Marianne Skjelbred left Norway's east coast for Bergen in 2002 and never left. From one small gallery near Bryggen, her light-filled paintings now reach collectors in 60 countries, several of whom became real friends — met over boat cruises in South Carolina and a standing invite to Dubai. Next: a fjord series, a bigger gallery in 2027, and her songs and poems becoming a book.
Fjord Norway is the heart of Nordic luxury: 9 of Norway’s 16 MICHELIN Key hotels for 2026 are here, holding 11 of the country’s 18 Keys – including both two-Key hotels, Storfjord Hotel and Walaker Hotel. Newcomers Lilløy Lindenberg and Beckerwyc House join the 2026 list. Here, luxury means a strong sense of place: historic family hotels, design retreats and spectacular fjord scenery.
In Voss, a Norwegian mountain town in the Hardanger region, a sheep's-head feast and an extreme-sports week both turn up as murder scenes. Crime writer Randi Fuglehaug, co-creator of the Netflix hit Royalteen, sets her Agnes Tveit trilogy in the fjord town she grew up in - and keeps coming back, book after book, to the landscape and traditions that shaped her.
On a breakwater ten kilometres out to sea, Line Nicolaysen bought a derelict building she'd never even seen. Fifteen years, one sister, one quiet but steadfast father, and a restored boathouse later, this wild outpost on Smøla has become a home Line shares with fellow nature lovers. "Veiholmen decides how close it lets you get, not you," she says. Read the full Voices of the Fjords interview.
In our latest Voices of the Fjords episode, we meet Frøydis Akse — master mariner turned Viking Age guide — on her family farm in Hyllestad, where millstone quarries and ancient fjords tell a story far deeper than any TV drama. She talks about the women history forgot, the skills that shaped a civilisation, and why the real Viking story is alive on the Fjord Coast.
"If a motif isn't good enough to be worn in twenty years, I don't print it." Kant is thirteen years old, still no discounts, still no trends. Just timeless design, printed by hand, on a colourful street in Stavanger.
Roald Aga Haug is no ordinary mayor. Since 2021 he has been marrying couples on Trolltunga — a cliff 700 metres above the Hardangerfjord. Around 40 weddings later, his bold idea has drawn couples from across the world to one of Norway's most breathtaking and unforgettable settings.
German comedian and author Nikita Miller found unexpected inspiration in Ryfylke, Fjord Norway. Drawn by the region’s silence, nature and slower rhythm, he moved from Germany’s comedy stages to a life shaped by fjords, forests and reflection. Today he balances touring with a creative home by the fjord, where nature fuels his writing and perspective.
Fjord Norway welcomes spring 2026 with a vibrant calendar of events from March to May. Highlights include the launch of the historic Myklebust Viking ship in Nordfjord, international festivals such as MaiJazz and Nordic Light, One Ocean Week in Bergen, and the iconic Hardanger blossom season – combining culture, heritage and spectacular fjord landscapes.
From the midnight sun in the north to the dramatic fjords of the west, few places on earth offer such diverse landscapes as in Norway. Northern Norway Tourism Board and Fjord Norway combine dramatic scenery, coastal history, and northern adventure for an unforgettable experience. With Widerøe Airlines providing flights from Dublin, Brussels, Aberdeen, München and Hamburg to Bergen, with direct onw
