Thrift stores in Trondheim
Thrift stores reward the patient. In Trondheim, Trøndelag that patience currently stretches across 14 mapped shops — 4 of them are charity shops and 10 are independent second-hand stores, so Trondheim gives you both flavours of thrifting in one trip.
This guide covers every thrift store we could verify in and around Trondheim (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Fretex Heimdal and Transit, plus Transit — each with its own personality, which is half the fun. If a shop's missing from Trondheim's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Trondheim thrift lineup
14 mapped within about 40 km:
Fretex Heimdal
Charity shop
Fretex Heimdal — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Fretex Heimdal: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Phone: +47 72595915
Transit
Second-hand store
Transit is an independent second-hand store. Transit also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Transit
Second-hand store
Transit — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Transit: the map lists its hours as 11:00-17:00.
Hours: 11:00-17:00
Fretex Fjordgata
Charity shop
Fretex Fjordgata is a charity shop. Fretex Fjordgata also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +47 47971331
Gjenbruken Trondheim
Second-hand store
Gjenbruken Trondheim — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Gjenbruken Trondheim: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: We-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Phone: +47 40 44 34 64
Gjenbruksbutikk
Second-hand store
Gjenbruksbutikk — an independent second-hand store.
Brukthandleriet Sirkulus
Second-hand store
Brukthandleriet Sirkulus is an independent second-hand store. Brukthandleriet Sirkulus also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-16:00; Sa 11:00-15:00
Fretex Arkivet
Charity shop
Fretex Arkivet — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Fretex Arkivet: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-17:00; Sa 10:00-16:00
Phone: +47 73523815
Det Norske Misjonsselskap
Second-hand store
Det Norske Misjonsselskap — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Det Norske Misjonsselskap: the map lists its hours as Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 11:00-16:30; Sa 11:00-15:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo,Tu,Th,Fr 11:00-16:30; Sa 11:00-15:00
Gratisbutikken
Charity shop
Gratisbutikken — a charity shop. Also worth knowing about Gratisbutikken: the map lists its hours as Mo 17:00-19:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo 17:00-19:00
BrukOm
Second-hand store
BrukOm is an independent second-hand store. BrukOm also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Fretex Moholt
Second-hand storeRun by Fretex
Fretex Moholt is an independent second-hand store run by Fretex. Fretex Moholt also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 10:00-20:00; Sa 10:00-18:00
Phone: +47 47 97 13 29
ReStore Hytta
Second-hand storeRun by ReStore
Run by ReStore, ReStore Hytta is an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about ReStore Hytta: the map lists its hours as Tu,Th,Sa 12:00-19:00.
Hours: Tu,Th,Sa 12:00-19:00
Brundalen gjenbruksbu
Second-hand store
Brundalen gjenbruksbu — an independent second-hand store. Also worth knowing about Brundalen gjenbruksbu: the map lists its hours as week 02-52/2 We 17:00-19:00; PH off.
Hours: week 02-52/2 We 17:00-19:00; PH off
What the map tells us about thrifting in Trondheim
11 of the 14 shops list their opening hours, which is unusually helpful for Trondheim — thrift stores are notorious for surprise closures. Still, call ahead if you're making a special trip to Trondheim; volunteer-run shops sometimes close early on quiet days.
9 shops have websites listed, worth a look before you go — some post new arrivals or sale days online.
The Trondheim thrift circuit
The efficient Trondheim thrifting route strings these together: Fretex Heimdal, Transit, Transit, Fretex Fjordgata, Gjenbruken Trondheim, Gjenbruksbutikk, Brukthandleriet Sirkulus, and Fretex Arkivet — 14 shops, one logical loop, no backtracking. 6 more are listed below.
Thrifting tips for Trondheim
Regulars learn these fast; visitors to Trondheim can skip the learning curve:
- Go early in the week at Fretex Heimdal. Donations land on weekends, so Monday and Tuesday shelves are the freshly stocked ones. By Saturday the good stuff is gone.
- Donate while you're there at Transit. Bring a bag of your own cast-offs. It keeps the cycle going and the volunteers remember friendly faces.
- Check zippers, buttons and seams. Thirty seconds of inspection at the rack beats discovering the broken zipper at home. Thrift stores don't do returns.
- Cash still talks. Some small shops prefer cash and a few will deal a little on big items if you're paying cash. Worth having some on you.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Trondheim — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to for a thrifting run. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new shop in Trondheim can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 14 that's closed, or a great shop we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
Prices at Trondheim's thrift stores are set by each shop and change constantly, so we don't list them. As a rough rule, charity shops are the cheapest, independents sit in the middle, and anything labelled vintage costs more everywhere — Trondheim included.
Thrift store listings for Trondheim: 14 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.