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University Hospital of North Norway

The University Hospital of North Norway (UNN) is a part of Helse Nord. Our four primary tasks are treatment of patients, training of patients and next of kin, research, and education of health personnel.

We have hospitals in Tromsø, Harstad, Narvik and Longyearbyen in Svalbard/Spitsbergen. We also have psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment in Åsgård in Tromsø, in Harstad, in Narvik and in several other places in Troms and the Narvik area.   

Contact us

Switchboard for Tromsø, Harstad and Åsgård:
776 26000 (24/7)

Switchboard for Narvik:
769 68000 (8am-4pm) and 776 26000 (4pm-8am)

Calls from abroad:
+47 776 26000

e-mail the hospital:
post@unn.no

Our hospital in Tromsø

UNN Tromsø is located in Breivika, about 4 kilometers north of the city centre in Tromsø. The hospital serves as university hospital for Northern Norway as well as a regional and local hospital.


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Getting there
If you arrive by bus from the city or from Langnes airport, the bus stop is outside the original main entrance. You will enter the building in wing A, floor 6 (A6). When you continue into the hospital you will come to wing B, C, and D.

If you arrive by car, you can park on the north side of the hospital. There are road signs leading to the parking areas. Remember to pay the parking fee. 

Our hospital in Harstad

UNN Harstad is located in St Olavs street, just a short way above the city centre. The hospital serves as local hospital for the population in the southern part of Troms county.


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Getting there

It is easy to walk to the hospital from the city centre, but beware if the steep road. There are also bus connections, or you can take a taxi by the town square. 

If you come by car you can use the car park by the side of the hospital. Remember to pay the parking fee.  

Our hospital in Narvik

UNN Narvik is located in Frydenlund, about a kilometre vest of the city centre. The hospital serves as local hospital for the population in the Ofoten region around Narvik and parts of Mid-Troms. 


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Getting there
It is as 10 minute walk from the city centre, or you can take a taxi or arrive with your own car. There is parking in front of and behind the hospital. Remember to pay the parking fee. 

Our hospital in Longyearbyen, Svalbard

The hospital is located centrally in Longyearbyen. The hospital provides both primary care and specialist health services to the population and visitors to Svalbard. There is free parking by the hospital.


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Telephone:
(+47) 79 02 42 00

Psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment

Our main treatment centre for psychiatric illness and substance abuse is at Åsgård on the west side of Tromsø. We also have psychiatric and substance abuse treatment in Harstad, Narvik and several other locations in Troms and the northern part of Nordland.

Åsgård, Tromsø

Address: 
Åsgårdveien 40, Tromsø

Telephone: 
776 26000


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Breivika, Tromsø

Child- and youth psychiatry

Address: 
Hansine Hansens vei 92, Tromsø

Telephone: 
77 75 57 01


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Substance abuse treatment for the young, Tromsø

Address: 
Åsgårdveien 18, Tromsø

Telephone: 
777 54960

Rusbehandling ung (Færingen)

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Harstad

Address: 
Sykehusstien 8

Telephone: 
770 15927
770 15900
770 15970
770 15950


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Narvik 

In Narvik, we have psychiatric care and substance abuse treatment both at the hospital and in Håkvik south of the city. 

The hospital in Narvik: 
Sykehusveien 3, telephone: 769 68000


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Håkvik - psychiatric care

Address: 
Buveien 62

Telephone: 
769 68900



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Håkvik - Substance abuse treatment (Nordlandsklinikken)

Address:
Buveien 75

Telephone: 
769 65620



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Silsand

Address: 
Hallveien 4

Telephone: 
777 54700


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Sjøvegan

Address: 
Centre of Sjøvegan, the bank building

Telephone: 
777 54830


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Storsteinnes

Address: 
Petersborgveien

Telephone:
777 54500
777 54 541


Storslett

Address:
Sonjatunveien 11

Telephone:
777 54600
777 54631


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Your health rights

The Norwegian website helsenorge.no has important information about issues like GPs, health services and rights, your right to an interpreter, and other things that you should know about when living in Norway. 

Read more on helsenorge.no

Press enquiries

Journalists may contact the PR-department service phone on (+47) 482 26000. In case the enquiry is not urgent, please send us an e-mail: kommunikasjon@unn.no


 

Departments from A-Z (in Norwegian)


Ask about suicide

The educational film is produced by Vivat Suicide Prevention. The film will give you an introduction to how to identify thoughts about suicide, ask about suicide and help the person to further help.
It may be helpful to watch this presentation with someone else.