winter break? That means lots of exciting activities in Atlanterhavsparken ! 🎉 Join us for diving shows, feeding sea creatures, quizzes, fish dissections, and experiences for the whole family! We've got something for every age 💙 Note: Don't forget to reserve your spot for the fish dissection with Maria, limited space available – link in bio! 🐟 We can't wait to see you! 😍 ENG: Weekend and winter break? That means plenty of exciting activities at the Atlantic Sea Park! 🎉 Join us for diving shows, feeding sea creatures, quizzes, fish dissections, and experiences for the whole family! We've got something for every age 💙 Note: Don't forget to reserve your spot for the fish dissection with Maria, limited space available – link in bio! 🐟 We can't wait to see you! 😍 # atlanterhavsparken #ålesund #activities #winterholiday #weekend #seals #otters #penguins #divingshow

There's a lot of exciting things happening this week! 🎉 Winter break is a week full of activities and fun at Atlanterhavsparken ! Scroll through to see everything you can join in on 🤩 Remember that tickets for individual events must be reserved in advance (via our website), so get there early to secure your spot! 🎟️ We look forward to seeing you! 💙 ENG: A lot of exciting things are happening this week! 🎉 Winter break is a week full of activities and fun at Atlanterhavsparken ! 🤩 Swipe through to see everything you can join in on! Remember, tickets for individual events must be reserved in advance (via our website), so make sure to book early to secure your spot! 🎟️ We can't wait to see you! 💙

Looking for something to do in the nice weather this weekend? ☀️ Join us for breakfast feeding and get up close with seals, otters, and penguins in the most beautiful surroundings 🦭💙 You can find the full program and times on our website (link in bio). We can't wait to see you! 🥰 ENG: Looking for something to do in the nice weather this weekend? ☀️ Join us for breakfast feeding and get up close with seals, otters, and penguins in the most beautiful surroundings 🦭💙 You can find the full program and times on our website (link in bio). We can't wait to see you! 🥰

Trond Østrem becomes operations manager at Atlanterhavsparken ! 🤩👏🏻 Atlanterhavsparken is open 360 days a year. This places great demands on the operation of the facility. Trond Østrem has been hired to manage this work. Trond Østrem is no newcomer to aquarium operations in Ålesund. As a child and young man, he delivered fish and animals to the aquarium when it was located in Fiskernes hus in the center of Ålesund. Østrem studied aquaculture, fishing and trapping before coming to the facility at Tueneset. From 1997 onwards, he was instrumental in filling the facility with fish and animals before the opening in 1998. From 1998, he has been a permanent employee, with the exception of four years as a fisherman between 2002 and 2006. In his role as operations manager, Østrem is part of the management team at Atlanterhavsparken and he will be responsible for 12 full-time employees in the operations department, nearly twelve thousand square meters of exhibition space and for approximately 5,000 fish and animals. Over the years at Atlanterhavsparken Trond Østrem has gained experience and expertise that is only possible by working at Atlanterhavsparken . - Trond has shown strong leadership skills over time and is also an important continuity provider for us. There is hardly a square centimeter on the facility, inside and out, that he has not been involved in planning, maintaining or upgrading, says the CEO of Atlanterhavsparken , Kjetil Aarseth.

This week has been full of exciting activities and great days! 🎉 Here are some highlights: 🚢 We had 304 guests from MS Otto Sverdrup visiting, as well as several cruise ships and private tours. As usual, we also had "ocean day" and "whole fish" for great school classes! 🔬 60 students from Biomarine innovation and Biotechnology at NTNU had an educational day with us where they received instruction in the subject of marine raw materials. Among other things, the students explored fish species used in food production, received lectures in "Whole fish", and made algae-based candy. Fantastic to see innovation in practice together with NTNU! 🌸 Mother's Day: We celebrated with sunshine and free coffee for all mothers ☕️💖 💡 The Science Center was at a facilitator's meeting at the Technical Museum in Oslo, and received lots of inspiration and professional reinforcement for future teaching. 🐙 The octopus will get a new home, and our skilled employees have made a solid effort to prepare the new tank! 🚗 This summer we will be "on wheels" again, and we have test-drove a new, more spacious car! Will this be the science center car of the future? 🎤 Fact-Lars at Møre Havlab: Fantastic turnout and engagement when Lars drove "close" this weekend! A week filled with lots of learning, collaboration and joy - we look forward to the next one! 🙌

Happy Monday everyone! Here's a recap of the week that went by. Atlanterhavsparken 🐙 🌞 This weekend Ålesund showed its best side! There really is nothing like magical days like these here in the park 🥹 🌟 We were in full swing with the semi-finals of the Super:bit competition 2025, a national coding competition for children between 10-13 years old! Fantastically talented and committed participants – this was so much fun! 🚀 📊 We started piloting a new and exciting teaching program at the Science Center! 🔬 🛠️ Several of the employees took a scaffolding course, and are now certified as scaffold builders! Perfect for rigging new installations and ensuring maintenance of the park! 💪 🌊 The intake line to Atlanterhavsparken had started to clog, and therefore had to undergo a maintenance flush. Thanks to the Frøy group and their service boat and diving team, we were able to clean it! 💦 As you can see, there was a lot of life on the pipe with sea anemones and carnations along the intake 🐚 🛠️ They say that the right tools are half the job, and in this case it is true! ✨ Our handyman, Tottiz, is very happy with the park's new addition, a Festool Domino DF 500, which facilitates completely invisible assembly of items and provides room for new and beautiful projects in the future! 🎨🔩 In this case, a new sink, which will eventually be available in the cafe! Thanks for a lovely week! We look forward to more fun in the coming week! 💙

On Friday and Saturday, we held the regional semifinals of the Super:bit competition 2025! After two thrilling rounds, the team Hardcode came out as the winning team 🚀🔥🎉 They will now continue the competition in the national gold final! Congratulations 🏆👏 What an incredible few days, and what an effort from all 15 teams – this has been absolutely amazing! 🙌 We are incredibly impressed by the skills, dedication, and team spirit displayed! 🤩 ENG: On friday and saturday, we held the regional semifinals of the Super:bit competition 2025! After two thrilling rounds, the team Hardcode came out as the winning team 🚀🔥🎉 They will now continue the competition in the national gold final! Congratulations 🏆👏 What an incredible few days, and what an effort from all 15 teams – this has been absolutely amazing! 🙌 We are incredibly impressed by the skills, dedication, and team spirit displayed 🤩 #superbitkampen #delfinale # atlanterhavsparken #nrk #superbit #microbit #Ålesund

We know... Sometimes it's just a really good ham sandwich that counts! 🥪 Lucky for you, we've got exactly that in our café 😏 Order a sandwich with alpine cheese and cured ham the next time you make the trip - a sure winner! 😮‍💨 Served with: 🍞 Homemade long-leavened, coarse bread 🥩 Cured ham from Ole Ringdal in Hellesylt, Sunnmøre 🧀 Alpine cheese from Elnesvågen which won bronze at the 2018 World Cheese Championships and was honored with the "unique taste" specialty label from the Norwegian Food Foundation 🍯 Homemade mayonnaise with Sunnmøre eggs 🌱 Tasty self-picked ramsons 🧅 Homemade pickled red onions Here's the fun! ENG: We know... Sometimes, it's just a really good ham sandwich that hits the spot! 🥪 Lucky for you, we've got exactly that in our café 😏 A sandwich with cured ham and alpine cheese is always a winner! 😮‍💨 🍞 Homemade, long-fermented, whole grain bread 🥩 Cured ham from Ole Ringdal in Hellesylt, Sunnmøre 🧀 Alpine cheese from Elnesvågen, which won bronze medal at the World Cheese Championship in 2018 and was awarded the specialty label "unique taste" by the Norwegian Food Foundation 🍯 Homemade mayo with Sunnmøre eggs 🌱 Flavorful self-picked wild garlic 🧅 Homemade pickled red onion This one's a real treat!

🌊✨ Did you know that we have an exhibition of fascinating deep-sea fish? ✨🌊 Here, you can explore what fish living at depths of 100 meters and beyond look like! At these depths, the water filters out most daylight, but the deep sea is far from dark. Did you know that many creatures down there – like algae and jellyfish – emit their own light? This magical phenomenon is called bioluminescence 💡🐟 Come by and learn more about life in the deep sea – a mysterious and exciting world! 💙 📍 Welcome to our deep-sea exhibition! Eng: 🌊✨ Did you know that we have an exhibition of fascinating deep-sea fish? ✨🌊 Here, you can explore what fish living at depths of 100 meters and beyond look like! At these depths, the water filters out most daylight, but the deep sea is far from dark. Did you know that many creatures down there – like algae and jellyfish – emit their own light? This magical phenomenon is called bioluminescence 💡🐟 Come visit us and discover more about life in the deep ocean – a mysterious and exciting world! 💙 📍 Welcome to our deep-sea exhibition! # atlanterhavsparken #deepwaterfish #bioluminescence #underwaterworld #visitnorway #visitalesund #ålesund

Wow, what a week we had! 🥰 Here are some highlights: 🌟 We hosted several conferences, and had a number of school classes here at Havdag. It was full steam ahead all week, and nothing is as joyful as that! 🐾 Muffe and Lilly are having a great time outside. Lovely to see them playing together all day! 🥪 Our Skagen sandwich has, well deservedly, been able to shine a little in the cafe again. It was great when a Swedish guest gave this one a "top score" last week! 😌 🎉 Closing for our wonderful and talented marketing coordinator, Celine, who is now going on maternity leave. Of course, it had to be marked with flowers and cake (actually 3 pieces) - then you know you have done a fantastic job 🍰💐 🎥 We have filmed behind the scenes in the kitchen with Ole, and we are working on producing a "Housetour" of the entire Atlanterhavsparken to you. The result is so good! 🤩 🦈 We have a baby small-spotted red shark!! Really exciting news – how cute is this? 🥹💕 📸 Erling Svendsen, author and one of Norway's most renowned underwater photographers, gave an inspiring lecture for us. What amazing pictures he showed! 🌊 🐧 Otter, seal and penguin feedings for a great audience every day! Always so cozy with everyone who takes the trip 💖 Did you visit us last week? 🥰 # atlanterhavsparken #ålesund #week4 #weekthatwent

In memory of Reidar Tryggestad ❤️ Atlanterhavsparken has a long history. Work was underway on a facility at Tueneset long before the doors opened in 1998. One of the many who contributed financially, Reidar Tryggestad, has now passed away. He was 93 years old. Roger Engvik (pictured), is the chairman of our foundation. He has been one of the enthusiasts who has contributed to Atlanterhavsparken over several decades. Roger has no doubt about Tryggestad's important role for Atlanterhavsparken He particularly remembers a conversation with Tryggestad back in the mid-90s as being crucial for Atlanterhavsparken was even possible to realize. - We were missing 1.4 million kroner to start the construction. An enormous sum! We were quite depressed and despairing, as we did not think we would be able to do this. We had registered that Reidar Tryggestad was a man with a big wallet and an equally big heart for Ålesund. He lived in Boston. This meant that I had to call at night Norwegian time. I told him honestly about the desperate situation we were in. He immediately said that he would contribute with what we were missing. When daylight came, I met the project group. A bunch of people who were hanging their heads, as they were convinced that we would not get the go-ahead to go ahead. I held them on the torture bench for a while, before I told them: Relax! It's okay! Reidar Tryggestad has come in with what we need! The cheers broke out! Roger says that this is not the only time Tryggestad has contributed. In addition to the 1.4 million kroner that was injected into the equity in the nineties, Tryggestad has contributed several times with millions, most recently during the crisis in connection with the pandemic. - Reidar was very concerned about the well-being of Atlanterhavsparkend. He often visited Tueneset when he was in Ålesund. Atlanterhavsparken sends our warmest condolences to the family and other relatives, and at the same time a big thank you for the contributions to Atlanterhavsparken ❤️

Another exciting week in Atlanterhavsparken has passed! Here are some highlights 💙 •Sunny days and a full house! It has been a great day with lots of visitors, and we are so happy for everyone who has stopped by! 🌞 •We have held several Sea Days, and the Science Center as usual taught a number of great school classes 📚👩‍🏫 •The bench project is in full swing! Anton and Einar (Tottis) are ensuring the constant development here in the park, and these are two guys who can do most things. Now it's time for new benches, and we are really looking forward to seeing the results! 💪 •Talking about Tottis! The coffee station needed a little makeover, and of course he is on the case. A new, fresh station is ready in the cafe immediately (And psst! If you have an annual pass, the coffee is always free) ☕💥 •After many years in the cafe (since she was 17!), Anette had her last working day with us. She will soon be a fully qualified teacher! Good luck going forward, Anette 🎓💖 •We have had a course in "The Whole Fish" for a full hall - here there was learning and food enjoyment at a high level! 🐟 •If you haven't figured it out yet, there is never a dull day at work for Tottis and Anton! 😎🛠️ In the Activity Room it was high time to replace the supporting pillars - the crabs had been having a bit too much fun there! 🦀🤠 •We had a visit from 21 students from the Natural Resources and Agriculture program at Ålesund High School! They had a full day of work assignments in fisheries and aquaculture - incredibly fun to see the commitment and work ethic of these students! 🎓🌊 We are looking forward to a new week with new, great meetings, projects, learning and memories! 🥰 # atlanterhavsparken #ålesund #weekend