Runde Vandrerhjem
Runde is the southernmost of the big Norwegian bird islands. With its 160 inhabitants the island belongs to the bridge- and fishery municipality Herøy. Runde has an exceptional variety of species - in fact all our sea-birds nesting in colonies represented. Most numerous is probably the tourists great favourite
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Runde is an island in Møre og Romsdal county in Norway. Runde is famous for its enormous amount of birds. It is said that there is about 500.000 to 700.000 seabirds inhabiting the island, most of them are to be found in the cliffs. The island has a population of ca. 150, and it's connected to the mainland with a bridge. Runde lies on the west-coast of Norway, close to towns like Volda, Ørsta and Ålesund. This region of Norway is famous for its long fjords and steep, snowclad mountains.