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WHY CHOOSE TOKKE?
We have fantastic terrain for skiing, cottages with the best views, a top class cross country arena and a family holiday centre.  Take the whole family and enjoy a relaxed holiday in Tokke. We have miles and miles of beautifully prepared ski tracks and an alpine slalom skiing arena at Skafsåheia, which is perfect for children.


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The Norwegian Petroleum Museum was opened on may 20'th 1999. Its unusrsual architecture has made it a new and exiting landmark in the port of Stavanger

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This community exists because of the visionary spirit that founded it and because for a number of years now we have offered a genuine educational alternative in the local Norwegian context; an international education that is tailored to each individual and which aims to bring out the best qualities in every person.

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The Norsk Folkemuseum is Norway’s largest museum of cultural history. With collections from around the country, the museum shows how people lived in Norway from 1500 to the present. The more than 150 buildings in the Open-Air Museum represent different regions in Norway, different time periods, as well as differences between town and country, and social classes.

 


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Sandefjord is a modern town with great variation. The town has an interesting history, beautiful nature and a variety of cultural happenings. Sandefjord is located 120km south of Oslo. Sandefjord is considered to be the "cradle of the whaling industry"

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While the term county (fylke) denotes the geographical area, the county authority (fylkeskommune) is the democratically elected body, with responsibilities for public welfare in the county.


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The canal became known as “the fast route" between eastern and western Norway and was also the most important transport route between upper and lower Telemark for people, domestic animals, goods and timber.


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The islands have been inhabited for more than 8000 years. In Viking times they were the home of several prominent families. Fishing and farming have given development and growth throughout the centuries.


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Housed in a very distinctive building that represents ice floes that have been pressed up on land by the rough seas of the Arctic, you will discover Polaria, just five minutes walk from the centre of Tromsø. Polaria has an Arctic aquarium, interesting knowledge-based exhibits, a panoramic cinema, and a gift and souvenir shop. Visit Polaria

 


Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties .

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