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Norway at a glance
Norway is a country in Northern Europe; its capital is Oslo. People mainly speak Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian and Norwegian Nynorsk. The currency is the Norwegian Krone (NOK). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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- Capital
- Oslo
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Languages
- Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian, Norwegian Nynorsk
- Currency
- Norwegian Krone (NOK)
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Before you go: official information
Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Norway’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.
Check your own government’s travel advice before you go.
Places to see in Norway
12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

GeirangerfjordUNESCO
Geirangerfjorden
Beach · Møre og Romsdal
Geirangerfjorden (Norwegian) or Geiranger Fjord (English) is a fjord in the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located entirely in Stranda Municipality. It is a 15-kilometre-long branch off the Sunnylvsfjorden, which itself is a branch off the Storfjorden.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Vasile Cotovanu from Zürich, Switzerland (CC BY 2.0). Map

BryggenUNESCO
Heritage site · Vestland
Bryggen, also known as Tyskebryggen, is a series of Hanseatic heritage commercial buildings lining up the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in the city of Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites since 1979.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Bryggen, Bergen3.JPG (CC BY-SA 2.5). Map

Rock carvings at AltaUNESCO
Bergkunsten i Alta
Ruins · Finnmark
The Rock art of Alta are located in and around Alta Municipality in Finnmark county in northern Norway. Since the first carvings were discovered in 1973, more than 6,000 carvings have been found on several sites around Alta.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Karl Brodowsky (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map
YlvingenUNESCO
Island · Nordland
Ylvingen is an island in Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The 7.6-square-kilometre (2.9 sq mi) island lies just off the west coast of Norway, between the island of Vega and the mainland. In 2017, there were 25 residents on the island.



Trondheim
City · Trøndelag
Trondheim, historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem, is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 1 January 2026, it had a population of 218,460. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is the fourth largest urban area.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Åge Hojem/Trondheim Havn from Trondheim, Norway (CC BY-SA 2.0). Map

Bouvet Island
Bouvetøya
Island · Bouvet Island
Bouvet Island is an uninhabited subantarctic volcanic island and dependency of Norway. A protected nature reserve situated in the South Atlantic Ocean at the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, it is the world's most remote island.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Carl Chun (Public domain). Map
Spitsbergen
Island · Svalbard
Spitsbergen is the largest and the only permanently populated island of the Svalbard archipelago in northern Norway in the Arctic Ocean.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wilson44691 (Public domain). Map

Utøya
Island · Buskerud
Utøya is an island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Hole municipality, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. The island is 10.6 hectares, situated 500 metres (1,600 ft) off the shore, by the E16 road, about 20 km (12 mi) driving distance south of Hønefoss, and 38 km (24 mi) northwest of Oslo city centre.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: decltype (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

North Cape
Nordkapp
Viewpoint · Finnmark
The North Cape is a cape on the northern coast of the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. The cape is in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Keep exploring
Also in Northern Europe: United Kingdom · Åland Islands · Denmark · Estonia · Faroe Islands · Finland · Guernsey · Iceland
Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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