~People~

Population Size: Norway has about 5,372,191 people and every day there are more people being born!

Language(s): There are many languages spoken in Norway. The official languages are Norwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sami and Kven. Some of the minority languages are Romanian, Norwegian traveller, Swedish, Finnish, and Russian. There are lots of other languages spoken in Norway but there are not many people who speak them. There are also many people who speak more than one language. I recommend that if you are planning to travel to Norway you should learn Norwegian or at least parts of it like yes ( ja), no (nei), hello (hallo) and bye (ha det).

Religions: In Norway about 82% of people are Evangelical Lutheran and about 4% of people are another type of Christianity. About 7.5% of people are none specified. Other religions in Norway are people who are Muslim (2.3%) and Roman Catholic (1.8).

Performing arts

Norway has many artists, musicians and writers. There is even a giant museum called The Vigeland Park that has sculptures and it’s in Norway! There are many amazing writers as well and many great books have been written in Norway.

Foods

For some summer holidays in Norway, Norwegen people eat a special sour cream pudding, which is just as its name says pudding made from sour cream and other ingredients. Fish is eaten a lot in Norway and many Norwegen delicacies have fish in them. Some types of food made of fish you can find in Norway are fish dumpling, fish frikadeller and fish pudding. These delicacies are all part of a special dinner meal called “fish dinner.”

Norway's Motto

Norway actually has no official motto but the one most used and closest to being the official motto is “alt for Norge” which means “all for Norway”. It sounds like it should be Norway’s motto because if you think about other places mottos like the United States Of America (in god we trust) or France (liberty, equality and fraternity) or Australia (Advance Australia) they are all much alike to All for Norway.

History

The oldest artifacts in Norway ever found were from 6000 to 9500 bc. One thing in history that Norway is well known for is the Vikings. Viking originally meant a man from the area around the Vik, which was a bay from Cape Lindesnes in Norway to the Göta river in Sweden. In 872 and 900 were the last important and large fights of the Vikings. In 995 the throne was claimed by Olaf I. After Olaf I’s death the country was ruled by other countries until 1030. There were many plagues (like everywhere else in Europe) and wars, but in 1397 Norway, Denmark and Sweden were united. Then in 1814 the constitution was adopted!

Founding

Norway was founded in the year 1814. That year the constitution was adopted on May 17. Every year on May 17th there is a celebration to honor the making of their constitution.

Reasons To Move To Norway

There are many reasons to move to Norway! Some reasons that many people think about is how vibrant and adventurous the area is. Lucky for them Norway has some of the best hikes and attractions in the world and for people who love art, there is a giant sculpture museum! In Norway you also get 5 weeks off (not including summer) and you only have to work for 7.5 hours a day, and that means you get the evenings off from work!

Urban vs. Rural Living

In Norway about 41% of people live in urban areas. 59% of people in Norway live in rural areas. That means that there are more people who live in rural areas than urban areas.

Famous People

Two famous authors in Norway are Sigrid Undset and Knut Hamsun. Edvard Munch is Norway’s (arguably) greatest artist! He did the famous painting known as "the scream". Gustav Vigelan is a famous sculptor! Many of his artworks are featured in the large outdoor sculpture museum in Norway! Alan Walker is a famous musician in Norway!

Sigrid Undset

Knut Hamsun

The Scream by Edvard Munch

Gustav Vigelan

~Faded by Alan Walker~

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