Norway Backpackers' Guide
Norway Facts
Population: 4,620,000
Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)
Religions: Church of Norway 85.7%, Pentecostal 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, other Christian 2.4%, Muslim 1.8%, other 8.1% (2004)
Government: constitutional monarchy
Languages: Bokmal Norwegian (official), Nynorsk Norwegian (official), small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities; note - Sami is official in six municipalities
Climate: temperate along coast, modified by North Atlantic Current; colder interior with increased precipitation and colder summers; rainy year-round on west coast
Phone Code: 47
Photos of Norway
Photos of Norway that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Festivals in Norway
Festivals in Norway courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Inferno Festival photos Bergenfest web site World Beard and Moustache Championships web site
Check out more festivals in Norway
Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Norway:
Norway Hostels and Budget Hotels
Norway Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Norway.
Norway Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Norway. We feature only hand picked links through to airline sites that feature flights to Norway.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Norway Car Hire
- Holiday Autos, the world's leading leisure car rental company providing low cost car rental in over 4,000 locations worldwide through quality providers. Prices start from just £8 per day and they monitor competitor prices daily to ensure lowest prices in all European "low cost" flight destinations and the USA.
