Andersgrotta WWII Bomb Shelter

Good Intro to WWII Kirkenes

The tour is really necessary to get much out of a visit - if you were down there by yourself, you’d be wandering around a couple of tunnels blasted through granite with no context. Our guide, Anna, w...

only accessible via tour

We arrived in the morning trying to go in and walk around ourselves. The door was open, but with a "no entry" sign on the door. The 30min tour is only available at 1230pm... we had other excursion pla...

Very worth the talk and visit

This is an amazing introduction into WWII history that for many is unknown. Fabulous guide and like many places it is the guide is what makes it.

Short, but informative

Excellent tour of WW2 history. Short video of 10 minutes and 20 minutes of guided tour. Would recommend for any history buff. Only one tour per day in winter.

If you are not from Hurtigrüten, you are likely not to get here.

Original Text

This is a bomb shelter that has been functioning as a museum since 1990, created Norwegian architect Anders Elvebach in 1941. It served as a shelter for the residents of Kirknes first from Soviet bombings, and since November ...