Fløyen

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title: "Fløyen" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-bergen", "tourist-attractions-in-bergen"] description: "Mountain in Bergen, Norway" topic_path: "general/mountains-of-bergen" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fløyen" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain in Bergen, Norway ::

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Field	Value
name	Fløyen
Fløyfjellet
photo	Fløyen fjerde sundagen i advent.jpg
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
coordinates
location	Vestland, Norway
elevation_m	400
prominence_m	18
isolation_km	0.568
elevation_ref
prominence_ref
isolation_ref
parent_peak	Hauggjelsvarden
topo
easiest_route	funicular
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Fløyen or Fløyfjellet is a mountain in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is one of the "seven city mountains" that surround the centre of the city of Bergen. Its highest point is 400 m above sea level. The name could originate from fløystangen or a weather vane that was set up to indicate the direction of the wind for sailing ships. The view of the Bergen Peninsula makes Fløyfjellet a popular attraction among tourists and locals alike. The Fløibanen funicular transports passengers from the centre of Bergen to a height of 320 m in roughly eight minutes.

Hiking

There are several hiking options on Fløyen itself, or one can continue further on to or over to Ulriken. Fløyfjellet provides signed hiking roads to Blåmanen, Rundemannen, and Sandviksfjellet. At Midtfjellet at the foot of Blåmanen there is a kiosk called .

The roads and paths down from Fløyen are floodlit in the winter months and are popular for sledding. There is also one road suitable for vehicular traffic, but the use of this is restricted to authorised vehicles.

Fløibanen

Main article: Fløibanen

Fløibanen is an 850 m-long funicular that links Vetrlidsallmenningen, in Bergen city centre, with Fløyfjellet, at an altitude of 320 m and near the summit of Fløyen. The funicular also has three intermediate stations, at , and , and it was opened in 1918. Since the opening Fløibanen has carried over 48 million people to and from Fløyfjellet. Over the past few years passenger numbers have averaged 1 million per year. Over the years, Fløibanen has cemented its position as Bergen's most popular tourist attraction and according to the Norwegian Council for Tourism, Fløibanen was Norway's fourth most visited tourist attraction in the 2001 summer season. Most of the traffic occurs in the summer months from May to September.

At Fløyfjellet, there is also a viewpoint. In 2002 the site was rebuilt for 46 million NOK, the viewpoint was extended and is called Fløytrappene. This is a broad staircase which goes from the station stop to .

Gallery

File:Fløyen Folkerestaurant - panoramio.jpg| Fløyen Restaurant File:Norwegian flag atop Fløibanen.jpg| Norwegian flag atop Fløyen File:"Beliebtes Ausflugsziel mit fantastischer Aussicht auf Bergen." 10.jpg|View of the city of Bergen from Fløyen File:"Beliebtes Ausflugsziel mit fantastischer Aussicht auf Bergen." 19.jpg| File:"Beliebtes Ausflugsziel mit fantastischer Aussicht auf Bergen." 08.jpg|Panorama, 2023

References

References

1. "Fløyfjellet, Bergen". [[yr.no]].
2. "Fløyfjellet".
3. "Informasjon om stadnamn: Fløyen". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
4. "Informasjon om stadnamn: Fløyfjellet". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
5. Statens kartverk. "Norgeskart".
6. (2009). "Fløyfjellet".

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