FindNorway.com - Norway Tourist Information

Norway has breathtaking calm nature and friendly people as well as bustling cities with nightlife, shopping, art, museums, festivals, and much more.

Map of Norway

Below you'll find information on major Norwegian attractions, how to travel to Norway and within the country as well as pointers to other web sites providing information that will help you to better plan a visit to Norway. Norway has a lot to offer visitors both during the summer and winter seasons. This website is en excellent starting point for planning your vacation or business trip to Norway.

Welcome to Norway!

Oslo – The capital of Norway

Oslo is centre of the most populous part of Norway, the administrative and commercial centre of the country and where you will find many interesting museums, art exhibitions, festivals, concerts, summer and winter sports competitions, a vibrant night life, trade shows and exhibitions and much more.

Tourist information offices in Oslo are operated by Oslo Promotion who also provides a website with information on Oslo attractions and hotel, camping and other forms of accommodation for holiday and business visitors.

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded every year in early December by the Norwegian Nobel Committee at a ceremony at the Oslo City Hall.

Edvard Munch

Oslo is the best place to see works by the Norwegian expresionist painter Edvard Munch with several museums holding large collections of his works and the National Gallery having his best known painting, the Scream, on permanent display.

Bergen, the west coast and the Norwegian fjords

Bergen

Bergen is a charming west coast city located between seven mountains close to the Norwegian fjords. Bergen has long traditions as a center for shipping, trade and culture and was the home town of the Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg.

Bergen International Festival is a performing arts festival held in late May and early June each year presenting a wide variety of artist from Norway and abroad.

Bergen is an excellent starting point for visiting the Norwegian fjords by car, coach or boat. Scheduled express boat services are operated between Bergen and Sognefjorden by Fjord1 who also runs Day excursions during the summer season.

The fjords - Sognefjord

The west coast of Norway has several magnificent fjords that are well worth a visit. One of the fjords is Sognefjord, Europe's longest fjord that holds a number of not to be missed sights.

At the end of the Aurlandsfjord, a side arm of the Sognefjord you'll find Flåm a popular port for cruise ships during spring and summer. Flåm is a small town surounded by tall mountains and beauitiful nature. From Flåm the Flåm Railway takes you up from the fjord to the mountain station at Myrdal from where there is full train service to Oslo and Bergen.

Hurtigruten

Bergen is departure port for Hurtigruten which sails north along the coast all the way up to Kirkenes close to the Norwegian border with Russia. Hurtigruten calls at a many ports along the coast transporting people, goods, post and cars. The journy to Kirkenes lasts for six days. During the summer season Hurtigruten calls at Geiranger Fjord, one of the most beautiful fjords in the world.

Air flights to Norway

There are around 45 airports with scheduled flights in Norway. A handfull of these airports have regular international routes. Most Norwegian airports are owned and operated by Avinor who provides a clickable map showing the location of airports in Norway.

Most international flights to Norway arrive at Oslo Airport Gardermoen. This modern airport is located twenty minutes north of Oslo by high speed train.

Ryanair fly cheap flights to Oslo from London, Frankfurt, Milan and Glasgow. These flights arrive at Torp airport which is located two hours south of Oslo by bus. Ryanair also operates cheap flights from London to Haugesund on the west coast of Norway. From Haugesund bus services are available to Bergen and Stavanger.

Ferries to Norway

There are a number of ferry routes from England, Denmark, Germany and Sweden arriving into ports at the southern part of Norway.

From England ferry routes are available from Newcastle to Stavanger, Haugesund and Bergen by DFDS Seaways.

From Kiel in Germany Colorline operates a ferry crossing to Oslo.

From Denmark there are a wide selection of ferry routes including Colorline crossings from Copenhagen to Oslo, Hirsthals to Kristiansand, Fredrikshavn to Larvik and Hirtshals to Oslo. Other ferry routes from Denmark to Norway are Copenhagen to Oslo operated by DFDS Seaways and Fredrikshavn to Oslo operated by Stena Line.

There is a ferry line running between Sweden and Norway: Colorline operates a ferry link between Strömstad and Sandefjord.