🇳🇴 Hip hip hurray! 🇳🇴 We all wish you a fantastic 17th of May! 🥳🎈 National Day is actually one of the few days of the year we're closed (we're otherwise open 360 days a year). Tomorrow we open our doors again and look forward to welcoming you! 🐠 Happy Constitution Day from all of us at the Atlantic Sea Park 💙 ENG: Wishing everyone a fantastic Norwegian Constitution Day! 🥳🎈 Today is actually one of the few days of the year we're closed (we're open 360 days a year the rest of the time!). But tomorrow we open our doors again, and we're looking forward to welcoming you! 🐠 Happy Constitution Day from all of us at the Atlantic Sea Park 💙 #17mai #ålesund #sunnmøre # atlanterhavsparken

There is so much exciting happening at the Science Center during the day - and we love it! Here are some highlights: 🐚 We are out on the water again! A total of 23 spring safaris will be conducted with schools before the summer holidays - both here at Tueneset and out visiting the schools. Here, the students get to explore nature with their own hands and experience marine ecosystems up close! Science at its most vibrant and real - just the way we like it 😍 👩‍🏫 Heidi has been in Ås for a gathering for the Talent Center in Science, together with representatives from the 13 regional science centers. On behalf of the Ministry of Education and Research, we are working to strengthen science interest among students with great learning outcomes - in collaboration with the schools. Fantastic conditions at the Science Park, educational and so idyllic! 🤩 🚐 The Science Truck is finally in place - and we are ecstatic! Electric, delicious and ready to transport knowledge and equipment safely out to the schools. Now we are looking forward to meeting students with curiosity and experiments ahead - on wheels! ⭐ ENG: So many exciting things are happening at the Science Center these days – and we love it! Here are some highlights: 🐚 We're back in the tidal zone! A total of 23 shoreline safaris will be held with schools before the summer break – both here at Tueneset and on visits to schools around the region. Students get to explore nature with their own hands and experience marine ecosystems up close. Science at its most hands-on and alive – just the way we like it! 😍 👩‍🏫 Heidi visited Ås for a gathering with the Talent Center in Science, alongside representatives from the 13 regional science centres. On behalf of the Ministry of Education, we're working to spark science interest among high-achieving students – through close collaboration with schools. Great conditions at Vitenparken, inspiring discussions, and such an idyllic setting! 🤩 🚐 The science van is finally here – and we're thrilled! It's electric, sleek, and ready to safely transport knowledge and equipment out to schools. We're beyond excited to meet students with curiosity and experiments – on wheels! ⭐

We say thank you for another week full of life, laughter and a beautiful spring atmosphere in Atlanterhavsparken ! 🌊💙 🫧 We kicked off the week by staying open in the evenings on a Monday, and WHAT a success! Over 400 (!!) people stopped by, and Joachim Solum from the Technical Museum delivered a fantastic bubble show. You shouldn't ignore that we will repeat this success! 😍 ☀️ And the weather? Absolutely beautiful! It's a joy to see people enjoying the park during the day, and that both young and old use our outdoor area for all it's worth! 🐧 However, it's not just us who feel the spring mood - our animals are really enjoying the sun, and are extra curious (and flirty 🤭) during the day! 🦀 The activity room has been in full swing! 🎒 As usual, we have had the pleasure of welcoming several school classes. It's always just as inspiring to see children and young people get involved in life underwater, ask questions and learn about sustainability, animal welfare and the ocean's ecosystem 🤩 🎉 The week was rounded off with lots of visits over the weekend, and a full audience at the feedings! Both outside and inside it was bustling with life and curious children and adults! Fantastic 🥹 Thank you so much to everyone who visited us this week! 💙 ENG: We're wrapping up another week full of life, laughter, and that beautiful spring feeling here at Atlanterhavsparken ! 🌊💙 🫧 We kicked off the week with extended opening hours on Monday – and what a success it was! Over 400 (!!) visitors, and Joachim Solum from the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology delivered a spectacular bubble show. Don't be surprised if we bring this back! 😍 ☀️ And the weather? Absolutely amazing! It's such a joy to see people enjoying the park during the day, with both kids and adults making the most of our outdoor areas. 🐧 And it's not just us feeling the spring vibes – our animals are loving the sunshine too! They've been extra curious (and flirty 🤭) lately! 🦀 The activity room has been buzzing all week with creativity and fun! 🎒 As always, we've had the pleasure of welcoming several school classes. It's incredibly inspiring to see young minds engage with ocean life, ask questions, and learn about sustainability, animal welfare, and marine ecosystems 🤩 Thank you to everyone visiting us this week! 💙

What a week it has been! Here are some highlights: 🚢 The cruise season is underway, and it shows! All week we have had a full house with happy guests from far and near – just the way we like it! 🦦 What do you do when you find a tree on Facebook Marketplace? Well, then you make an otter slide of course! 🎉 Labor Day and the crowded Friday were a real success with the audience! Full throttle and a brilliant atmosphere – thank you very much to everyone who stopped by! 💙 There is little that makes us happier than satisfied guests – and feedback like this really makes the day! 🌞 Spring is here! The weather has been on our side, and there have been beautiful days both outside and inside. 🎤 On the weekend program we had "Close up" with Fakta-Lars this weekend, and as usual, feedings, diving shows and lots of other fun – great to see so many engaged visitors throughout the weekend! 📚 As usual, we have had lessons for a number of handsome school classes - always so nice to have visits from curious students who ask questions, point, gasp and want to know everything about life in the sea 🥰 Thank you so much for doing Atlanterhavsparken to the special place it is. We look forward to a new week with you! 💙 ENG: What a week it's been! Here are a few highlights: 🚢 Cruise season is officially on – and we can feel it! The park has been buzzing all week with happy visitors from near and far – just the way we like it! 🦦 What do you do when you find a tree on Facebook Marketplace? You build an otter slide, of course! 🎉 Labor Day and the long weekend turned into a real party! Lots of visitors and great vibes – thank you to everyone who stopped by! 💙 Few things make us happier than satisfied guests - and feedback like this truly makes our day. 🌞 Spring is here! The weather has been on our side, with beautiful days both inside the park and out. 🎤 This weekend's program included "Close-up with Fakta-Lars", feedings, diving shows and loads of other fun activities – such a joy to see so many curious and engaged visitors throughout the weekend! 📚 Always lovely to welcome eager students full of questions, wide eyes and excitement about ocean life 🥰

News! We're so proud to have switched our coffee supplier to @jacucoffeeroastery! ☕️😍 Jacu is a local, award-winning coffee roaster from Sunnmøre - known far beyond Norway's borders for its uncompromising quality and passion for true craftsmanship ✨ The coffee is sustainably produced, roasted in Ålesund and made with love - just the way we like it! Perfect after a trip among penguins and fish, or just to enjoy the view with something good in your cup ☕️⛰️ Visit us this weekend and enjoy a world-class cup of coffee! At our coffee station, you'll find everything from black coffee to a variety of choices from our new coffee machine - including hot chocolate 🤎🤭 ENG: News! We're so proud to announce that we've switched our coffee supplier to Jacu Coffee Roastery! ☕️😍 Jacu is a local, award-winning coffee roastery from Sunnmøre – known far beyond Norway's borders for its uncompromising quality and passion for true craftsmanship ✨ Their coffee is sustainably produced, roasted in Ålesund, and made with love – just the way we like it! Perfect after a walk among penguins and fish, or simply to enjoy the view with something warm in your cup ☕️⛰️ Visit us this weekend and enjoy a world-class cup of coffee! At our coffee station, you'll find everything from freshly brewed black coffee to a variety of options from our new coffee machine – including hot chocolate 🤎🤭

Psst! Thursday is a public holiday – but we're open as usual from 09:30 to 16:00! We have lots to see and do for visitors of all ages 🐠 Hope to see you here 🩵 ENG: Psst! Thursday is a public holiday – but we're open as usual from 09:30 to 16:00! We have lots to see and do for visitors of all ages 🐠 Hope to see you here 🩵

Monday, May 5th, we will be open until 6:00 PM! This day we will be visited by Joachim Solum himself – known from the Technical Museum, NRK Super, Europe's largest soap bubble festival and Norwegian Talents! He will be there to hold his magical bubble show that both young and old will love! 🫧✨ Take the trip and enjoy a delicious dinner in the cafe – for example our fresh fish cakes or sausages! 🍴🐟 The event is free for all children, and adults only pay a child's ticket (120,- per person). Annual pass users get in for free of course! Tickets can be reserved on our website. Program for the day: 4:30 PM – Bubble show in the cafe with Joachim Solum 🫧 4:45 PM – Activity room opens – play and learn! 🎨🐠 17:00 – Diving show 🤿 17:15 – Meet our four new otters (+ Muff, of course!) 🦦 17:30 – Bubble show in the café – round 2! 🫧 Bring the whole family for a relaxed, fun and eventful afternoon with us! We look forward to seeing you! 💙 ENG: On Monday, May 5th, we're open until 6PM! This day, we're excited to welcome the amazing Joachim Solum – known from the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, NRK Super, Europe's largest bubble festival, and Norway's Got Talent! He's bringing his magical bubble show that kids and adults will absolutely love! 🫧✨ Come by and enjoy a delicious dinner at our café – like our fresh fish cakes or sausages! 🍴🐟 The event is free for all children, and this day adults only pay the children's ticket price (120 NOK per person). Annual pass holders enter for free as always! Tickets can be reserved on our website. Program for the day: 16:30 – Bubble show in the café with Joachim Solum 🫧 16:45 – Activity room opens – play and learn! 🎨🐠 17:00 – Diver show 🤿 17:15 – Meet our four new otters (+ of course, Muffe!) 🦦 17:30 – Bubble show in the café – round 2! 🫧 Bring the whole family for a relaxed, fun, and exciting afternoon with us! We can't wait to see you! 💙

Everyday life is back after a beautiful Easter week! We hope you have recharged your batteries, enjoyed some Easter treats and enjoyed some well-deserved days off 💛🌞 It has really been busy at our place during Easter – we have had a fantastic week with a record number of visitors (!!), and we are so grateful to everyone who stopped by! 🙌 Our Easter activities have been hugely popular, and our concept "Behind the Scenes" has been completely sold out every day! 😱 It was incredible to see so many people enjoying themselves here 🐟🔍 Thank you to all of you who have contributed to making Easter very special with us – we are already looking forward to the next time 💙 Now we are ready for a new week of exciting experiences at the aquarium! As usual, we are open from 09:30 - 16:00 🥰 ENG: Everyday life is back after a beautiful easter week! We hope you've recharged your batteries and made the most out of some well-deserved days off 💛🌞 It's been buzzing with life here at Atlanterhavsparken – we've had an amazing week with a record number of visitors (!!), and we're so grateful to everyone who came by! 🙌 Our easter activities were incredibly popular, and our "Behind the Scenes" experience was completely sold out every single day! 😱 It's been such a joy to see so many of you having a great time here 🐟🔍 Thank you to everyone who made this easter so special – we're already looking forward to the next one 💙 Now we're ready for a brand new week full of exciting experiences at the aquarium! As always, we're open from 09:30 to 16:00 🥰

🐣🥚🌸 Easter holiday for the whole family at Atlanterhavsparken ! 🌸🥚🐣 From Palm Sunday to Easter Monday, we invite you to an Easter full of exciting activities for both young and old! Come and get to know the animals that live along our beautiful coast, and experience an Easter holiday with lots of learning and fun! 🎉 Regular activities every day: ⏰ 9:30 AM – Doors open! 🐟 11:30 AM-12:30 PM – The activity room is open! Get to know the animals in the sea in an interactive way! 🌊 🦈 1:00 PM – Diving show and feeding show in the Atlantic tank 🐠 🐾 2:00 PM – Lunch with our European otters 🦦 🐧 2:30 PM – Penguin feeding in the penguin pond 🐾 🦭 3:00 PM – Feeding of kingfishers in the seal bay 🐋 Special activities throughout the holiday: 🎬 Behind the Scenes: Join us on a behind-the-scenes tour! Every day from Saturday, April 12th to Sunday, April 20th. (Limited space, free with entrance ticket. Places must be reserved via the website 🎟️) 🧠 Kahoot at the Atlantic tank: Test your knowledge of "Spawning and eggs" (Monday, April 14th and Tuesday, April 15th) 🏅 🐚 Feeding in Holmer and Skjær: Meet the spiny skate, the rarest lobsters in the world, and much, much more! 🐙 🎨 Drawing workshop: Make your own Easter eggs inspired by sea creatures! 🖍️🥚🐣 📝 Easter bus: Bring activity sheets from the ticket office and be entered into the draw for exciting prizes! 🎁 🧩 Lego room: Build sea creatures with Lego! 🌊🐠 Tickets and more info can be found in the program on our website! We look forward to sharing a magical Easter with you! 🌟 💙

Last week was full of exciting highlights in Atlanterhavsparken 🌊🐟 💙 We had the honor of hosting the official opening of the Ålesund Seafood Festival! 🎉🐟 A fantastic day, and as a fun ending we surprised with a cooking competition between politicians Geir Inge Lien (SP), Anne Marie Fiksdal (FrP), Monica Molvær (Høyre), and State Secretary Even Sagebakken (Ap)! In the end, it was the latter who came away with the victory and made the best fish burger 🏆🍔 💙 On Friday and Saturday, we organized the Children's Seafood Festival together with Ålesund Library and Sentrumsforeningen 😍📚 On Saturday, we were visited by a total of 73 children (!!) and their curious parents, who got to experience an exciting dissection of cod with our expert Maria. On Friday, we also had the pleasure of welcoming 50 kindergarten children! 🐟✨ 💙 Marthe, who runs "Men with fish on Tinder", took a deeper look at what really makes fish so cool. Together, she and Lars investigated why so many men choose to post fish pictures on Tinder - an entertaining and educational day! 🐠😄 💙 Joakim and Cathrin were in Bodø for the Nordic Travel Workshop, where they met tour operators from all over the world, and made important contacts and collaboration opportunities. We have an exciting time ahead! 🌍✈️ 💙 Heidi and Trond have been on a trip to Tromsø for the annual meeting of the Science Center Association together with the 12 other regional science centers in Norway. There they also got a tour of Polaria, and learned more about Arctic wildlife and the marine environment. Great inspiration to further develop our own communication ❄️🐧 💙 We had a fantastic day with the 7th graders who got to participate in feeding on islets and reefs 🦑🌊 💙 We also started Plastic and Sea Day, where the 7th graders got to participate in Lydlab. The students got to try their hand as both music producers and marketers for an hour! 🎶💻 💙 We have had high school students visit for an educational fish dissection with Lars 🧬🐟 💙 Our CEO, Kjetil Aarseth, was at the meeting of the European Association of Zoological Gardens and Aquariums - EAZA. The collection was added to Valencia, which has Europe's largest aquarium! 🤩 Aarseth was elected to the organization's council as one of only 40 representatives!

Atlanterhavsparken are incredibly proud to be part of the Ålesund Seafood Festival! 🎉 Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting when Ålesund Sentrumsforening opened the festival here in the park! For the kick-off, our own chef, Ole, had prepared a feast for the taste buds: poke bowls with trout from Hofseth, salmon from Mowi and halibut from Nordic Halibut 🐟🍴 Throughout the day, engaging lectures and political debates were held on important topics such as fisheries, aquaculture and sustainable development, arranged by Sentrumsforeningen and Næringsforeningen 🌍 As a fun ending, Ole surprised everyone with a cooking competition between politicians! There they had 15 minutes to make the best trout burger – in the end, it was State Secretary for the Ministry of Fisheries and Trade Even Sagebakken who came out on top 🍔👩🏽‍🍳 Thank you very much for visiting and have a great day 💙 ENG: Atlanterhavsparken is incredibly proud to be a part of the Ålesund Seafood Festival! 🎉 Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting when the Ålesund City Center Association kicked off the festival here in the park! To start things off, our head chef, Ole, treated everyone to a delightful feast for the taste buds: poke bowls made with trout from Hofseth, salmon from Mowi, and halibut from Nordic Halibut 🐟🍴 Throughout the day, there were engaging lectures and a political debate on important topics such as fisheries, aquaculture, and sustainable development, organized by the City Center Association and the Business Association 🌍 To cap off the day in a fun way, Ole surprised everyone with a cook-off between the politicians! They had 15 minutes to make the best trout burger – and in the end, it was Even Sagebakken, the State Secretary for the Ministry of Fisheries and Seafood, who claimed victory! 🍔👩🏽‍🍳 A big thank you to everyone who visited and for a wonderful day! 💙

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Yesterday was a big day! 🤩🙌 We actually had the entire educational †visiting us – from kindergarten and primary school to middle school, high school, and university students! We had visits from Skåthaugen kindergarten, 7th grade from Brattvågen, 9th grade from Blindheim middle school, VGS Stranda biology doing dissections, and not least, students from NTNU on work placement/internship 🔬👩‍🔬 It was amazing to see the whole educational journey gathered here on the same day! 💥🏋️‍♂️ ENG: Yesterday was a big day! 🤩🙌 We actually had the entire educational †visiting us – from kindergarten and primary school to middle school, high school, and university students! We had visits from Skåthaugen kindergarten, 7th grade from Brattvågen, 9th grade from Blindheim middle school, VGS Stranda biology doing dissections, and not least, students from NTNU on work placement/internship 🔬👩‍🔬 It was amazing to see the whole educational journey gathered here on the same day! 💥🏋️‍♂

The weather forecast shows perfect aquarium weather, and we're ready for the weekend! 🌟😌 We've got lots of new and exciting things lined up - here's some highlights of what you can look forward to this weekend 🤩 🦭 Say hello to our new seal, Maja! 🐙 Admire the octopuses in their spectacular new home! 🔍 Behind the scenes – Join us on an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour! 🍴 Feeding in Holmer and Skjær - 11:30 - 11:45 Saturday and Sunday 🤿 Diving show in the big tank 🐟 Check out our exciting new residents - rockfish and wolffish! + much more!! You can see the full program on our website 🙌🏻 Hope to see you! 🥰 ENG: The weather forecast is showing perfect aquarium weather, and we're ready for the weekend! 🌟😌 We've got lots of new and exciting things lined up – here's some highlights of what you can look forward to this weekend 🤩 🦭 Meet our new seal, Maja! 🐙 Admire the octopuses in their spectacular new home! 🔍 Behind the scenes – Join us for an exclusive tour behind the scenes! 🍴 Feeding at Holmer and Skjær – 11:30 - 11:45 AM on Saturday and Sunday 🤿 Dive show in the large tank 🐟 Check out our exciting new residents – stonefish and wolf fish! + much more!! You can find the full program on our website 🙌🏻 Hope to see you here this weekend! 🥰

🌟 Exciting times for the Science Center 🌟 The Science Team has been in Trondheim to work closely with our mentors at the Science Center there, who are assisting us in the development of our new talent center! 🤩 The Talent Center will be an offer for students with high learning potential and is an important measure to prevent school dropout. Here, young people who think outside the box will be able to meet each other and participate in adapted teaching programs - an important social and educational platform for those who may fall outside for various reasons ❤️ We have had planning meetings, participated in teacher training courses and met schools that have already started similar learning programs. We also got to visit the Newton Room and NTNU's chemistry laboratories at Cecilie's old workplace, and got lots of inspiration for a new chemistry program with us 🧪🔬⚗️ In addition, we explored the planetarium and got lots of inspiration for future exhibitions and learning programs at Atlanterhavsparken ! This is going to be so good 🤩 ENG: Exciting times for our Science Center! 🌟 The Science Center team has visited Trondheim to work closely with our mentors at the Science Center there, who are helping us develop our new talent center! 🤩 The talent center will offer a program for students with high learning potential and is an important initiative to prevent school dropouts. Here, young people who think outside the box will meet and engage in tailored educational programs – a vital social and educational platform for those who might otherwise fall behind for various reasons ❤️ We've had meetings, participated in teacher courses, and met with schools that have already implemented similar educational programs. We also visited the Newton Room and NTNU's chemistry laboratories at Cecilie's old workplace, where we got inspired for new chemistry programs🧪🔬⚗️ In addition, we explored the planetarium and gathered tons of inspiration for future exhibits and educational programs! This is going to be amazing 🤩

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 💙