Shopping centres

The shopping areas in the city centre of Ålesund are Kipervika, Skansen and Aspøya. These three areas are each distinctive in their own way.

At Aspøya you will find traditional shops selling building materials/DIY and hardware goods, as well as several small specialist interior and design shops.

You will find Ålesund's pedestrian street at Skansen, with small shops, cafés and restaurants. Kipervika has range of specialist art and arts & crafts shops. as well as Kiperviktorget Market.

The shopping centre Kremmergaarden in Ålesund centre offers many kinds of shops, as well as attractive cafés and restaurants. 

The Moa shopping area, 10 kilometres from the town centre, attracts shoppers from near and far. It has one of Norway’s largest shopping centres, the biggest between Bergen and Trondheim.

Shopping at the coast and in the fjord areas

Explore the variety of shops in the small towns of Ørsta, Volda, Fosnavåg and Ulsteinvik. Knitted jumpers and cardigans, glassware, ceramics, gold and silver and local arts and crafts are among the most popular articles. The shops also have a good assortment of other goods such as fashion wear, electrical goods, books and music. A number of museums and other tourist attractions also sell souvenirs and arts and crafts. Krukkehuset, Artifex, Ivar Aasen-tunet, !E, Cylindra, Skinncompagniet, Devoldfabrikken, En Liten Butikk, Trankokeriet and Husfliden are examples of shops with a unique assortment of goods.

Read more about shopping in Ålesund.