Polarbadet in Bardufoss, Norway
Polarbadet is Bardufoss's renewed aquatic centre, offering a comprehensive range of water-based activities and relaxation. After its renovation in 2025, the venue now includes a 25-metre pool for lane swimming, a separate therapy basin, a lagoon, and a shallow play pool, alongside an interactive slide. Visitors can also enjoy indoor and outdoor whirlpools, steam and traditional saunas, and accessible facilities, making it a complete destination for aquatic exercise and family fun.
About
Polarbadet
Polarbadet is Bardufoss's renewed aquatic centre, with a 25-metre pool, warm therapy water, play zones, slide, whirlpools and two kinds of sauna.
- Location
- Places to exercise
- Swimming Pool
Training and facilities at Polarbadet
Activities
Find your way to train
- Swimming
- Aqua fitness
Beyond the workout
- Swimming pool
- Sauna
- Steam room
- Changing rooms
- Showers
- Lockers
- Parking
Plan your visit
- Membership
- Day pass
- Pay per visit
- Class booking
- Public sessions
- Setting
- Indoors
- Staffing
- Staffed
Coaching & support
- Group classes
- Introduction session
Suitable for
Adults · Beginners · Children · Families · Seniors · Students · Competitive athletes · Rehabilitation
Access & accessibility
- Step-free entrance
- Accessible toilet
- Accessible changing room
About · Polarbadet
The complex reopened after renovation in 2025 with spaces for lane swimming, rehabilitation and family bathing under one roof. A therapy basin, lagoon and shallow play pool complement the main 25-metre water, while an interactive slide supplies a more active attraction. Indoor and outdoor whirlpools, steam and traditional saunas, accessible facilities and a café round out visits beyond exercise alone.
How Polarbadet compares
How common each feature is among gyms in the same city, or across the country when the city has too few listings.
- Swimming pool17%
17% of gyms in Norway
- Sauna10%
10% of gyms in Norway
- Steam room1%
1% of gyms in Norway
- Changing rooms48%
48% of gyms in Norway
- Showers21%
21% of gyms in Norway
- Lockers8%
8% of gyms in Norway