Tattoo shops in Ålesund

A tattoo is a permanent decision made in a room you'll spend hours in, so the studio matters as much as the artist. Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal has 2 tattoo shops mapped right now. All 2 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns.

This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Ålesund (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Cleopatra Ink and Ink Mob. If a studio's missing from Ålesund's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.

The Ålesund tattoo lineup

2 mapped within about 40 km:

What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Ålesund

None of the 2 has opening hours in the map data, so treat this as a browse-and-discover trip. Most tattoo studios work by appointment anyway, so call or message before dropping in.

The Ålesund tattoo shop tour

The efficient Ålesund tattoo shop tour strings these together: Cleopatra Ink and Ink Mob — 2 stops, one logical order.

Tattoo tips for Ålesund

First tattoo or fiftieth — the rules don't change in Ålesund:

• Walk-ins mean flash, usually at Cleopatra Ink. If you want custom work, book ahead. Walk-in slots are for flash designs and small pieces.
• Don't pick the scabs at Ink Mob. Healing tattoos itch and flake. Picking pulls ink out with the scab and leaves patchy spots.
• Think about placement long-term. Hands, neck and face limit job options in some fields. Your artist will be honest about this if you ask.
• Small first tattoos are smart. Your first session teaches you how your skin takes ink and how you handle the pain. Start modest.

Good to know

We searched about 40 km around Ålesund — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Ålesund can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 2, or a tattoo shop we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.

We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.

If you run one of the 2 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.