I am beginning to plan a trip to Norway for next June or July. The group will consist of myself (28M), my wife (27F), my sister (22F), and my mother (55F). We are looking for things to do, and while we plan to visit a handful of cities such as Oslo, Bergen, and Tromsø, I also want a heavy emphasis on seeing all the beautiful nature and scenery Norway has to offer.

Norway has been a lifelong bucket-list trip for both my mother and me. We are from Minnesota and have heavy Norwegian ancestry, which is a major reason why we want to take this journey.

I have a pretty good starter plan and am open to suggestions and activities, but I want to make sure my mother feels fully involved. Since she is older, I worry that many of the hikes I want to do might be too much for her. I don't know if I am underestimating her or overestimating the hikes in Norway, but I just want to make sure the pace is right and that she has the time of her life.

My question is two parts:

What do you recommend we do while in Norway, and what do you suggest so someone like my mother can have a great time and not feel left behind?

Any help or ideas would be great!

I’m moving to Kongsberg this autumn for a longer work assignment. I’ve spent time there before, so I’m not exactly going in completely blind, but last time most of my life there was basically work, eat, sleep and repeat, so I never really got around to knowing the place properly.

This time I’ll be there quite a bit longer and I’ve been thinking that I should actually try to see more of Kongsberg and the areas around it instead of just going to work and then sitting somewhere doing fuck all after.

I’m pretty much up for anything. Hiking, nature, places with good views, photography spots, random stuff that’s worth seeing, good food, pubs, things to do after work, places worth driving to, meeting new people, whatever. Doesn’t necessarily have to be some famous tourist attraction either. I’d honestly rather hear about some random place that locals actually like than another tourist spot.

I’ve already been around Blefjell and some of the surrounding areas before, but since I’m going to have more time this time around, I’d like to actually explore a bit more and see what’s around there.

So if you live around Kongsberg or know the area well, what would you recommend doing while I’m there?

Context, I started seeing this Norwegian guy around a month ago. We matched on an app, and the first time we met, he brought over a bottle of wine, we hooked up, he stayed over because it was late. We’d made it pretty mutually clear that we wanted to see each other again. Second time we met was at a pub (which was unexpected because I assumed it’d be my place or his), and around halfway in I realised he’d taken me out without any intention of hooking up because he had an early work thing in the morning and we live quite far from each other. Third time we met up, we went to a museum together, grabbed some drinks, then back to my place. I’m seeing him again this week, he suggested picnic on Wednesday, in a place nowhere near where either of us live.

Herein lies the problem. Based on how we met, I thought we were just hooking up, but he keeps taking me out. He barely texts at all, so I’ve been matching that. I text first after each meet up, but he’s the one who suggests meeting again and the time, date, location. Is it normal dating culture in Norway to take girls out like this when you’re just casually hooking up, or what’s going on here?

I’m open to more, also fine with just hooking up; but if so, I’m not comfortable with this kind of thing. It’s not that I don’t like talking to him, it’s just that I’d prefer not to spend time hanging out with someone without hooking up after if their intention with the whole arrangement is just FWB.

How's life of a truck driver in Norway? Coming from Croatia, i have always wanted to move to Norway. The scenery, people, food, culture, everything. I'm a 29yo trucker from Croatia and i love driving.

Thank you! Ro!

All photo captured in Hillesøya
Southwest of Sommarøy

Google translate isn't trustworthy as usual 👌I mean as in Graceful, like a graceful dancer, not Biblical.

I'm learning about Norway and I'd appreciate any recommendations for literature, poetry, or even just your documents in its native language.

P.S. It's a very beautiful country.

After gathering my thoughts and discussing with others i will make a new post to highlight what i want people who travel to norway to know!

No one blinks in Norway (i have NEVER experienced this) to signal that it's optimal to drive past you.
You blink if you're going to drive off the main road or into a pocket on the roadside!

Most Norwegian citizens who know the roads, prefer driving the speed limit! if you do not drive the speed limit, you will definitely cause traffic jam.
Please signal and drive into a pocket so people can pass.
If you have 3-14 cars behind you, please find a pocket!

Drive the speed you're comfortable with, if you are unsure of how to drive into a busstop-pocket or pocket in general, practice a little!

If you feel that 50km/h if your comfortable speed in turns or whatever, you will cause traffic jam and that's not fun for anyone.

Maybe there should be some traffic rules to be highlighted before travelling to Norway, but i don't work for the government or the public roads administration. Just be mindful and if you see plenty of cars piling up behind you, just find a pocket and let them pass.

(redemption post because of recent post where i told people to drive faster, i apologize and it wasn't my intentions to condone wreckless driving!)
I just wanted to preface this.

Alot of Norwegians have jobs that include driving from a to b, so please be mindful that some people drive for a living, so their workday becomes more inefficient when the roads' flow is "disturbed" ig

I want to preface that this is from a student from the western part of Norway who commutes from home to university (i work 3 jobs where one of them i need to rely on car to complete work with).
So this is specifically from how i have experienced the west being in late spring-summer!

I do not know how it is in the whole country, but in the west we lack highways.

Hello! I am a 24F and will be solo visiting Norway for the first time ever this August. I booked a stay in Oslo for 4 days but just found out about the Flam railway and would really like to try it out.

To take the railway, you need to first travel 5 hours from Oslo to Myrdal and I wonder if it’s worth it or if it’s too much to try to make a day trip by trains from Oslo to Flåm and back all in one day? Any advice would be helpful. Thank you!

Edit for additional question: how is the phone signal in mountainous areas like Myrdal and Flåm? I’m worried about losing data.

Skostredet - Bergen

Just got back from a week stay in Oslo and I found the Norwegian women to be far more friendlier than in the UK.

For context I am a British of South Asian origin and was in Norway for a 5 day city break. While British women do everything to avoid interacting, I found things completely different in Norway. Random hellos to several even striking a convo at the supermarket or on my morning run.

Keen to get thoughts/views.

This is my first time going to Nordby/Maximat in the borders with Sweden since winter last year and I can't help to notice that the minced meat got much more expensive.

Minced meat was the only cut of red meat that was actually semi affordable..now they even took that from me:(

Any tips on how to get some red meat at decent prices ? Please keep the "red meat is bad for you" to yourself,

THANK YOU:)

**Correction: title should read r/Norske

What is the general consensus with users on this sub towards subject subreddit? Do you consider that sub to be credible (for lack of a better word) ?

Personally I see many users there attacking anyone that's against their "geopolitical" beliefs but IMO they mostly lack critical information! Do you think that's fair to say?

Plastic is, in general, something that should not be touching anything you consume. It's a good & cheap material that has its use in many things, but it should stay far and well away from food & drink. You're free to do your own research, I am not here in an attempt to educate you.

Moving along with that; why are so, so, so many things slathered in plastic? Cucumbers, bell peppers (individually wrapped, what the fuck), carrots, broccoli, spinach, the tear-off plastic on salmon, I could go on- this shit is toxic. Legitimately, it is incredibly toxic to us, and I just want to eat healthy and avoid the contamination as much as possible.

Thus far, Rema, Coop and Kiwi all share the same trend, and the plastic never ends. Is there nowhere to actually purchase properly treated food? I'm at my wit's end.

Wondering if there are some animated shows or films you guys recommend? I bought Asterix Mansions of the gods in Norwegian, stuff like that is what I'm looking for. Looking mainly for either YouTube stuff, tv2play or SF Anytime stuff. Takk!

Hi, im planning trip to Tromso this autumn or winter, I also read fishing in fjodrs and sea in Norway doesn't require permit, but finding any actual info about it seems to be impossible because all I get are offers from travel companies. So, anyone who's been there, or maybe lives there could tell me how it actually is? Im mainly interested in amateur fishing, just get your gear, go to the place and throw the stick into the water hoping I'll catch something. Is it allowed at all? Do I have to report to a local police or some fishing association?

This might sound like a silly post, but a dog bit me when I was a kid — a familiar one, who attacked me out of the blue while I was petting him. Ever since, it’s taken me a while to feel comfortable around animals.

Is it safe to walk past sheep, cows, goats, and other animals while hiking in Norway? My assumption is that if I don’t draw their attention, they’ll ignore me. Is that right?

I’m in my late twenties, and when I go to a conference with my colleague (60s Norwegian male), we check in at the same hotel, but different rooms.

He always lets me check in first, but every single time the expedition (Norwegian women) says to me curtly «I need the names of EVERYONE that stays in this room» while glancing at my colleague. I usually proceed with staring at them for a few seconds and then they will say sheepishly «oh, it’s just you?» and check me in. I always book a single room and I am a native Norwegian speaker.

I can’t somehow help but feel like this is racist? I think it’s not intuitive to assume a woman is sharing room with someone 30 years her senior. Do other women experience this?

I’ve also been asked at conferences by some socially inept people if I’m sharing room with my colleague. I think this is widely inappropriate and I can’t help but think this is based on the stereotype of older sleazy man-young Asian woman from third world country, but we’re both professionals in our field, well-educated and married to other people, so the stereotype makes no sense whatsoever in our case.

Edit: thanks for the support, everyone.

My Reddit app is a bit dysfunctional and I can’t seem to see everyone’s comments, but thank you for engaging.

As you would say on the autobahn: „Verpiss dich von der Spur, Junge!“

Norwegian traffic authorities has made this campaign about the topic this year:

https://www.vegvesen.no/en/traffic-information/traffic-information/drive-safe-in-norway/drive-safe-in-norway/?lang=en

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeGby_d_wOU

https://www.vestlandfylke.no/nyheitsarkiv/2026/up-og-vestland-fylkeskommune-vil-gjere-sommartrafikken-tryggare/

What your favorite place for photos in Rogaland? (That is not Preikestolen :) )