Well I am like you an Aussie, but I came to Tromsų the first time is 1987 and have been living back and to between Norway and Australia for many years. But now I have settled down in Tromsų, it is such a lovely place to live.
That's exactly what I want to do! The hard part is finding a job in Tromsų - there are not many advertised in my field (I'm a web developer). I haven't started applying yet though, I'm still saving. Hopefully I can get lucky when I do start in a couple of months time. We should have a beer!