Norway - Norja

Norway[1] is located In Europe. Its neighbors are Swedish, Finland and Russia. Norway also includes Peaks-archipelago, Jan Mayenisland and Bouvet Island. Norway also owns the piece Antarctica, The land of Queen Maud as well as the Antarctic island of Peter I.

Regions

Cities

• Bergen
• Fredrikstad
• Haugesund
• Kristiansand
• Oslo
• Skien
• Stavanger
• Tromsø
• Trondheim
• Ålesund

Other items

• Nordkap
• Lofoten

Understand

Norway, Finland's northernmost neighbor, is a Nordic country that does not belong to the European Union. Norway is a constitutional monarchy seemingly ruled by King Harald V. Parliament has political power. The country is narrow, mountainous and long - the distance from the northernmost corner to the southern tip is almost 3000 kilometers by road.

Norway is an oil-rich country with the highest standard of living in the world.

History

The northern part of Norway became inhabited 11,000 years ago when the ancestors of the Sámi arrived in the area. As the climate warmed, people arrived in Europe from the southern and central parts of Norway.

During the Viking Age in the 8th century, a kingdom began to form in Norway. Later, Norway has been united with Sweden and Denmark.

In 1905, Norway gained independence from Sweden. In World War I, Norway was neutral and in World War II, Germany occupied Norway for the years 1940-1945.

Norway began pumping oil in the 1970s and became rich.

Geography

Norway is elongated and has a lot of coastline. Most of Norway is covered with mountains, Norway’s highest point is the 2,469-meter-high Galdhøpiggen. There are many fjords in the country, the deepest and longest of which is the Sognev Fjord.

About a third of Norway is covered by forest. There are also numerous lakes and rivers in the country.

Climate

The country’s coastal areas have a temperate marine climate. In the north, winter is snowy and dark. On the south and west coasts, the winters are moderate and rainy. There are even severe frosts in the inland mountains.

Come

EU citizens do not need a visa to Norway. For a Finnish tourist, an identity card or just a driving license is enough as a travel document.

By plane

Finnair [2] and Norwegian Air Shuttle [3] fly directly from Helsinki to Oslo Gardermoen Airport.

By train

There are no train connections from Finland to Norway, but there are several train connections from Sweden to Norway, for example From Stockholm Oslo. Perhaps the most beautiful and interesting train connection is the "ore train" from Luleå via Kiruna to Narvik.

By road

You can easily get to Norway by car from either Lapland or Swedish through.

By bus

From Rovaniemi there are bus connections to several locations in northern Norway, the operator Eskelinen Lapinlinjat. FlixBus operates from Stockholm to Oslo. There are also other bus connections from Sweden to Norway.

By boat

There are ferry connections to Norway From Denmark, From Sweden and From Germany.

Move

By plane

Norway is a long and mountainous country, so if you want to get from place to place quickly, flying is the only option. Almost every small airport has some form of scheduled traffic. The most important airport is in Oslo, but locally there are direct flights from one place to another quite well, so it is almost not always necessary to fly down to Oslo to change planes. The most significant companies in internal traffic are SAS [4], Widerøe [5] as well as the Norwegian Air Shuttle [6].

By train

Norwegian State Railways [7]. There is no train service in northern Norway.

By road

• Norway is not a flat country, but there are many mountains and fjords. For this reason, the scenery is spectacular but the roads are often winding, with narrow and steep ups and downs to be found really much, so the traveler has to set aside plenty of time for travel. The average speed is 60 km / h or less, and roads often run along the edges of fjords instead of being driven over a fjord on a bridge, so the distance is often considerably longer than that of birds. There is a toll booth in some places.
• Especially when driving in the northern parts of the country, you should know that, unlike in Finland, not every village can get running water; the distance to the next gas station may be one hundred kilometers or more. Bring a full spare canister and fill the tank on time.
• Many road sections have tolls. There are no more tolls paid in cash, but the cameras depicting the license plates of the cars and the bills come home through a company based in England. This applies to all motorists. However, there is often a delay of several months in payments before they come home. The letters are in Finnish and the amounts are in euros, so payment is easy. Many people in Norway should buy the "Autopass brickke" sensor device in their car, which is available at most service stations. Toll stations are called boom stations (bomstasjon).
• Speeding fines are considerably high and fines are obtained for very low speeding.
• Especially in northern Norway, it is a good idea to be prepared in winter that not all roads may be open to traffic at all times.
• In northern Norway, motorists should beware of cross-road reindeer, which are more numerous than in Lapland.

By bus

Norway's domestic bus lines are operated by e.g.

• NOR-WAY Bussekspress
• Boreal
• Timekspressen

By boat

• Hurtigruten[8] is a popular but expensive shipping route that runs along the Norwegian coast from Bergen to Kirkenes and stops in almost all cities along the way.

On a motorcycle

Norway is a good destination for motorcyclists. The roads are winding and the pavements are mostly in good condition. High in the mountains, there may be snow on the road in some places even in summer, most certainly there is no snow in late summer.

Talk

Norwegians speak norjaa. But Norwegian does not have one official literary language. Norwegian is written in two official languages: Norwegian (bokmål) and New Norwegian (nynorsk). In addition, three different Sámi languages ​​are spoken in Norway.

If you don't know English, which a large proportion of Norwegians understand, don't worry, because even Swedish alone can go a long way.

See

The biggest attraction in Norway are nature and landscapes. Norway has many mountains, fjords, glaciers and forests.

• The fjords of western Norway, Between Stavanger and Molde
• Vestre Svartisen- Yes Østre Svartisenglaciers
• Rock images of Alattion, thousands of years old petroglyphs

Tea

With the exception of Oslo, Norway is not an urban tourist destination, but tourists come to see the country’s unique landscapes, hike, fish or go skiing. In force in Norway everyone's rights, and a fishing license is not required for sea fishing.

Buy

The Norwegian currency is the krona (NOK). In many places, banks do not process cash so money must be exchanged at the post office (with a £ 75 exchange fee). The card can be used to withdraw cash from ATMs.

Price level

Norway is an expensive country. In places, even Switzerland and London lag behind in price levels.

Eat

Fishing is one of Norway’s most important industries, so fish dishes are common. Local specialties include:

• Geitost - goat cheese sweet soft cheese
• Fiskekaker - fish steaks
• Lefsa - wrapped potato pancakes, usually filled with butter, sugar and cinnamon.
• Waffles with jam and cream
• Fårepølse - metfurst-like sausage made from mutton
• Fårikål - cabbage casserole, long-cooked autumn delicacy
• Pinnekjøtt - salt of dried mutton stewed on wooden sticks (pine)
• Fleskepannekaker - crackle with bacon, crispy and tasty

We must not forget the cold-smoked fish, trout, salmon and cod are available almost all year round. The food is generally high quality and tasty.

Food in the store is at roughly the same price level as in Finland, excluding better-class meats, especially beef. Bread can be found in the smallest local store, as opposed to a large selection, and quite cheaply. Basic polka Kneipp bröd 10-30 kr / pcs. Milk and milk products are slightly more expensive than in Finland, but products with exactly the same taste and quality, although lactose-free, are scarce. With the exception of local cheeses, such as brunost, local cheeses are similar to Finnish casual cheeses, with a mild and soft taste.

The price level of restaurants is quite high. In the most egregious cases, a ham roll and coffee at a gas station can cost almost 70 kr (9 €), which is the same as lunch in Finland, a basic dinner in Germany or a house specialty in Slovakia. Pölse med bröd sausage with a roll is available from the service stations, ie fast food like a hot dog, very cheaply 30-40kr meal. You should buy the food from the grocery store, which can be found in a couple of smaller places. The biggest chains are ICA, Joker, Coop, Rimi and REMA 1000. Pizza in Norway is not cheap fast food. Pizza in a normal pizzeria (Peppes, Dolly dimple) costs 170 - 300kr. Price level in a medium-level restaurant: Steak portion SEK 120 - 230, fish portion SEK 140 -250, pasta portion SEK 70 - 120.

Juo

Alcohol is very expensive in Norway. With the exception of beer, bottled alcoholic beverages can only be purchased from Alko in Norway, ie Vinmonopoletista. Due to the high prices, it is worth buying these drinks in Finland and taking them on a trip. The rules are different from those in the EU, you can bring 1 liter of spirits and 2 liters of beer. The fines at the border are high.

Beer sales times are very limited and usually vary from place to place on weekdays from 9am to 8pm on Saturdays from 9am to 6pm. In some places, beer is not sold at grocery stores at all.

Non-alcoholic specialties include Pommac’s counterpart Villa mixed Solo- orange lemonate.

Sleep

The price level of the hotels is high. In northern Norway, hotels may not be available in every village, but mainly cottages and campsites. A motorist traveler can find private cottages that people have built near their houses. The price level for these accommodations is usually lower than the Norwegian average. In addition, the large "cottages" of the campsites may become very affordable for a larger group. Cottages (no. Hytter) equipment level is usually very modest: hob and bunk beds, not running water.

The most significant hotel chains are Rica[9], Scandic[10] and Best Western[11].

Study

Work

Stay healthy

There are no significant health risks in Norway. Both tap water and water in nature are mostly potable.

Respect

The bloodshed in Oslo and Utøya in July 2011 is a sensitive issue in Norway and should not be taken for granted.

Take contact

Mobile phones work well, many restaurants have free WLAN and there are post offices in even small towns.

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