It is located about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the city centre, just south of Gansås, west of Kanebogen, east of Harstadbotn, and southeast of Seljestad.

[2] Development there started during the late 1970s on a large hill overlooking the city.

The upper part was originally built to house employees of the local hospital and police, but as development continued other people also bought property and settled there.

It is one of Harstad's biggest and newest kindergartens and it has contributed to more and more family settlements in Grønnebakkan.

Before the development began, this area is the location of paths which led to the nearby lakes Pevatnet and Musvatnet.