Spending your holiday in a boat means freedom, being close to nature and meeting a lot of people. There are many large and small marinas in Norway. Here are the best ones:

1. Farsund Municipality, Vest-Agder

• Position: N58 5.471 E006 48.477.
• Guest spots: 60
• Port fee: NOK 0

Farsund Marina is located in Southern Norway, between Mandal and Flekkefjord. The Farsund Area is good for wind surfing and scuba diving. Deep sea fishing is also good, and there are organised fishing trips available. Southern Norway is known as the home of the Norwegian summer. 

2. Finnøy Marina. Sandøy Municipality, Møre og Romsdal

• Position: N62 48.215 E 00630.625
• Guest spots: 30
• Port fee: NOK 100

Finnøy Marina is located among the many islands off the coast of Molde in northern Fjord Norway. The marina offers free bicycles.

3. Klokkergården Marina, Rødøy Municipality, Nordland

• Position: N66 39.940. E013 03.400
• Guest spots: 30
• Port fee: NOK 100

The Klokkergården Marina located on the coast of Helgeland offers shop and café. Its neighbouring guest house offers a shop and a café.

4. Bekkjarvik Gjestehavn Marina. Austevoll kommune, Hordaland

• Position: N600456 E005 12.211
• Guest spots: 80
• Port fee: NOK 100

Bekkjarvik is a small fishing village on an island just south of Bergen. It is a home port for large fishing vessels.

5. Hardbakke Hamn Marina. Solund kommune, Sogn og Fjordane

• Position: N61 4.450 E004 50.270.
• Guest spots: 35
• Port fee: NOK 100

The Hardbakke Marina is located in Solund Municipality which lies in the area called FjordKysten (the outer part of the famous Sognefjord).

6. Husnes Marina, Kvinnherad Municipality, Hordaland

• Position: N59 52.402 E005 45.416
• Port fee: NOK 60

There are more than 600 guest spots in Husnes Marina, which is located south of Bergen, in Fjord Norway. Showers, toilets, washing machines and dryer are available to guests. There are places for barbequing inside and outside, and a good dancing floor. You will find a tennis court and fields for volleyball and football. There is a golf course near by.

7. Norheimsund Marina, Kvam Municipality, Hordaland.

• Position: N60 22.352 E 006 8.813
• Guest spots: 70
• Port fee: NOK 100

Norheimsund Guest Harbour is located east of Bergen in the Hardangerfjord Area.

8. Aker Brygge Marina, Oslo

• Position: N59 54.493 E010 43.515
• Guest spots: 100
• Port fee: By the hour

Aker Brygge Marina is located in the Oslo City Centre, and offers all necessary boat facilities, including service, repair works, a service boat and a mobile workshop.

9. Grimstad Marina, Grimstad Municipality, Aust-Agder

• Position: N58 20.435 E008 35.819
• Guest spots: 130
• Port fee: NOK 150

Grimstad Guest Harbour is located in Grimstad, close to Kristiansand in Southern Norway. 

10. Skudeneshavn Marina, Karmøy kommune, Rogaland

• Position: N59 8.924 E005 15.414
• Guest spots: 60
• Port fee: NOK 80

Skudeneshavn is located on Karmøy outside of Haugesund. The guest harbour in Skudesneshavn offers a good an insight to Norwegian coastal history and culture.

Source: Norwegian Newspaper Dagbladet and the leading Norwegian boating magazines Seilas and Båtliv have made this selection.