| About the county | | | | medieval age buildings, cable car to the top of |
| Norway, a Nordic country lying on the western | | | | Bergen’s hills and boat trips to fjords. |
| portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula is located in | | | | Oslo – Old medieval buildings, churches, modern |
| Northern Europe. It also borders Sweden, Finland and | | | | architecture, museums like Edvard Munch Museum |
| Russia. Norway is an outstandingly beautiful country | | | | and the Norwegian Folk Museum, art galleries, |
| with a long coastline, snowy mountains and | | | | Vigeland Park, and Akershus Fortress |
| breathtaking fjords. Oslo is the capital of Norway | | | | Fjordland – Geirangerfjorden known for tiny |
| and also the largest city. Norway is bestowed with | | | | S-shaped fjord, |
| lots of natural beauty encompassing wild forests, | | | | Sognefjord – the longest and the deepest fjord, |
| historic towns and beautiful fishing villages. The | | | | beautiful villages such as Balestrand and Flam, old |
| country is very hospitable to the tourists and people | | | | stave churches, Nærøyfjord – Narrowest branch |
| are very friendly too. Many tourists are attracted by | | | | of the Sognefjord and Palteau of Jostedalsbreen |
| the famous midnight sun of the Arctic. All three big | | | | glacier |
| cities of Norway offer different experiences to | | | | Tromsø – Arctic cathedral, Polaria and Tromsø |
| visitors. Norway is a place to be for nature lovers | | | | Museum |
| and for cultural enthusiasts. Norway is truly one of | | | | Travel |
| the greatest tourist destinations of Europe. | | | | By Air – Many airlines operate to Norway like |
| Population & Languages | | | | Braathens SAFE (BU) and SAS Scandinavian Airlines |
| The population of Norway is only 4.6 million and the | | | | (SK), a Scandinavian airline, Air France, British Airways, |
| official languages being spoken are Bokmal Norwegian | | | | Finnair, Icelandair, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines, |
| and Nynorsk Norwegian. Other languages that are | | | | Norwegian Air Shuttle, Ryanair and Swiss Airlines. Oslo |
| also spoken in Norway include Sámi and Finnish. | | | | International Airport (OSL) (Gardermoen) (website: is |
| Electricity | | | | the biggest airport of Norway which is located 30 |
| The voltage is 230 V and the frequency is 50 Hz. | | | | mile north of Oslo. |
| The types of plugs used are Round pin attachment | | | | Sea - The important passenger ports are Bergen, |
| plug and "Schuko" plug and receptacle with side | | | | Kristiansand, Larvik, Oslo and Stavanger. The main |
| grounding contacts. | | | | sea routes from the UK, operated by Fjord Line and |
| Geographic Location | | | | DFDS Seaways respectively, are from Newcastle to |
| It is a Nordic country lying on the western portion of | | | | Bergen and to Kristiansand. |
| the Scandinavian Peninsula and located in Northern | | | | By Rail – The country is part of the extensive |
| Europe. It also borders Sweden, Finland and Russia. | | | | network of trains connecting the European cities. If |
| About two-third area of the Norway is mountains, | | | | you are coming from UK, the connections are from |
| has around fifty thousand small islands along its coast. | | | | London via Dover/Ostend (via Denmark, Germany, |
| It also has one of the longest coastlines in the world. | | | | The Netherlands and Sweden) or Harwich/Hook of |
| Climate | | | | Holland, or from Newcastle to Bergen via Stavanger. |
| The climate of Norway can be termed as Temperate | | | | It is also connected to Sweden throught two routes, |
| with hot summers and cold overcast winters. The | | | | with daytime and overnight trains from Copenhagen, |
| highlands of interior Norway have an arctic like climate | | | | Malm and Stockholm. |
| with snow, severe wind chill and frost. Most of the | | | | Duty Free Items |
| rain is along the coastal areas and comes down in | | | | 1. 200 cigarettes or 250g of tobacco products and |
| winter quite heavily and frequently. Winters are mild | | | | 200 leaves of cigarette paper for EU countries. |
| too along the coastal areas. | | | | 2. 400 cigarettes or 500g of tobacco products and |
| Local Customs | | | | 200 leaves of cigarette paper for Non-EU countries. |
| Like any other country Norway has its own customs | | | | 3. 1liter of spirits and 1liter of wine or 2liter of wine |
| too. It is customary not to drink until the host makes | | | | and 2liter of beer for EU countries. |
| a toast. It is customary for guests to offer gifts to | | | | 4. 1liter of spirits and 1liter of wine or 2liter of wine |
| the host of a meal. Smoking is prohibited in most | | | | and 2liter of beer for Non-EU countries. |
| public areas. Casual dress is acceptable for | | | | 5. 50g perfume or 500 ml eau de toilette |
| everyday wear. Tipping the taxi drivers is not | | | | 6. Gifts , Food, fruits, medications and flowers for |
| customary. Tipping up to five percent is customary | | | | personal use of value up to 3,500 kr |
| for service in restaurants. Porters at railway stations | | | | Prohibited Items |
| and airports charge per piece, while porters at hotels | | | | Un-canned goods, meat or dairy products, Narcotics, |
| generally charge around NOK5-10 depending on the | | | | firearms, ammunition, weapons, eggs, plants, |
| number of pieces of luggage. | | | | endangered species, fireworks and alcoholic |
| Attractions | | | | beverages that contain more than sixty per cent |
| Bergen – Numerous museums, galleries, aquarium, | | | | alcohol. |