As in other cities, there is a tradition for some sports in Tromsø more than others. There are active clubs for most of them. The city has long had success with volleyball, basketball and football (soccer) at the highest level. But even individual sports have made their mark. For example, Tromsø has three of Norway’s fastest men in the city’s track and field club, and there is ski shooting and other skiing exercises at the highest level.
For children and young people, sports are largely organized by neighbourhoods, making it easy to get to and from training sessions. Gymnastics, skiing and swimming, for example, can be found at a number of venues in town, and many neighbourhoods have their own football (soccer) clubs.

This arctic sea town has a well developed network of lighted trails; there are also fields and halls for a variety of sports and suitable facilities for other kinds of activities. There are plans afoot for a bathing complex and other projects, and in the event of a major arrangement in 2018, the associated facilities will be the finest there are.