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Norway Travel Guides & Resources

My love affair with Norway started back when I first visited in 2010. I moved there a year later and stayed for four years before the strong Norwegian Kroner forced me to Germany (okay… it was a guy). I lived one year in Bergen and three years in Oslo, but I have visited nearly every corner of the Scandinavian country and am there several times a year.

I write as much content as I can about traveling in Norway because I genuinely love encouraging people to visit. Articles about Oslo, Bergen, and Tromsø help pay the bills, allowing me to share my adventures to lesser-known destinations, like the Varanger Peninsula (which is one of my favorite places in Norway).

Best of Norway Guides

Destination Guides

I have long thought about how to break up the many articles I have about Norway into pages here, so I figured the best way to do it is to share by region, or ‘fylke’ as they call it in Norway. The 15 fylke in Norway are:

  • Agder
  • Akershus
  • Buskerud
  • Finnmark
  • Innlandet
  • Møre og Romsdal
  • Nordland
  • Oslo
  • Østfold
  • Rogaland
  • Telemark
  • Troms
  • Trøndelag
  • Vestfold
  • Vestland

Svalbard is also a part of Norway and I have visited several times, so you will find a section with my Svalbard travel guides below, too.

Just because I have visited a place doesn’t mean I have written about it, so many of these regions don’t have a lot (or any) guides yet. I live in Northern Finland, so Finnmark and Troms are close by, hence the number being a lot larger.

If you are looking for a specific destination and can’t find it here, feel free to reach out to me and I can do my best to help if I have visited there.

Finnmark Travel Guides

Alta

  • Things to do in Alta
  • Sorrisniva Igloo Hotel
  • Where to stay in Alta
  • Holmen Husky Lodge review
  • Alta Museum
  • Alta in summer

Hammerfest

  • Things to do in Hammerfest

Nordkyn Peninsula

  • Mehamn travel guide

Porsangerfjord & North Cape Area

  • Things to do in HonningsvÃ¥g 
  • North Cape visitor’s guide
  • Reasons to visit Magerøya
  • Scandic Bryggen review
  • Havøysund travel guide
  • Silfar Canyon in Børselv
  • Pirate Husky in Børselv
  • Stabbursdalen National Park
  • Sjøsamisk Tun in Smørfjord

Varanger Peninsula & Nearby

  • Things to do in Kirkenes
  • Best hotels in Kirkenes
  • Bugøynes travel guide
  • BÃ¥tsfjord travel guide
  • Kongsfjord travel guide
  • BÃ¥tsfjord to BerlevÃ¥g itinerary
  • BerlevÃ¥g travel guide
  • Hamningberg travel guide
  • Steilneset Memorial in Vardø
  • Vardø travel guide
  • Things to do in Vardø
  • How to visit the puffins on Hornøya
  • One day in Vardø itinerary
  • Varanger itinerary

Innlandet Travel Guides

Jotunheimen

  • Hiking in Jotunheimen

Møre og Romsdal Travel Guides

Ã…lesund

  • Ã…lesund Airport to the city center
  • One day in Ã…lesund

Nordland Travel Guides

Bodø

  • Things to do in Bodø 
  • How to visit Saltstraumen Maelstrom

Lofoten Islands

  • Lofoten Islands travel guide 
  • Lofoten in winter 
  • Lofoten sea eagle safari 
  • Horseback riding in Lofoten 
  • Best rorbuer in Lofoten 
  • Things to do in Henningsvær
  • Things to do in Svolvær
  • Hattvika Lodge review
  • Sakrisøy Rorbuer review

Narvik & Nearby

  • How to visit Sir Henri’s Waterfall

Oslo Travel Guides

  • Oslo in winter
  • Oslo in autumn
  • Oslo Airport to city center 
  • Oslo Discovery Tour review 
  • Oslo Fjord Tour review 
  • Oslo Pass review 
  • Museums in Oslo 
  • Oslo packing list
  • Weekend trips from Oslo

Rogaland Travel Guides

Haugesund & Nearby

  • Things to do in Haugesund
  • Skudeneshavn travel guide
  • Visnes travel guide

Svalbard Travel Guides

  • Svalbard travel tips
  • Svalbard in winter 
  • Things to do in Svalbard 
  • Evening at Camp Barentz
  • Longyearbyen restaurants
  • Best Svalbard boat tours
  • Northern lights in Svalbard 
  • Pyramiden boat trip review
  • Ice caves in Svalbard
  • Best Svalbard tours 
  • Svalbard snowmobile tours 
  • Hotels in Svalbard 
  • Best time to visit Svalbard
  • Svalbard in February
  • Svalbard in March
  • Svalbard in September
  • Gruve 3 coal mine tour
  • Arctic wildlife tour in Svalbard
  • Svalbard walrus tour
  • Svalbard Bryggeri tasting
  • Svalbard Museum
  • Wildlife in Svalbard
  • SvalBad sauna in Svalbard

Troms Travel Guides

Senja

  • FlakstadvÃ¥g and Selfjord day trip

Tromsø

  • Tromsø travel tips
  • Tromsø in winter
  • Cost of a trip to Tromsø
  • Tromsø itinerary for winter
  • Tromsø in summer
  • Best Tromsø hotels
  • Best cafes in Tromsø
  • Tromsø Airport to city center
  • Northern lights in Tromsø
  • Dog sledding in Tromsø
  • Whale watching in Tromsø
  • Sami experiences in Tromsø
  • Tromsø snowmobiling tours
  • Best Tromsø museums
  • Camping in Tromsø
  • Day trips from Tromsø
  • Tromsø vs. Rovaniemi

Vestland Travel Guides

Bergen & Nearby

  • Bergen travel tips
  • Things to do in Bergen 
  • One day in Bergen
  • Day trips from Bergen 
  • Bergen Airport to city center 
  • Bergen in winter
  • Best Bergen restaurants
  • Mostraumen fjord cruise
  • Bergen boat trips
  • Best time to visit Bergen
  • Best hotels in Bergen
  • Cafes in Bergen
  • How to visit Vøringsfossen

Jotunheimen

  • Hiking in Jotunheimen

Frequently Asked Questions

I hope these help make your decision to hire me an easy YES!

  • Things to do in Kirkenes
  • Best hotels in Kirkenes
  • Bugøynes travel guide
  • BÃ¥tsfjord travel guide
  • Kongsfjord travel guide
  • BÃ¥tsfjord to BerlevÃ¥g itinerary
  • BerlevÃ¥g travel guide
  • Hamningberg travel guide
  • Steilneset Memorial in Vardø
  • Vardø travel guide
  • Things to do in Vardø
  • How to visit the puffins on Hornøya
  • One day in Vardø itinerary
  • Varanger itinerary

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Varanger Peninsula Travel Resources

  • Things to do in Kirkenes
  • Best hotels in Kirkenes
  • Bugøynes travel guide
  • BÃ¥tsfjord travel guide
  • Kongsfjord travel guide
  • BÃ¥tsfjord to BerlevÃ¥g itinerary
  • BerlevÃ¥g travel guide
  • Hamningberg travel guide
  • Steilneset Memorial in Vardø
  • Vardø travel guide
  • Things to do in Vardø
  • How to visit the puffins on Hornøya
  • One day in Vardø itinerary
  • Varanger itinerary

Hi, I’m Megan!

Originally from the US, I have been living abroad for 15+ years and started this website as a way to document my travels and adventures. Today, I have transformed it into a trusted resource that has helped millions of other travelers over the years. I have lived in Norway, Germany, Kazakhstan, and Armenia... and am now based in Finnish Lapland. Welcome!

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