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We are 4,4 million Norwegians living in the Kingdom of Norway. Our capital is Oslo (475,000 inhabitants). Other towns: Bergen, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Trondheim. Islands: About 50,000. We speak Norwegian. Norwegian is close to the other Scandinavian language. There are Finnish-speaking minorities and 20,000 Sami living in Norwegian Lapland. Learn Norwegian here. What is our country like? What does Norway look like: the finest fjords of the world are here. We have mountains and glaciers. Watch live web-cameras in Norway here. How is the weather: wet and cool. Temperatures reach 22ºC in summer and in winter it gets down to -10ºC (or colder!). Our economy is based on oil and gas, shipbuilding, fishing, mining and paper products. Know more about our economy here. Our Government type is a constitutional monarchy. Norway is not a member of the European Union, although we are part of the European Economic Area (EEA). Know more about our institutions here. About Norwegian history - The Vikings began their feared raids throughout Europe from the 7th century. Know more about the Vikings here. - Norway became a unified kingdom in the 10th century. - In the 14th century Denmark absorved the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden into the Union of Kalmar. - Sweden ruled over Norway from 1814 until the union between the two countries was disolved in 1905, when Norway became an independent nation. - Norway is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA) and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) but remains as the only country in the Scandinavian peninsula that hasn't joined the European Union. - Learn more about Viking and modern Norwegian history here. The Norwegians are known for... - Painting and Music : Possibly the two most famous Norwegians ever, Edvard Munch, painter and Edvard Grieg, classical composer. Other famous musical Norwegians are A-Ha, the most famous Norwegian band, and Røyksopp. - Literature : Henrik Ibsen is author of the world's most played stageplay - A Dollshouse. Sigrid Undset, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Knud Hamsun won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Roald Dahl, children's author. - Sciences : Niels Henrik Abel, mathematician, and Kristian Birkeland, physicist, greatly contributed to science's progress. - Explorers : The last boundaries of the planet were explored by Roald Amundsen, Fritjof Nansen, and Thor Heyerdahl, famous Norwegian explorers. Norwegian born Eric The Red sailed to and colonised Greenland in the year 985 and his Icelander son Leif Ericson went on to the shores of North America. - Skiers : The Norwegians are the Scandinavian skiing masters with athletes like Ole Christian Furuseth, Lasse Kjus, Atle Skaardal or Kjetil Andrè Aamodt. - You also know Norway because our fjords, our trolls and the Lillehammer Winter Olympic Games in 1994. What to see in Norway - The capital Oslo: visit its museums, the Holmenkollen Ski Jump, and enjoy the young atmosphere of the old docks and travel to Bergen on the very spectacular train trip of Flåm. - Bergen, the cultural capital of the fjords. Declared World Heritage Site by Unesco and European City of Culture 2000. - Cruise the spectacular Sognefjord. 205 km long, 1308 m deep and 2045 m high. - The Glacier of Briksdal and the fjord of Geiranger with its waterfall of the 7 sisters. - Lysefjord, the most famous Norwegian fjord and the awesome panoramic views from the Prekestolen. - Discover the viking culture and try to see a Troll in the Norwegian woods. - Whale watching around the seafaring Lofoten isles. - Cross the Artic Circle onboard the Hurtigruten, a coastal express from Bergen to Kirkenes. 11 days, 2400 mile journey and 30 ports. - Have a go in telemark summer skiing on the glaciers of Stryn and Finse. - Nord Kapp, the mythic northernmost point of Europe and the midnight sun between May and July. - Contact the Tourist Office for more information about Norway. Norway in The Scandinavian Shop  Travelling
to Norway? You can find here travel guides and maps of Norway and Scandinavia.
Information about the country and the capital Oslo, what to do, where to go and
tips.Learning Norwegian? A selection of basic and intermediate self-study courses, grammars and dictionaries to help you learning the language. Delicious Norwegian cuisine: Cooking books with the tastiest flavors of the Norwegian cuisine; meats, fish, soups, breads and desserts.  Interested
in Norwegian Music? From A-Ha to classical composer Edvard Grieg, plus
the very best of Scandinavian pop-rock, Nordic classical music, and the enchanting
sounds of the Scandinavian folk tunes. Norwegian-Ware
and Flags! Jerseys, Hoodies, T-shirts, Sweatshirts, Raglans and Tops to
keep you in style while showing your Norwegian origin. Who
were the Vikings? Learn about the infamous pirates from Scandinavia. Sagas
and Eddas, Viking History, Norse Mythology, Viking Art, Viking Movies, Vikings
for Kids... Scandinavica.com
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