Tromsø wants to host 2014 Olympics

SIKU CIRCUMPOLAR NEWS SERVICE

The city of Tromsø in Arctic Norway is making a bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2014.

Tromsø officials called the bid “a unique project with enormous significance for Norway.” Local politicians said the bid is realistic because the city already has promises of financial support from government agencies and athletic groups.

Lying above the Arctic Circle, Tromsø is in total darkness until mid-January. But by the time the Olympics would roll around in February, the sun would be above the horizon for several hours a day.