Welcome to Alta!

Practical information

So far, over 700 athletes, coaches, team leaders and guests have registered for the Barents Winter Games 2025
in the beautiful city og Alta.

Program

For a more detailed programs, visit the sports pages.

  • 12:00 - 16:00 Arrival; Check-in & race registration at hotels
    17:00 - 19:00 Dinner at hotel
    20:00 - 21:00 Opening Ceremony Finnmarkshallen

  • 06:00 - 09:30 Breakfast at hotel
    09:00 - 18:00 Competitions, lunch, Prize Ceremony
    17:00 - 19:30 Dinner at hotel
    20:00 - 22:00 Get To Together Scandic Alta

  • 06:00 - 09:00 Breakfast at hotel
    09:00 - 13:30 Competitions, lunch, Prize Ceremony
    15:00 - 16:00 Departure

Sports

To read more about the sports, follow the link to sports page.

Main Secretariat

Our main secretariat will be located at Scandic Alta. It will be open from Friday to Sunday and staffed between 08:00 and 18:00.

If no one is available at the secretariat, please contact our project leader

Geir Magne Gamst:
+47 404 91 780,
Geir.Magne.Gamst@boreal.no

Team Leaders’ Meeting

A joint team leaders’ meeting will be held at Scandic Alta on Friday at 17:00. Each team must have at least one representative present. We will provide general information about the event, and representatives from each local organizer will also attend.

Separate meetings for each sport should be arranged by the respective sports. If you need a meeting room for this, please contact the secretariat.

Meals

Breakfast: Breakfast is served at the hotel. Please follow the set breakfast schedule so that everyone has the opportunity to eat before the competitions.

Lunch: On Saturday, lunch will be served at the sports arenas, except for swimming, which will have lunch at Thon Hotel (next to Nordlysbadet). On Sunday, sports without competitions will have lunch at their hotels at 12:30. Sports with competitions on Sunday will have lunch served at their respective arenas.

Dinner: Dinners will be served at the hotel you are staying at. The dinner times are 16:00–19:00 on Friday and 17:00–19:30 on Saturday.

We have received allergy lists in registration forms. We only order special food for those we have been notified about, and we ask the rest of you not to take special food if it has not been ordered for you.

Hotels

We are using three hotels for the event: Scandic Alta, Thon Hotel, and Canyon Hotel.

Please remember that check-out time on Sunday is 12:00 unless otherwise agreed with the hotel. See more on our Alta-page.

Transport

For travel to and from Alta, please check the information provided by each country:

Internal transport

Transport coordinator: Henriette Bismo Email: Henriette.Bismo.Eilertsen@boreal.no

Buses will depart from the parking area in front of Scandic Alta (this applies to all participants). Due to the short distances between several arenas, transportation will only be provided before the start and after the end of competitions. If you wish to travel to and from the hotel between competitions, we encourage you to walk.

Swimming competitions will take place at Nordlysbadet, which is within walking distance from the hotels, as are badminton and carpet curling at UiT campus. If transport is needed for badminton or carpet curling, please notify Henriette Bismo by email.

The ski sports—cross-country skiing, biathlon, and ski orienteering—are located about 15 minutes by buss from the hotels. Transportation will be provided for these sports before and after competitions. If teams wish to travel earlier or later to watch other competitions, please inform the transport coordinator.

Each sport’s homepage will be updated with detailed transport schedules.

Opening Ceremony

Arranged at Finnmarkshallen
Address: Skoleveien 6, 9510 Alta
Friday, March 28
At 8:00 PM to 8.45 PM (20:00 – 20:45)

Join us for the opening ceremony of the Barents Winter Games 2025!

It will be an ceremony with dance, music, speeches, and entertainment.

A perfect start to a weekend filled with exciting competitions, activities and new friendships!

We encourage everyone to walk to the venue. If you require transport to the opening ceremony, please contact the transport coordinator, Henriette Bismo, by email Henriette.Bismo.Eilertsen@boreal.no so she can assess the need for transport.

Get Together

Arranged at Scandic hotel Alta
Saturday, March 29th
From 20:00-22:00.

The program includes:

Table tennis, carpet curling, board games, craft activities, gaming, competitions with prizes and free hanging out.

Free concert with the local band, En Ting Til Felles (One Thing In Common)

The band will play two mini-concerts.
The first one from 20:15 to 20:45
and the second concert from 21:15 to 21:45.

Program

Each sport’s homepage will be updated with the competition program.

Streaming

As of now, no competitions will be streamed. If this changes, links to the streams will be posted on the relevant sport pages.

Follow Barents Winter Games in the local newspapers:

Meet the Team