NATIONAL PARK
The mighty Briksdalsbreen is an arm of Jostedalsbreen, the largest glacier on the European mainland - protected as a national park.
Jostedalsbreen National Park has an enormous range of natural types, from lush deciduous forests in the lowlands to glaciers and high mountains over 2000 meters above sea level. The protected area has a continuous length of over 60 kilometers and about half of the national park is covered by ice.
BE CAREFUL WITH OUR NATIONAL PARK
Sustainability
Briksdalsbreen
Nature trail
KNOW MORE?
If you want to research more about nature and wildlife in the national park, we recommend visiting one of the knowledge centers associated with Jostedalsbreen.
Jostedalsbreen National Park Center, Stryn
Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre is an authorized visitor centre for the national park. The centre offers information about the national park, exhibitions and a cinema with films about the national park - here you will also find a geological park and garden.
Breheim Center, Jostedalen
Since 1997, the Breheim Center has been an authorized national park visitor center with special responsibility for nature and environmental education from the Breheimen and Jostedalsbreen national parks.
Norwegian Glacier Museum, Fjærland
The Norwegian Glacier Museum & Ulltveit-Moe Center for Climate Science is an interactive museum for the whole family that provides knowledge about glaciers and climate in a new and exciting way. The museum is a private foundation.