Northern lights over the Ersfjord in Tromsø. Photo: Bjørn Jørgensen / Innovation Norway

Let there be northern lights

Visit Norway // Last updated: 22.08.2009 //

The North Cape in Finnmark is one of many good places in Northern Norway to see the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis.

Midnight sun in Moskenes.
Photo: Frithjof Fure / Innovation Norway .

Visit Norway // Last updated: 02/12/2009 //

In Northern Norway, the sun never sets during the summer months. Go on a midnight sun cruise, join a safari or play golf in the middle of the night.

The Ramberg beach in Lofoten.
Photo: CH / Innovation Norway .

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Norway is a long and mostly narrow country, with great variations between its regions. The most spectacular fjords are in the west, the clearest traces of medieval times are to be found in central Norway, while the midnight sun is in the north.

Visit Norway // Last updated: 20/04/2010 //

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Norwegian fjords.
Photo: C H / Innovation Norway.

Visit Norway // Last updated: 24/06/2010 //

Along parts of the coastline, the sea penetrates deep into the mountain wilderness and form the world-famous Norwegian fjords.

Summer in Østfold.
Photo: Terje Rakke / Nordic Life / Innovation Norway .

Visit Norway // Last updated: 16/11/2009 //

Because of the Gulf Stream, Norway has a friendlier climate than the latitude indicates.

Visit Norway // Last updated: 07/12/2011 //

Every summer, Bækkelagets Sports Club and the newspaper Dagbladet, invites young football players to the largest international football tournament in the world. Norway Cup is held in Oslo during week 31, and serves as a melting pot where fellow footballers from every corner of the world meet, interact and make new friends. Norway Cup is an arena where inclusion and equality is promoted and...

Let there be northern lights

The Land of the Midnight Sun

The Regions

Powered by nature

Fjords and mountains

Seasons and climate

Norway Cup – Inclusion, equality and football

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