Care and inclusion

Tromsøysund parish offers grief groups and day center services.

Bereavement group for survivors of suicide

This group is run by the voluntary organization "Andreasjelpen", and it is a help for self-help group.

Here you meet others who are in the same or a similar situation, and together you find "tools" and strategies to move forward.

Group leaders are Trine Norvåg and Arne Sund.


WHERE : The meeting room at the parish house at Hans Nilsensveg 41, entrance from the bottom of the building, i.e. on the upper side of Otium.

WHEN : The group meets every other Wednesday (in even-numbered weeks) at 6:00 PM.

CONTACT : Trine Norvåg, tel. 926 44 044.

Grief group for children:  

The target group is children aged 10-14 who have lost a parent. At the same time – but in a different room – there is a meeting place for surviving parents, who meet others in the same life situation. 

Group leaders are Therese Heiskel, Aileen Zahl and Anna Lisa Nilsen.


WHEN : The group will meet every other Wednesday (in even-numbered weeks) at 6:00 PM.

WHERE : The parish house at Hans Nilsensveg 41, entrance from the upper side.

CONTACT : Therese Heiskel, tel. 907 27 811.

Thursday meeting

Thursday meeting is a day center offering, a social meeting point where there is singing, exercise, entertainment and a raffle. Feel free to bring a prize for the raffle. Coffee, waffles and dinner will be served.


WHERE : The parish hall on the ground floor of Tromsdalen Church (entrance from the side).

WHEN : Every other Thursday at 10:30-14:30. In 2024 we will meet in even-numbered weeks)

PRICE : You pay a deductible of NOK 200. This includes food and ten "rows" in the raffle.

Neighborhood dinner

One day a month, a communal dinner is arranged. Welcome to a pleasant social gathering and mealtime fellowship.