Nordland · Norway
Where to stay in Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana is a city in Nordland, Norway, home to about 19,000 people. This guide covers 2 hotels in Mo i Rana, with about 110 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 2
- Nearest airport
- MQN8 km · Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll
- Currency
- NOKNorwegian krone
- Time zone
- Europe/Oslo
- Language
- Bokmål, Norwegian, Nynorsk
About
About Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana or Måefie (Southern Sami) (and unofficially Ume Sami: Måhvie, Northern Sami: Muoffie) is a city, and the administrative centre of Rana Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Helgeland region of Nordland, just south of the Arctic Circle.
In 2023, the population of Mo i Rana was 26,000. The climate in Mo i Rana varies a lot throughout the year. The Gulf Stream, a powerful, warm ocean current, follows the coast line of Norway all the way north. The stream has a heavy influence on the climate, helping to keep the temperatures from getting too low in the winter, despite the city being about 70 km from the coast. The distance from the coast does give it slightly lower temperatures than more coast-near areas in the winter, however. In the summer, the coast winds are often calm, heating the air.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Mo i Rana
Do
- Grønli cave
- Seter cave
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Where to stay
Places to stay in Mo i Rana
2 places to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Home Hotel Helma hotel | 110 |
| Thon Hotel Mo i Rana hotel |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Mo i Rana
Mo i Rana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 14 °C; December is the wettest, with about 204 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Mo i Rana: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN), about 8.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF, 73 km) and Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ, 86 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
Nordlandsbanen leads from Trondheim to Mo i Rana and on to Bodø. The journey from Trondheim takes 6–8 hours. Trains leave and arrive several times a day, but only two a day come all the way from Trondheim (a day train and a night train). They are great if you want to have a look at Norwegian scenery and nature. Tickets from 200 kr are available on Internet, remember to book early.
Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
MQN · Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll
MJF · Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad
SSJ · Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Mo i Rana
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
of 2 places
of 2 places
of 2 places
of 2 places
of 2 places
Questions
Mo i Rana: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Mo i Rana?
Mo i Rana has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 14 °C; December is the wettest, with about 204 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Mo i Rana?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Mo i Rana Airport, Røssvoll (MQN), about 8.0 km from the city centre in a straight line; Mosjøen Airport, Kjærstad (MJF, 73 km) and Sandnessjøen Airport, Stokka (SSJ, 86 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in Mo i Rana?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in Mo i Rana?
Norwegian krone (NOK).
Nearby
Destinations near Mo i Rana
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.