Norway

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LanguageNorwegian
Driving sideDrives on the right
Domain.no
Easily confused with:Finland, Sweden, Svalbard, northern englandQuizzes for this area:Norway State Quiz, Norway City Quiz

Whole area8

Clues that work anywhere in this area

Building★★★★★

Sweden, Norway, and other Nordic countries have many log houses painted a deep red — Falu red.

Examples12345SourcesFalu redSee alsoSweden
Open in Street View2
Signs★★★

The pedestrian crossing sign shows four stripes.

Examples1
Finland
Finland
Norway
Norway
Sweden
Sweden
Road★★★

Snow poles show up along the roadside too.

Signs★★★

In the Nordics, a warning sign (like a speed-related one) with a white background likely means Norway. The sign color changes right at the Norway-Sweden border.

Examples1234
Norway
Norway
Sweden
Sweden
Finland
Finland
Language & Script★★★

The letters "Ø/ø" are used only in Denmark and Norway.

Examples12

Narrowing down the region9

Once you know the area: which part of it

Vegetation

TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland

Where Vegetation clues apply2

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  1. spruce
  2. birch
Plants & farming★★★★

A forest of dark green, densely packed conical Norway spruce points to the east or Trøndelag. Along the western coast and in the north it's limited to plantations.

SourcesGran - NIBIO (spruce distribution and plantations)granskog - Store norske leksikon (extent of natural spruce forest)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
Plants & farming★★★

A forest of nothing but low, white-trunked, twisted mountain birch, extending all the way down to flat ground or the coast, means the north (Troms, Finnmark).

Sourcesfjellbjørkeskog - Store norske leksikon (mountain birch forest and the treeline)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
Plants & farming★★★

The same vegetation is spread broadly north to south, so narrowing down the region by vegetation is difficult. Broadly speaking, it breaks into the following zones.

#899FABthe far-north zone where mountains or bare rock are visible
#899FABthe southern zone where mountains or bare rock are visible
#009243the southernmost zone, with lots of broadleaf trees
#7C7640/#5C460Ea zone with a high share of conifers, where the roadside may be covered in short grass
#8CC63Ea zone with farmland and pasture, where tall hedges and maple trees can appear around houses
Examples12345678910
Panitz, Sina, et al. "Climate variability and long-term expansion of peatlands in Arctic Norway during the late Pliocene (ODP Site 642, Norwegian Sea)." Climate of the Past 12.4 (2016): 1043-1060., CC BY 3.0 Unported

Industry & Resources

TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland

Where Industry & Resources clues apply2

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  1. salmon
  2. stockfish
Landscape★★★★

Black ring-shaped floats spaced evenly across the calm water of a sheltered fjord or lee of an island, with a square work boat (a feed barge) nearby, mean a salmon farm. There are almost none in the south (Agder).

SourcesKey figures from Norwegian Aquaculture industry 2023 - Fiskeridirektoratet (farm counts and output by county)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
Circular fish farm pens floating in a fjord (Senja, Troms)
Circular fish farm pens floating in a fjord (Senja, Troms)
Simo Räsänen / CC BY-SA 4.0
Landscape★★★★

Rows of roofless, wall-less wooden frames along the coast, hung upside-down with cod, mean stockfish drying racks (hjell). The north (Lofoten Islands, etc.) is the heartland, and they're used from February to May; outside that window, only the bare frames remain.

Examples12SourcesStockfish - Wikipedia (drying racks and timing)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
Wooden racks hung with cod (Å, Lofoten Islands)
Wooden racks hung with cod (Å, Lofoten Islands)
Petr Šmerkl / CC BY-SA 3.0

Terrain

TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland

Where Terrain clues apply2

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  1. Jæren
  2. Hardangervidda
Landscape★★★★★

A flat coastal stretch with none of Norway's typical mountains, forests, or fjords — just green pasture and low stone walls — means Jæren in Rogaland county. The coast is mostly sandy beach.

SourcesJæren - Wikipedia (terrain and agriculture)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
Landscape★★★★★

Beyond where the road clears the treeline, a gently rolling, entirely treeless plateau scattered with ponds and streams stretching on and on means Hardangervidda.

Examples12SourcesHardangervidda - Wikipedia (extent, elevation, landscape)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
A road crossing the treeless plateau, lined with snow poles (Highway 7, Hardangervidda)
A road crossing the treeless plateau, lined with snow poles (Highway 7, Hardangervidda)
Giorgio Galeotti / CC BY 4.0

Agriculture

TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland

Where Agriculture clues apply2

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  1. grain field
  2. orchard
Plants & farming★★★★

Golden-ripe grain fields (barley, oats, wheat) in late summer point to the east (around Oslo to Hedmark) or Trøndelag. Farmland in the west and north is mostly pasture.

Examples12SourcesJordbruksarealet held seg stabilt - SSB (88% of grain area in three counties)Dyrkingsomfang og avling i kornproduksjonen (2023) - Norsk Landbruksrådgiving (grain area by county)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
A wide wheat field with windbreaks (photo from Kazakhstan)
A wide wheat field with windbreaks (photo from Kazakhstan)
Nikolai Bulykin / CC BY-SA 4.0
Plants & farming★★★

Orchards of evenly spaced, low apple or cherry trees stretching along steep fjord slopes point to the Hardangerfjord area (Vestland).

Examples12SourcesHardanger - Wikipedia (about 40% of fruit production)Apple Growing in Norway—Ecologic Factors, Current Fertilization Practices and Fruit Quality - Horticulturae (main apple-growing municipalities)
Where
TromsNordlandNord-TrøndelagSør-TrøndelagHedmarkAkershusØstfoldFinnmarkOsloBuskerudVestfoldTelemarkAust-AgderVest-AgderRogalandHordalandSogn og FjordaneMøre og RomsdalOppland
Apples growing on low-trained trees (photo from Washington State, USA)
Apples growing on low-trained trees (photo from Washington State, USA)
Scott Bauer, USDA ARS / Public domain

Regions

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Troms Nordland Nord-Trøndelag Sør-Trøndelag Hedmark Akershus Østfold Finnmark Oslo Buskerud Vestfold Telemark Aust-Agder Vest-Agder Rogaland Hordaland Sogn og Fjordane Møre og RomsdalSvalbardBouvet Island Oppland

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Quiz

Basics

General facts about this place
  • Characterized by an intricately winding fjord coastline, and one of the world's richest nations thanks to oil and gas revenues from the North Sea oil fields[ref]
  • In winter, the northern lights can be seen in the north, and the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony is held in Oslo[ref]

Companies

Companies with ties to this region. However, this does not necessarily mean they can be used on GeoGuessr.

Logos you may spot

  • Equinor
  • Golden Ocean
  • Equinor

    It is a national energy company and has the largest sales and market capitalization in Norway.Operates oil and gas fields in the North Sea, including the Troll gas field, which is one of the largest oil fields in the North Sea..

    Official site (IR)The Troll field and the Troll A, B and C platforms

  • Golden Ocean Group

    A dry bulk shipping company independent from Frontline.It owns a number of large dry bulk vessels.

    Official site (IR)

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