in photographs

Norway is a fabulous country. There is clean air, a high standard of living, picturesque nature, clear turquoise water, lilac mountains, winding fjords and waterfalls. There are only two seasons in the country: white winter and green winter. The photo shows a landscape in the side Ulvikfjord.

Hardangerfjord (Norwegian: Hardangerfjorden) is one of the many fjords for which Norway is famous. The fjord is located in southwestern Norway and is surrounded by rocky mountains. The fjord is a popular tourist attraction with many hotels along its banks.

The Vøringsfossen waterfall (Norwegian: Vøringsfossen) is part of the Bjoreju River.

North Cape Mountains (Norwegian: Nordkapplatået). The upper part of Nordkamp is flat, covered with rocky tundra with small lakes.

The Svartisen Glacier is the lowest glacier on the European mainland. The glacier is located on the Saltfjellet mountain range and is part of the national park.

Lake Storglomvatnet with melt water from the Svartisen glacier (Norwegian Saltfjellet).

Huringan Mountains (Norwegian: Hurrungane).

View of Preikestolen (Norwegian: Preikestolen) and Lysefjord (Norwegian: Lysefjord). Lysefjord was formed as a tectonic fault caused by the movement of crustal plates about 400 million years ago.

The giant cliff Preikestolen rises above the Lysefjord. Its height is 604 meters, and the top is square and almost flat. There is a magnificent view from the cliff. Therefore, Preikestolen is one of the main attractions in Norway and is very popular among tourists. In English, the Preikestolen rock sounds like Preacher’s Pulpit or Pulpit Rock, which translated into Russian means “Preacher’s Pulpit” or “Pulpit Rock”.

Kjeragbolten (Norwegian: Kjeragbolten) or “Pea Stone” is a huge boulder stuck between two vertical rock walls. This is another popular place among tourists. An abyss opens under the cane and reaches a depth of about a kilometer. The photo on the right is a view of Lysefjord from Kjöragbolt.

The northern slope of Kjörág arouses and attracts the interest of base jumpers. 18-19 seconds of free flight attract extreme sports enthusiasts from all over the world. Kjøraga is one of the places in Norway where jumping is legal. Unfortunately, there were tragic incidents (several deaths were recorded).

Norwegian Forlannet National Park is located on the island of Prince Charles Land, part of the Spitsbergen archipelago.

Walrus colony in Prince Charles Land.

Ozy (ridge, ridges) on the territory of Oscar II Land, located in the western part of the Spitsbergen archipelago. The land was named after Oscar II, King of Norway and Sweden.

The Forlandsundet Strait separates Prince Charles Land and Oscar II Land.

The Norwegian Polar Institute (Norsk Polarinstitutt) is engaged in polar research. It was founded in 1928 by Adolf Guhl. The Institute organizes expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic and carries out research work.

Bear Island was discovered in 1596 by Dutch navigators Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk and got its name due to the fact that the discoverers saw a polar bear swimming off its shores, which tried to climb onto the ship. The photo shows a rock on Bear Island.

Seabird puffin or Atlantic puffin.

The settlement of Barentsburg (Norwegian: Barentsburg) is located on the Spitsbergen archipelago and received its name in honor of the Dutch navigator Willem Barents.

The active Beerenberg volcano on the island of Jan Mayen (Norwegian Jan Mayen) is the highest point. The island is partially covered by glaciers.

Glacier on the western coast of Bouvet Island (Norwegian: Bouvetøya). The island is uninhabited, volcanic, and 93% of its territory is covered by glaciers.

Oslo (Norwegian Oslo) is the capital of Norway and the seat of government. It is the largest city in Norway. The city is located at the northernmost tip of the Oslofjord. The photo shows the Norwegian Parliament building.

National Opera House Oslo (Norwegian Operahuset). The theater is located on the shore of the Oslofjord, and the theater building itself approaches the very shore and even steps slightly into the water. Anyone can climb the ramps from the shore to the highest point of the building, from which a magnificent panorama of the city and the bay opens. The roof of the theater was also popular with skateboarders.

The settlement of Undredal on the shores of the Sognefjord (Norwegian: Sognefjorden). In Norway he is called the "King of the Fjords". In the photo below on the right is the Sognefjord in winter.

The Vøringsfossen waterfall is part of the Bjoreio river.

The Troll Wall (Norwegian Trollveggen, Trollwall) is located on the west coast of Norway and is part of the Trolltindene mountain range. The Troll Wall is the tallest stone wall in Europe.

Troll Staircase (Norwegian: Trollstigen) or Troll Road is a popular and visited tourist spot in Norway. The road was opened on July 31, 1936 by King Haakon VII and is an example of engineering and design. In winter, the road is closed. At the very top there is a parking lot and an observation deck, which offers a magnificent view of the winding Troll Staircase.

On Mount Skjeggedal there is a stone ledge called the Troll's Tongue (Norwegian: Trolltunga). Located near the Norwegian city of Odda. The protrusion got its name because of its shape, reminiscent of a tongue.

Vettisfossen Waterfall (Norwegian: Vettisfossen) is located in Western Norway, near the city of Årdal, on a tributary of the Utla River.

Traditional Norwegian house.

The village of Geiranger (Norwegian Geiranger) is located at the end of the Geirangerfjord (Norwegian Geirangerfjorden). Residents of the village live exclusively on tourism.

Geirangerfjord is considered the most beautiful fjord in the world. The main attraction of these places is the Seven Sisters waterfall. The spectacle is truly breathtaking.

View of the city of Bergen (Norwegian Bergen). The city is located in the west of the country, on the shores of the North Sea and is the second largest city in Norway. Until 1299, Bergen was the capital of Norway; now it is a major port and the center of the oil industry.

Bergen is Norway's oldest city and is located on seven hills with stunning views of the bay. The city center looks like a fairyland: colorful houses with tiled roofs, souvenir shops and restaurants, views of the harbor dotted with snow-white yachts.

Nygårdsparken is the largest urban park in the city of Bergen and is located in the very center of Bergen.

The medieval embankment of Bergen - Bryggen (Norwegian Bryggen i Bergen), which is a complex of commercial buildings. The embankment is a favorite walking place for tourists and local residents.

The Urnes Stavkirk is the oldest surviving stavvirk. The temple was built around 1130.

In the center of Røros (Norwegian: Røros) many wooden buildings from the heyday of mining have been preserved. The city has an airport with regular flights to Oslo.

The main attraction of the city of Alta (Norwegian: Alta) is the rock paintings, which have been turned into an open-air museum. The earliest drawing dates to around 4200 BC.

Altafjord (Norwegian Altafjorden) is located in the vicinity of the city of Alta.

The municipality of Vega (Norwegian: Vega) has 6,500 islands.

Mount Turghatten or Torghatten (Norwegian: Torghatten) is located on the island of Turget and is famous for its characteristic hole: a natural tunnel located in its center. You can walk through the mountain tunnel; there is a well-prepared path to it.

The tidal current Saltstraumen (Norwegian: Saltstraumen) is considered one of the strongest tidal currents in the world. The water then forms whirlpools. This phenomenon occurs four times a day.

This northern country is one of the most popular among lovers of mountain slopes, hiking, skiing and mountaineering. Many tourist routes include visits to amazingly beautiful mountains, views of which open from the peaks; often access to them is possible only on foot. The height of the mountains in Norway varies mainly up to 2 thousand m (there are approximately 230-300 peaks above this mark). The country has several iconic places that simply cannot be ignored if you decide to travel around Norway and see its beautiful peaks.

What mountains are there in Norway?

On the territory of this northern state one can distinguish mountain ranges and even entire mountain regions, peaks in the Spitsbergen archipelago and glacial peaks.

Mountain ranges of Norway

Other famous glacial peaks are Vestfonna, Olav V Land, Kongsvegen, Kronebrin, Librin, Lomonosovfonna, Monakobrin, etc.

Norway's rocky coastlines are home to three spectacular mountain formations, attracting thousands of climbers and tourists. In addition to the thrill of climbing, these mountains offer a magnificent view that cannot be described in any words, you just need to see it.

Norway is famous for its nature - the amazingly beautiful fjords and cliffs hanging over them. We have already written about the Norwegian fjords, now let's move on to the story about the rocks. Let's start with the Trolltunga rock near the city of Odda. This rock looks like a tongue protruding from its mouth. Trolltunga literally translates from Norwegian as troll tongue. From here there is a magnificent view of the canyon and fjords, which is not surprising, since this tongue is located on a steep cliff 350 meters high.

From here a picturesque hiking trail leads up another 950 meters, which only the most hardy travelers dare to climb. Previously, a special tram ascended from the base of the mountain to a height of 950 meters, but now it is no longer functioning.

Another famous Norwegian mountain attraction is the huge boulder Kjeragbolten, two meters wide. He got stuck in a mountain crevice on the edge of Mount Kjorag. Many famous travelers have visited here, the stone appears in the video with dancing Matt, which we wrote about earlier. When you stand on this boulder, you get goosebumps, because there is a 984-meter cliff below it, and at the very bottom the cold waters of the Laisfjorden fjord are raging. This place is very popular with base jumpers and just tourists taking pictures on the rock of Mount Kjorag.

Preikstolen, also known as Preacher's Rock, is a massive 604 meter high cliff overlooking Laisfjorden on the Kjörag plateau. The top of the plateau is a 25-meter perfectly flat plateau - a fairly famous landmark in Norway. The excursion to Preikstolen takes approximately 3 hours and is very popular among tourists.


A trip to any of these rocky places will require you to have stamina and no fear of heights. But if you are not afraid of difficulties, be sure to visit these places when you travel to Norway.

The impressions of the Norwegian mountains vary greatly depending on the season.

Summer is the perfect time for trekking across vast plains and climbing steep peaks. This is high season for hiking, so popular trails can get quite busy.

In autumn, nature is busy preparing for winter - everything turns red and yellow. Fresh air and bright colors greatly enhance perception. It's time to pick blueberries and cloudberries, hunt partridges and deer.

And then winter comes. Most of Norway turns into a snow kingdom, but in some regions the winters are very dark and cold.

Winter is the longest season in the mountains. With the onset of spring, nature comes to life. It's time to explore the mountains and valleys - on foot or on horseback - and fish in countless mountain lakes.

Five facts about the Norwegian mountains

1. Norway's highest mountain(2,469 meters above sea level) - Galdhøpiggen in Jotunheimen National Park. The peak was first conquered by a group of local residents from the village of Lum in 1850. The brave team consisted of a teacher, a church singer and a farmer.
2. Second highest peak- Glittertind, also in Jotunheimen. Height (including snow cap) - 2,464 meters above sea level.
3. In Norway, any height that exceeds the upper zone of vegetation is called a mountain. The height of what is considered a mountain varies from sea level in the far north to 1,200 meters above sea level in the south of the country.
4. In total there are from 230 to 300 peaks exceeding 2,000 meters, depending on the definition that is taken as a basis.
5. There are about 1,000 mountains in Norway that exceed 1,650 meters above sea level, taking into account a topographic elevation of 50 meters or more.

Right of free access

Right of access to nature (Norwegian) Allemannsretten) since 1957 has become part of the legislative Act on free access to nature. It allows everyone to enjoy nature and often extends even to areas that are private property.

The basic rules are simple: treat nature wisely and carefully. Don't harm her. When leaving a place, leave it the way you would like to see it yourself.

Mountain Code of Conduct

When in the forest and mountains, always follow the outdoor code of conduct.

1. Plan your route and communicate your plans to others.

2. Make sure the route you choose suits your skill level and weather conditions.

3. Heed weather and avalanche warnings.

4. Carry equipment with you in case of bad weather and frost, even on short routes.

5. Carry the necessary life-saving equipment to help yourself and others in a critical situation.

6. Choose safe routes. Know how to recognize avalanche areas and unstable ice cover.

7. Use a map and compass. Always know your exact location.

8. Don't be afraid to turn back. There's no shame in this.

9. In case of unforeseen situations, save your energy and look for suitable shelter.

Malinovsky Yuri, St. Petersburg Norwegian mountains, fiords and waterfalls, Vikings and highways - who hasn’t heard these tales from TV! But, judging by the globe, this is not all that far away.

Is it possible to get there without having relatives there and a million dollars in a Swiss bank? What awaits the tourist there? These questions began to occupy me since the fall, when I saw on the Aeroflot website the words “sale of air tickets” and the numbers 99 USD for the Moscow-Oslo-Moscow flight.

Map

But still, winter imposes some restrictions on travel, and the lack of information made it clear. I imagined a winter evening in Oslo: -15C, a tourist with skis and a backpack, standing in front of a hotel with rooms for €200 per night. The Internet is full of stories “how Vaska drank beer”, “how Dimon spent €5000 on vacation”, but the first information was useless to me, and the second only upset me. For information, for much less money you can go to Peru - see the ancient cities of the Incas, the Andes and the Amazon jungle (it turns out that the Russian Federation has an agreement with this country on visa-free exchange, buy a ticket and go). Of the climbing sites, Russian-language sites list only the Troll Wall, but how many are able to do it, how many would just like to climb it? Therefore, to be on the safe side, we decided to go to Norway a) in the summer b) in our own car and make thorough preparations in the remaining time. As a result, we went with 18.08 to 06.09.05 on a short trip along the route St. Petersburg - Turku - ferry – Stockholm – Oslo - Jotunheimen national park (Juvasshytta, Leirvassbu) – Geiranger – Jostedalsbreen national park (Bodal, Kjenndal, Briksdal) – Jostedalen valley – Bergen – Hardangervidda – Oslo – Stockholm – ferry – Helsinki – St. Petersburg. Total 4 thousand km.

Since in 20 days we saw only one (one!) car with Russian license plates, it is obvious that very few of our tourists know about the opportunities to travel here. Many people have heard that “everything is expensive there”, “they don’t let you go there”, “high fines”, “visa refusals are frequent”, etc.

I would like to shed some light on the above issues. I think this will be interesting to many.

No part of this report should be considered as guidance or encouragement to violate traffic, customs, immigration or other rules, laws or regulations. All prices are given for reference only, their availability at the time of your trip is NOT guaranteed, data on the availability of certain products in stores is also given for reference only. All advice is given from the author’s point of view, reflects his personal private point of view, all advice is relevant exclusively at the time of writing the report - September 7, 2005. All mountain routes pose a potential danger to life and health, no part of this report can be considered as a guide to playing any sport.

Geiranger

General characteristics of the area

The difference between Sweden and Norway from other European countries is that tourism is encouraged here. There are many national parks where you are allowed to walk, pitch tents, pick mushrooms and berries, sail on boats, etc. (information boards say this)

Norwegian mountains

There are many mountains in Norway, large and popular - these are Jutunheimen, Jostedalsbreen and the Hardangervidda plateau...

National Tourist road #258

Jotunheimen National Park. The mountains are 1800-2400 m, here is the highest point of Scandinavia - Mount Galdhopiggen, 2469 m. There are many lakes, here and there there are trails and huts of the Association of Guides (www.dntoslo.no), there are interesting peaks of varying difficulty, glaciers.

Here is an overview with a bunch of links - http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/mountain_link.pl?mountain_id=827, Here you can download pieces of the mountain map http://www.etojm.com/Norsk/Topper/Toppkart/Galdhopiggen. htm
There is a very good book by James Baxter “Scandinavian mountains”

Cards, unfortunately, we found it only there; 1 km - 500 meters were on sale for 99-129 nok per sheet (~500 rubles). The whole of Jutunheimen fits on 3 sheets, but there is a set of 2 cards on sale - the most popular piece. You can buy a 10-kilometer map of the country in the Russian Federation (this map is included in the guide book in Russian), but you can also buy a 4-kilometer map of the entire southern Norway for 250 nok.

The general route to the western part of the park is from Oslo through Lilehammer and Otta, then to Lom, and along road 55 to the desired location. If you want to climb Galdhopiggen, the easiest option is to go to Juvasshytta (toll road, 70 Nok, and a very significant slope of the road - take care of your grip). In addition to the mountain, there is a ski slope with a lift, quite long, operating throughout the summer, you can go skiing. .

Briksdal

Jostedalsbreen national park. The main attraction is the largest glacier in Europe (475 km2). The glacier lies on a plateau and slides into the valleys through icefalls. Some mountains (Lodalskapa 2083 m.) rise above the glacier with rock towers and represent popular routes. The same Lodalskapa (in Baxter’s description 9-12 hours from Bodalssetra) is a key area with an ice slope of 50gr - 60 m and then 30gr - 50 m.

To the east there is an interesting valley called Jostedalen – www.jostedalen.no (up from the town of Gaupne, on the banks of the Sognefjord). Judging by the advertisement, this is where you can kayak on glacial lakes - www.icetroll.com. You can get here along the Bergen-Oslo road with a crossing over the Sognefjord.

Laerdal tunnel (which is 24 km)

It should be noted that contrary to the myth about the absence of inflation in Europe, back in the 2001 report the cost of the ferry was 76 nok for four people in a car, and we already paid 123 nok for two. I advise you to come to Briksdal, Geiranger and near Lodalskap via Lilehammer-Otta. Not only will you have to take a ferry when moving from the south, but you will also encounter a toll tunnel (quite rare, but toll tunnels do occur) - it costs 160 nok.

Hardangervidda national park. Norway's largest park. The plateau is above the zone of forests, lakes, mountains and snowfields. The peaks are 1500-1600 m. Something similar to the Khibiny Mountains. Take road 7 from Oslo, there is a bus service. There are many parking areas on the highway.
Useful website www.hardangerfjord.com

Background Information

How to get a visa?

A Schengen visa is required.
There are two main ways to obtain a visa to enter Norway:

– as unidentified people at the consulate explained to us, you can get a Finnish Schengen multiple entry visa for six months. Then go to Helsinki for 1 day by bus for a cup of coffee. Further, having a multiple visa, you can already travel by plane to any Schengen country, and when asked what you forgot, for example, in France, answer - so I asked for a visa to Finland, received it, and went, but for now I have one valid Schengen visa – they don’t issue another one (for example, French). That is, you can go to Norway.
Although this is a more expensive route, it is also a win-win – the number of visa refusals is almost 0.5% (this is written on the embassy’s website).

- you apply for a single-entry Norwegian Schengen visa directly from the Norwegian Embassy/Consulate. We walked this way. The list of documents is on the website http://www.norvegia.ru/visa/visa.htm Salary certificate must be in the amount of 30-50 tr. and with the text that you will be given leave for this period. The photo should not be printed on a printer. You must attach email printouts. letters about camping reservations and route by day (in English). There is no need to write about climbing and other cool things in the route - they may decide that the amount of insurance is too low, your route should be coordinated, for example, with the Association of Guides, they may ask for documents about your qualifications - that is, ask you to bring them translated into Norwegian and notarized all sorts of documents from the ICC, etc. - in general, rush around. An important point is that you will receive a visa for exactly the period for which you asked, and not for an abstract 25 days!

This is a less expensive route, but the time frame for reviewing your case may take longer! They can easily take two months to think about, so apply early. Of course, in the summer there are queues at the consulate.

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Requirements for the vehicle (your car) crossing the border are listed here http://www.mintc.fi/www/sivut/dokumentit/liikenne/suomenl/li170400534rus.htm, in short - the car must be able to pass inspection itself. Everything should be in good working order, the brakes (including the handbrake) and the lights should work. There shouldn't be any smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe... That's enough. The queue is 60% composed of “sixes”, “fours” and “nines”. So, don’t worry, if you don’t have an “old two-year-old Pajera”, this will not affect the possibility of traveling around Europe.

But it is very bad if oil is leaking from the car - parking the car in campsites takes place on the lawn, where others then put up tents, walk barefoot, etc. Oil stains here are bad. Also, on a ferry, a puddle of oil in the morning can attract the attention of the ferry staff.

Regarding possible problems with your car: imported cars can be repaired in local services. Here http://www.travel.auto.ru/daniya.html a man changed a Subaru radiator. We saw services and transportation of faulty cars on a tow truck. We didn’t see any domestically produced cars there, so it’s unlikely that spare parts would be available. Here http://wwwboards.auto.ru/spb-club/0860/265662.shtml VAZ repairs in Scandinavia are mentioned. If you are driving a Russian car, take all critical spare parts with you. We didn’t see any overpasses there at all; if you plan to twist the nuts with your own hands, take stands. http://wwwboards.auto.ru/travel/310713.html

About insurance

To travel, you will need driver liability insurance (“green card”) and medical insurance for everyone.

We bought insurance from *** because of the minimal cost. BUT, at the same time, they understood that in the case of an accident, it would be necessary to call the insurance company in St. Petersburg from Norway and agree on expenses in excess of 200 euros (this is written in the Insurance Contract).

The only BUT is that Norway is not Gabon, if in the hospital in the city of Sogndal, on the banks of the Sognefjord, they take away your passport until you pay, then maybe it’s not so bad?

Campings

To obtain a visa you will need answers from the campsites. It's completely free. Camping sites and their e-mails can be found at www.camping.no, www.camping.se, http://wwwboards.auto.ru/travel/0125/37859.shtml, http://www.travel.auto.ru / , http://www.norvegia.ru/travel/accommodation/accommodation/bed.htm , http://wwwboards.auto.ru/travel/314374.html

Ferries

Ferries from Turku to Stockholm operate from three companies: Silja Line, Viking Line, and Sea Wind. http://www.seawind.fi/index.php?l=eng, http://www.silja.ru, www.vikingline.fi. Tickets for “Silja” and “Viking” can be bought in the Russian Federation, for example, from www.paromy.ru or www.norvicafinland.org. These are exactly the tickets, with all the nuances of handing them over if something happens.

Read about “Sea Wind” here http://wwwboards.auto.ru/travel/104589.html. On the Viking there is a sleeping room - a hall with a velor floor, where people spread out their sleeping bags and travel (it’s cheaper this way). Valuables in a storage room (2€). The contingent on the ferries is 80% pensioners.

And now the visas have been received, ferry tickets and insurance have been purchased, and you can go.

Bergen

In short: you are driving along the highway, you see a barrier - border guards are checking passports, then after a couple of kilometers the checkpoint building itself. While you're standing in line, fill out 2 copies. declaration, it is filled out only by the driver, he carries out temporary removal of the vehicle. If you have less than $10,000, you don’t need to write down currency, and you don’t need to write phones and videos either. That's it, passports - go to the green booth (passport control), call the customs officer to inspect the vehicle. He takes 1 copy. declaration, another copy. must be returned upon entry - don’t lose it. Next, after 200 meters there is a duty free shop, and after 1 km you arrive in the state of Finland. There are three corridors - for buses and trucks, for cars and for Russians. To you - the last one, right. When the line arrives, you park your car at the barrier and everyone goes to passport control. The date will ask you - where are you going? We answered - To Norway, to travel (our visa was issued by the Norwegian consulate). This satisfied him. They didn't look at the car. BUT the import of products into the EU territory is generally prohibited - a whole list. For example, tea is allowed only 100 grams per person, sausage and dairy products are completely prohibited, etc.
And that’s all - as the brother from the famous film says - “there are no further checkpoints until Lisbon.”

Great Russian language

It is enough if you know at least a few words in English. At the border, a Finnish customs officer speaks to you in Russian, on the Viking Line ferry there is a Russian administrator, in Stockholm in the metro and museums there are booklets in Russian (not everywhere, of course), Russian is often spoken. At the Angby camping site (www.angbycamping.se), the administrator learned the word “shower”, etc. There are a lot of signs, everything is clear and so.
There are almost no booklets in Russian in Oslo anymore. But tourism there is very developed, there are so many signs and pictograms that everything is clear.

Movement towards the Norwegian mountains

From the Russian border to Oslo it is exactly 1000 km along the highway (if, in order to save money, you go through Turku). Further, it is approximately 200 km to national parks with mountains. It is reasonable to divide this distillation into 3 parts. This is the distance from the border of the Russian Federation to any port of Finland (Turku or Helsinki), then overnight by ferry. The second stage - Stockholm - Oslo and the third - Oslo - mountains. It is quite possible to complete stages 2 and 3 in 1 day, which is approximately 700 km. In principle, it takes 5 hours from Stockholm to Oslo, and another 2-3 hours to the mountains.

From time to time there were signs - a Christmas tree and a bench - this is a resting place. Some rest areas had a free toilet with hot water, soap, hair dryer, etc., tables for lunch and shelters, a map of the area indicating where you are on this map. On the map such parking lots are marked P and WC if there is a toilet from the mountains. water. Good location - just before reaching the town of Karlskoga.

There is no border between Sweden and Norway as such; no one needed to stamp anything. Driving on E18. If you decide to spend the night in Oslo (like us), then you will have to pay a toll through the town of Askim (20 nok) and a toll to enter Oslo (20 nok). I advise you to go BEHIND the locals - if there is a sign “50” and you go 45, then you are seriously slowing down the local traffic - the locals here drive 60-70, and only slow down in front of the traffic control. As a result, a tail of 20 or more cars gathers behind you.  In Norway, places with speed meters are announced on boards 200 meters away, and also - not everyone on the highways has speed meters. For example, on the 7th road there are none at all.

There are no traffic police posts at all, none. There were no police officers with radars like ours either. People drive sensibly, no one drives 200 km/h, they don’t drive on sidewalks, and they don’t scare pedestrians with horns. Here http://www.bugeurope.com/transport/driveno.html there are traffic rules for Norway. http://www.russisk.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1126

About parking. In all major cities they are paid in the center. In small towns and villages, parking was free. The cost of parking in the center of Stockholm or Oslo was 30-35 CZK per hour. Payment by coins to the machine. Parking in the port of Turku 2. Ferry to Stockholm and back – 8,700 rubles.
3. Travel in cities – 3,000 rubles (Oslo pass, Stockholm metro, etc.)
4. Toll roads, ferries and tunnels – 2,400 rubles.
5. Camping - 4,000 rub.
6. Food – 5,800 rub.
7. Gasoline - 13,000 rubles. Average gasoline consumption on the plain is 7.4 l/100 km, in the mountains 8.4 l/100 km
8. Car repairs after the trip – 2,000 rubles.
9. Spare parts for the car - 3,700 rubles.

Total: 47 thousand rubles. for two, excluding purchases. This is approximately $1680.

An important note - we didn’t go to a cafe, we slept everywhere in a tent, we went during the off-season, we cooked ourselves, we practically didn’t buy food there, we went to the Bergen Aquarium without a ticket (it happened :), and that’s 200 nok - 900 rubles), and etc.

1. It’s probably advisable to go in June-July - it should be warm in the mountains. Please note that the descriptions in the books are given specifically for this period, apparently this is not without reason.

2. It is worth considering the option of a plane to Oslo and back if you are only interested in the mountains. http://www.russisk.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=3311 It might be cheaper than driving your own car there. Or the car should be a minivan and 4 people should travel there. A passenger diesel minibus is also a good option. Young groups of Europeans often travel this way - there are 4-5 people in a bus station, with a bunch of bicycles hung at the back.

Equipment Tips

1. Considering the nature of the weather, you need to have covers for yourself and your backpack, and wind-resistant tents. Our “Lafuma Acadia 2/3” with plastic arches, for example, is not suitable!

2. You must have a supply of gas - fires are allowed only from September 15 to April 15. Primus gas cylinders (threaded) are sold everywhere in sports stores, 75-85 nok.

3. We did not see any sales of equipment that was interesting to us. Even the Primus gas lamp is a little more expensive than in St. Petersburg. So take everything from home.

4. Prices for food were “like in St. Petersburg, only in crowns.” That is, 4.5 times more expensive. There are few exceptions - chilled meat, for example, was only 50% more expensive.

5. It is advisable to have a car with air conditioning - cities are already difficult to navigate, and the heat should not be an additional stress. Not surprisingly, the least expensive gasoline is in Sweden.

Cycling routes

There are bicycle roads - for example Laerdal - Luster - Turtagro. The places are truly wonderful. Also look at http://www.rallarvegen.no/default.asp?sprak=3 – there is public skating there during the season.

http://www.turist.ru/onews/stories/index2.shtml?2003/05/14/24410 - “Help for those traveling to the ends of the world”
http://tournavigator.ru/pclub.php?id=356 – what to see in Norway.
http://www.sun-light.ru/index/catalogue/149 - what to see in Norway.
http://norway.narod.ru/ - general information site.
http://www.norvegia.narod.ru/ - general information site.