Grunnfarnes Webcam – Fjord Views on Outer Senja

The Grunnfarnes Webcam looks down Grunnfjorden from the fishing village of Grunnfarnes on the outer, seaward side of Senja in northern Norway. A small white cabin with a red roof sits in the bottom left of the frame, a fenced meadow runs down toward the water, and a white house stands on the right. Beyond them the fjord fills the middle of the picture, bare rock peaks rise steeply from both shores, and a sharp summit stands out on the right. At the far end the fjord opens to the sea, with a small islet in the gap before the horizon. The village website serves the camera through an Ivideon stream at 3840 by 2160 pixels. Snow patches linger on the ledges into June, and after dark a line of streetlights traces the shore.

About Grunnfarnes

Grunnfarnes is a fishing village in Senja municipality, Troms county, on the northwestern part of the old Torsken district of outer Senja. The houses are strung along the north side of Grunnfjorden, a fjord about 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long that opens to the Norwegian Sea. Grunnfarnesbotn, the settlement at the head of the fjord about 2 kilometers (1.3 miles) east of the camera, has roots that go back to the Viking Age and was chosen as Torsken’s millennium site. The village has a meeting house built in 1948 and a cemetery, and the nearest school is in Medby-Kaldfarnes along county road 232.

Grunnfarnes had 108 residents in 2000, 86 in 2010 and 78 at the start of 2025. The old Torsken municipality, 235 square kilometers (91 square miles) with 931 inhabitants in 2019, merged with Berg, Lenvik and Tranoy to form Senja municipality on January 1, 2020. Its economy still rests on the fishing banks offshore, with fish landing stations and a freezing plant at Gryllefjord, the district’s main village 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) north across the mountains. The highest mountain in the old district is Kvaenan at 963 meters (3,159 feet).

Senja is Norway’s second largest island outside Svalbard, at 1,586 square kilometers (612 square miles), and its highest peak is Breidtinden at 1,017 meters (3,337 feet). The outer west coast, where this camera stands, is wild and mountainous and faces the open Atlantic, while the inner east coast toward the mainland is lower and greener. The Gisund Bridge links the island to Finnsnes, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Grunnfarnes in a straight line, and Tromso lies about 86 kilometers (54 miles) to the northeast.

Weather and Climate in Grunnfarnes

The camera sits at 69.3 degrees north, well inside the Arctic Circle, but the sea keeps the climate far milder than the latitude suggests. Winter days from December to February typically run between about -7 and -1 C (19 to 30 F), with snow on the meadow and the lower slopes. The sun does not rise at all from about November 28 to January 13, so the frame shows only blue twilight around midday. Spring arrives late: April days still hover around 3 C (37 F), and snow stays on the ledges in the camera’s view well into June.

Summer is short and cool. July and August afternoons reach about 15 to 17 C (59 to 63 F) with nights near 10 C (50 F), and the midnight sun stays above the horizon from about May 20 to July 23, so the view is lit around the clock for two months. September averages around 12 C (54 F) by day and October about 5 C (41 F), and autumn is the wettest stretch of the year. The coast receives roughly 1,500 millimeters (59 inches) of precipitation a year, and low cloud often hides the summits, so expect the peaks to come and go on the stream.

Things to Do Near Grunnfarnes

The Norwegian Scenic Route Senja runs 102 kilometers (63 miles) along county roads 862 and 86 between Botnhamn and Gryllefjord. Its best known stops are the Bergsbotn viewing platform, the Tungeneset rest area and the white sand of Ersfjordstranda. Grunnfarnes lies south of the route on county road 232, which makes the village a quiet base rather than a stop on the tourist loop. Gryllefjord, at the end of the route, has a summer ferry across the Andfjorden to Andenes on Andoya.

Torsken, 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) northeast, has a timber cross church built in 1784 and restored in 1967, with a crucifix believed to date from the 1500s. The mountains of the old Torsken district run into Anderdalen National Park in the south of the island. Hamn i Senja, a resort about 20 kilometers (12 miles) to the north, is the best known place to stay on this coast, and from Flakstadvag, further south, an express boat runs to Harstad. In winter the dark fjord with no city glow is good aurora country.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What can you see on the Grunnfarnes Webcam?

The view runs down Grunnfjorden from the village toward the open sea: a small cabin, a fenced meadow and a white house in the foreground, steep peaks on both shores, and the Norwegian Sea with a small islet at the far end. At night the frame goes dark apart from a line of streetlights along the shore.

Where is Grunnfarnes located?

Grunnfarnes is on the west coast of Senja, Norway’s second largest island, in Senja municipality in Troms county. It is about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Finnsnes and 86 kilometers (54 miles) southwest of Tromso in a straight line. Road access is by county road 232.

Is the Grunnfarnes Webcam live?

Yes. The camera belongs to the village’s own website and streams around the clock through Ivideon at 3840 by 2160 pixels. If the player is empty the feed is usually only paused and comes back on its own.

Can you see the northern lights on the Grunnfarnes Webcam?

Sometimes. The camera faces out over the fjord with a wide stretch of sky above the peaks and no city lights behind it, so on a clear night with strong activity between September and March the aurora can show up in the frame. Most nights the picture is simply dark, so check an aurora forecast before you tune in.

Does this webcam show Hamn i Senja or the Senja scenic route?

No. Hamn i Senja is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Grunnfarnes, and the Norwegian Scenic Route Senja ends at Gryllefjord, 7.5 kilometers (4.7 miles) north across the mountains. This camera shows only Grunnfjorden and the village.

What is the weather like in Grunnfarnes?

Cool and wet, with a mild winter for the latitude. Midwinter days run from about -7 to -1 C (19 to 30 F) and July afternoons reach 15 to 17 C (59 to 63 F), with frequent low cloud on the summits.

When is the midnight sun in Grunnfarnes?

The sun stays above the horizon from about May 20 to July 23, and the polar night, when it does not rise at all, lasts from about November 28 to January 13.

Source: Grunnfarnes.no