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  • Photo: Kalle Hägglund/ SkiStar Hemsedal

    Norway: An Affordable Skiing Paradise

    Take your whole family skiing in Norway this winter! The season is long, the resorts are wonderful, and the views are impeccable. There is something for everyone! Many of the largest resorts are easily accessible by train or bus and are within reach of airports and ferry terminals.

  • Boy jumping over a stream. Photo:  Matias Fosso

    10 reasons why you should release your kids in Norway

    Release your kids in nature! Spring is around the corner and as the snow melts and nature wakes, we Norwegian head outdoors. Not to say that we haven't been out during winter, it just gets easier to get out in spring. Many parents are happy to exchange screen time for play time. The Norwegian nature is free and open, and it provides so many fun opportunities for exploring with your kids.

  • Enjoying the view from Strandafjellet mountain. Photo Haavard Myklebust

    Cheaper holidays in Norway for foreign travelers this year

    The Norwegian kroner (NOK) is historically weak, which means that travelling in Norway has become far more affordable for most visitors. Norway has long been perceived as a high cost country, but the truth is that Norway has been quietly becoming cheaper and cheaper for many travellers for years, even despite rising inflation.

  • Gingerbread Town in Bergen. Photo: Robin Strand/VisitBergen.com

    Welcome to a Norwegian Christmas tale

    Sleep in the world’s largest gingerbread house, experience a fairytale-like white Christmas with cheerful markets – and visit Father Christmas himself. These are some of the best places to go if you want to celebrate Christmas in Norway.

  • Morten, Alexandra and Pernille from Norway are your ski instructors - online. Photo: VisitNorway.com

    Norwegian kids are eager to be your online ski instructors

    When visiting a ski destination, with a lack of skiing experience, you would usually consider investing in a ski instructor. Now Visit Norway and the Norwegian ski destinations have mini masterclasses online – and the teachers, they’re all kids.