Facts about Norway

Hornindalsvatnet

Norway's and Europe's deepest lake, officially measured to a depth of 514 metres. Its surface is 53 metres above sea level, which means that its bottom is 461 metres below sea level.

Norway Currency

Norwegian krone

Finnbiff

Sautéed reindeer is perhaps the best known traditional meal from Lapland, especially in Finland, Sweden, Norway and Russia and Sakha. Usually steak or the back of the reindeer is used.

Norway Military

The Norwegian Armed Forces is the military organisation responsible for the defence of Norway. It consists of four branches, the Norwegian Army, the Royal Norwegian Navy, which includes the Coast Guard, the Royal Norwegian Air Force, and the Home Guard, as well as several joint departments.

Allemannsretten

The freedom to roam, or "everyman's right", is the general public's right to access certain public or privately owned land, lakes, and rivers for recreation and exercise. The right is sometimes called the right of public access to the wilderness or the "right to roam".

Norwegian Sea

West of Norway

Norwegians are avid readers. They spend more time reading than any other country in the world.

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Norwegians eat a lot of Tacos.

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Since 2008, same-sex marriage is allowed in Norway.

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Since World War II, only 10 police officers have been killed in Norway. This statistic indicates how safe the country is.

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Svalbard has more bears than the people living in the region.

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Taxes are abundant in Norway

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Taxis are cheaper than personal cars for the same distance driven.

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The Aerosol spray can was invented by a Norwegian - Eric Rotheim in 1920.

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The cheese slicer was also invented in Norway in 1925 by Thor Bjørklund.

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The country also has the world's largest sovereign wealth fund valued at almost $1 trillion

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The country enjoys four seasons.

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The country has low crime and murder rate.

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The country has one of the lowest crime rates in the world and it was voted as the best country to live in

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The country has strict regulations on Alcohol. They do not sell alcohol everywhere but have designated shops that sell the liquor.

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The country is visitor friendly between December and April.

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The unemployment rate in Norway of low, it is near about 2%.

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There is a town called "Hell" in Norway.

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Vikings originated in Norway.

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half of all the new cars sold in Norway are hybrid or electric. This fact again emphasizes the attention of the country towards making use of clean and renewable sources of energy.

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Norway Imports

machinery and equipment, chemicals, metals, foodstuffs

Sognefjorden

nicknamed the King of the Fjords, is the largest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches 205 kilometres inland from the ocean to the small village of Skjolden in the municipality of Luster.

Sami

people of northern Scandinavia who traditionally herd reindeer; also the name of their language

Norway Industries

petroleum and gas, shipping, fishing, aquaculture, food processing, shipbuilding, pulp and paper products, metals, chemicals, timber, mining, textiles

Norway Exports

petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment, metals, chemicals, ships, fish

Norway Natural Resources

petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower

Norway Flag

red with a blue cross outlined in white that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side

Norway Climate

temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast

Jostedalsbreen

the largest glacier in continental Europe. It is in Vestland county in Western Norway. Jostedalsbreen lies in the municipalities of Luster, Sogndal, Sunnfjord, and Stryn. The highest peak in the area is Lodalskåpa at a height of 2,083 metres.

Grandiosa

the most popular brand of frozen pizza in Norway. Grandiosa can also refer to the series of different Grandiosa variants. Grandiosa is Italian for great or grand.

Vinnufossen

the tallest waterfall in Europe and the sixth-tallest in the world. The 865-metre tall tiered horsetail waterfall is located just east of the village of Sunndalsøra in the municipality of Sunndal in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.

Lutefisk

usually a cod preserved without using salt, but instead ash and lye

Norway Terrain

glaciated; mostly high plateaus and rugged mountains broken by fertile valleys; small, scattered plains; coastline deeply indented by fjords; arctic tundra in north

Galdhopiggen

highest peak in Scandinavia, rises in the south Kolen Mountains form border of Norway and Sweden

Harald V

King of Norway

Norway is least likely to be affected by climate change

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Norway is the world's largest producer of Salmon.

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Norway was originally called "Nordweg" meaning the "Northern Way."

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Trafalgar

(October 1805) Britain's Admiral Nelson destroyed the combined French and Spanish navies. Nelson was killed but invasion of Britain now became impossible.

Norway Agriculture

2.7%

Oslo

Capital of Norway that is a leading seaport and industrial center

Norway religion

Church of Norway The country does not have any official religion.

Brunost

Norwegian name for mysost, a family of cheese-related foods made with whey, milk, and/or cream. The term is often used to just refer to the Gudbrandsdalsost type, which is the most popular variety.

Erna Solberg

Prime Minister of Norway

Laerdal tunnel

a 24.51-kilometre-long long road tunnel connecting the municipalities of Lærdal and Aurland in Vestland county, Norway, and located approximately 175-200 kilometres north-east of the city of Bergen. It is the longest road tunnel in the world, succeeding the Swiss Gotthard Road Tunnel.

Roald Amundsen

a Norwegian explorer of polar regions and a key figure of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. He led the first expedition to traverse the Northwest Passage by sea, from 1903 to 1906, and the first expedition to the South Pole in 1911.

Sondre Norheim

a Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiing. Sondre Norheim is known as the father of Telemark skiing.

Smalahove

a Western Norwegian traditional dish made from a sheep's head, originally eaten before Christmas. The name of the dish comes from the combination of the Norwegian words hove and smale.

Notodden

a city and municipality in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Øst-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Notodden.

Children's Day

a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.

Borgund Stave Church

a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Lærdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The old stave church is located in the village of Borgund. It was the church for the Lærdal parish until 1868 when it was closed and turned into a museum.

Vinmonopolet

a government-owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing an alcohol content higher than 4.75% in Norway.

Lyngen Alps

a mountain range in northeastern Troms og Finnmark county in Norway, east of the city of Tromsø. The mountain range runs through the municipalities of Lyngen, Balsfjord, and Storfjord.

Roros

a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Røros.

Telemark Skiing

a skiing technique that combines elements of Alpine and Nordic skiing. Telemark skiing is named after the Telemark region of Norway, where the discipline originated.

Heddal Stave Church

a stave church located at Heddal in Notodden municipality, Norway. The church is a triple nave stave church and is Norway's largest stave church. It was constructed at the beginning of the 13th century.

Beerenberg

a stratovolcano dominating the northeastern end of the Norwegian island of Jan Mayen. It is 2,277 m high and is the world's northernmost subaerial active volcano.

Lapskaus

a thick Norwegian stew made of meat and potatoes.

Fårikål

a traditional Norwegian dish and also considered the national dish of the country. Consisting of pieces of mutton with bone, cabbage, whole black pepper and often a little wheat flour, cooked for several hours in a casserole, traditionally served with potatoes boiled in their skins.

Sodd

a traditional Norwegian soup made with cooked mutton and meatballs made with lamb or beef.

Lefse

a traditional soft Norwegian flatbread. It is made with potatoes, flour, butter, and milk or cream. It is cooked on a large, flat griddle

Eiksund

a village in Ulstein Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Hareidlandet. The small island of Eika lies just off the shore from Eiksund.

Norway is famous for reindeers, polar bears, whale meat, waffles, trolls, fish, Vikings etc.

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Norway Government

constitutional monarchy

98-99% of the country's electricity comes from hydroelectric power.

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A high-security prison in Norway has flatscreen TVs.

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Displaying advertisement to children 12 years old or younger is illegal in the country.

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Elk is the national animal of Norway.

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Ferris is a mineral water which is produced in Larvik.

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Football is the favorite sport in the country.

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In 1993, Norway became the first country to grant paternity leave. The total benefit period for parental benefit in the case of a birth is 49 weeks at 100 percent coverage, and 59 weeks at 80 percent coverage.

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In 2008, Norway donated $1 Billion to help save the Amazon rainforest.

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In Norway, life expectancy rates are one of the highest in the world.

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In late 1960, offshore oil and gas were discovered in Norway. Production from the field started on 15 June 1971.

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Internet access is made available to prisoners in their cells.

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More Norwegians live in Minnesota than in any other U.S. state.

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More than 30% of the country has received higher education.

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Nearly 70% of the country is uninhabited.

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Norway has been ranked as the best functioning democracy in the world.

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Norway has extensive reserves of natural gas, oil, hydropower, lumber, seafood, minerals, fresh water etc.

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Norway has more than 50,000 islands.

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Norway introduced Salmon Sushi to Japan in the 80s.

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Norway is also one of the few countries in the world to have established the ministry of environment.

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