natural wonder
Svartisen Glacier
Norway's second-largest glacier, whose blue ice tongue drops almost to a fjord just off the Helgeland coast.
40 km · about 45 min drive
Nordland, Norway · Europe
Mo i Rana sits on the route: 10 minutes from Hauknes, 40km from Svartisen Glacier.
Mo i Rana is a town located in Nordland, Norway. With a population of 18,866, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mo i Rana sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mo i Rana to your route.
Mo i Rana (Norwegian; pronounced [ˈmuː ɪ ˈrɑ̀ːnɑ]) or Måefie (Southern Sami) (and unofficially Ume Sami: Måhvie, Northern Sami: Muoffie) is a city, and the administrative centre of Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just south of the Arctic Circle. Some ofRead more
the city's suburbs include Båsmoen and Ytteren in the north, Gruben in the south east, Selfors in the east, and Åga/Hauknes/Dalsgrenda in the south.
The name "Mo i Rana" (English: Mo in Rana) is used to distinguish it from other places named Mo (including the town of Mosjøen, also located in Helgeland). The city's postal address was "Mo 8600" until 1999, when it was changed to "Mo i Rana 8600". Today, the postal address is "8622 Mo i Rana".
The 12.9-square-kilometre (3,200-acre) city has a population (2023) of 18,755 and a population density of 1,454 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,770/sq mi). This makes it the largest urban area in all of Helgeland, and the second largest city (after Bodø) in Nordland county.
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Mo i Rana is located in Nordland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 66.3128 latitude, 14.1428 longitude.
Mo i Rana has a population of approximately 18,866 people, making it a town in Norway.
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natural wonder
Norway's second-largest glacier, whose blue ice tongue drops almost to a fjord just off the Helgeland coast.
40 km · about 45 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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