Norway is located in northern Europe and part of the Scandinavian peninsula. Norway has a land border with Sweden in the east, a shorter border with Finland in the northeast and an even shorter border with Russia.
➤ Norway has one of the most robust coastlines in the world. It is also one of Europe’s most mountainous countries, as well as one of the world’s northernmost countries.
➤Norway’s population is approximately 4.6 million. Most of the population lives in cities and its coastal areas.
➤ Norway’s largest cities are Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Tromsø and Stavanger with Oslo as the capital.
➤ The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, can be seen from Norway and they are something many travelers want to see at least once.
➤ Norway has over thousands of different fjords. The Nærøyfjord, the Sognefjord (the largest), the Lysefjord and the Geirangerfjord are some of the most famous of these fjords.