The secret's out. For decades Norwegians have flocked to the country's ultimate summer destination - Sørlandet, or Southern Norway. Sørlandet is often referred to as the Norwegian riviera, mainly because of it's warm and sunny weather, beautiful beaches and charming towns and villages.
As plans to reopen tourism in Europe start to take shape, Visit Norway, with inputs the Norwegian travel industry, presented their new, ambitious national tourism strategy this week. The strategy was commissioned by the Norwegian government in January 2020, and it has now been handed over to the Minister of Trade and Industry, Iselin Nybø.
Johhny Trasti from Trasti & Trine restaurant in Alta, Northern Norway, explains his relationship with the landscape and the local produce. ”To me, Arctic cuisine is clean, close to the nature, wild and rough – it is Northern lights and Midnight sun.” Arctic cuisine is the sister cuisine of Nordic cuisine, but even wilder.
Close your eyes and imagine of waking up with the birds in the top of a tree. Sleeping in a comfortable bed surrounded by calmness in one of the many cool and cosy treetop cabins and tree houses spread all over Norway. Visit Norway presents great treetop cabins. Some of them are already well-known and popular, others have just opened up over the last couple of years or will open up in Summer 2021
St. Olav's Ways in Norway are the world's northernmost pilgrimage paths and are hikes with a deeper meaning. A walk along one of the pilgrimage routes gives space to think, with a landscape where to contemplate and heal. The story of Kes Blans from the Netherlands is emblematic. Kes had beaten cancer, but had lost his ability to trust life. A pilgrimage from Oslo to Trondheim changed everything.
Do you dream of falling asleep to the sound of ocean waves? Find peace of mind, new energy or adventures by calming waters? A night at a Norwegian lighthouse with views of the ocean, sunsets or might storms, could be what you are looking for, when it will be possible to travel again.
In the week leading into the Super Bowl and during the big event, General Motors has run ads showing American actor Will Ferrell apparently "hating" Norway with all the Olafs, vikings, mackerel, skiing and year-round sweater weather. The reason is electric cars, of course. Here are some other things Will can add to the list while also getting help from local fans with directions to get to Norway.
New, super cool saunas are popping up all around Norway. Here are some of the most exciting floating saunas in Norway right now, ready to be experienced once the travel restrictions are lifted.
Want to see a Scream with a view? The iconic new Munch Museum will soon open in Oslo. But 2021 and 2022 will be years of grand openings of many new attractions, adventures and luxurious hotels. Several projects long in the making throughout Norway are finally getting ready to open their doors to the public. Here is a sneak peak of what to expect.
Netflix has released the second season of the Norwegian series Home for Christmas, which shows unique aspects of Norwegian lifestyle with humor, presenting Røros to an international audience. In recent years, Norway has provided stunning film locations in international film productions and has been the location for critically acclaimed and compelling series. A different way of experiencing Norway
Norwegian artist Matoma and Michael Bolton chose Lofoten as the location for the video of their Christmas song "It's Christmas time". Christmas in Norway is a true feast of lights, preparations and traditions that last a whole season. It's all about "kos", even in this very particular year.
On 19 August 2020, at 14:19, baby Aurora Wolteck was born in Dettingen Konstanz on the border between Germany and Switzerland, completely unaware of the Arctic adventure that had unfolded nine months earlier.
