Sandane Airport, Anda (Norwegian: Sandane lufthavn, Anda; IATA: SDN, ICAO: ENSD) is a regional airport serving Sandane, Norway. It perpendicularly straddles the Anda peninsula in Gloppen between Nordfjorden and Gloppefjorden. The airport has an asph…
Porsgrunn/Skien is an urban area consisting of parts of the municipalities Skien, Porsgrunn and Bamble.
Operation Anklet was the codename given to a British Commando raid during the Second World War. The raid on the Lofoten Islands was carried out in December 1941, by 300 men from No.
The Norwegian Polar Institute (in Norwegian: Norsk Polarinstitutt) is Norway's national institution for polar research. It is run under the auspices of the Norwegian Ministry of Environment. The institute organizes expeditions to the Arctic and Anta…
The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: Norges musikkhøgskole, NMH) is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of …
Nordfjord (English: Northern fjord—in contrast to Sunnfjord) is a traditional district of Norway. The region is located in the northern part of Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. It centers on the Nordfjorden and it comprises the municipalit…
Narvik Airport, Framnes (Norwegian: Narvik lufthavn, Framnes; IATA: NVK, ICAO: ENNK) is a regional airport located at Framnes in Narvik, Norway. It is operated by the state-owned Avinor and consists of a 965-meter (3,166 ft) runway aligned 01–19 (ro…
Molde Airport, Årø (Norwegian: Molde lufthavn, Årø; IATA: MOL, ICAO: ENML) is located in the town of Molde in Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The airport serves Molde and the surrounding district of Romsdal. The airport is situat…
Mjøndalen is the administrative centre of Nedre Eiker municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is situated south of the Drammenselva River opposite of Krokstadelva.
The following page lists some power stations in Norway.
Kvaløya (Northern Sami: Sállir; lit. "Whale Island") is an island in the Norwegian municipality of Tromsø. It has an area of 737 square kilometres (285 sq mi), making it the fifth largest island in mainland Norway. It is connected to the neighboring…
Kristiansund Airport, Kvernberget (Norwegian: Kristiansund lufthavn, Kvernberget; IATA: KSU, ICAO: ENKB) is an international airport serving Kristiansund, Norway. It is situated at Kvernberget on the island of Nordlandet and is the sole scheduled ai…
Knivskjellodden or Knivskjelodden is a peninsula located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the northernmost point on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. It is sometimes considered the northernmost point of the entire …
Jordal Amfi is an indoor ice hockey rink located in the Jordal neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. The 4,450-spectator arena is part of the multi-sports complex Jordal Idrettspark and serves as the primary ice rink in Oslo. It is the home of Get-Ligaen si…
Jan Mayensfield (ICAO: ENJA) is an aerodrome serving Olonkinbyen in Jan Mayen, Norway. Operated by the Norwegian Armed Forces, it serves the island's only population at the combined military and meteorological station.
Hessdalen is a village and a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long valley in the municipality of Holtålen in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) south of the city of Trondheim, approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) no…
The German destroyer Z2 Georg Thiele was a Type 1934 destroyer built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine in the mid-1930s. She was named after Lieutenant Commander (Korvettenkapitan) Georg Thiele who commanded the Seventh Half Flotilla of torpedo boats …
Fosen is a traditional district in Trøndelag, consisting of the municipalities Osen, Roan, Åfjord, Bjugn, Ørland, Rissa, Agdenes, Snillfjord, Hemne, Hitra and Frøya. The district is dominated by forested valleys, lakes, coastal cliffs but also shall…
Finnsnes is a small town located in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms county, Norway. The town is located on the mainland part of Norway, across the Gisundet strait from the island of Senja. The Gisund Bridge connects Finnsnes to the suburban vi…
This is a list of the extreme points of Finland, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Øksfjord (Northern Sami: Ákšovuotna) is the administrative centre of the municipality of Loppa in Finnmark county, Norway. It is located at the mouth of the Øksfjorden on the mainland, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Øksfjordbotn, a village…
Åråsen Stadion is an all-seater football stadium located in Lillestrøm, a city east of Oslo in Skedsmo, Norway. With a capacity for 12,250 spectators, the venue is home of Norwegian Premier League side Lillestrøm SK (LSK). The venue has four stands,…
Volda University College (Norwegian: Høgskulen i Volda or HVO) is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the village of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was established on 1 August 1994, when the Møre og Romsdal…
The University Hospital of North Norway (Norwegian: Universitetssykehuset Nord-Norge) or UNN located in Tromsø, Harstad and Narvik, Norway, is a hospital and health trust and part of the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority.
Tananger is a village in the municipality of Sola, in the county of Rogaland, Norway.
Sør-Trøndelag University College (Norwegian: Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag) or HiST is a Norwegian university college located in Trondheim. The school offers higher education within nursing, teaching, economics, food science, engineering and information…
Sparebanken Sør Arena ("Savings Bank South Arena") is a football stadium located at Torsvika in Kristiansand, Norway. The all-seater has a capacity of 14,563 people, and serves as the home ground of Tippeligaen side IK Start. It was designed by Kjel…
Svartisen is a collective term for two glaciers located in northern Norway.
Svalbard Church (Norwegian: Svalbard kirke) is located in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway and is part of the Church of Norway and the world's most northern church.
Stokmarknes is a small town in the municipality of Hadsel in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the northern coast of the island of Hadseløya. The town is the administrative centre of Hadsel municipality. In 2000, Stokmarknes received "town…
Stavanger Cathedral (Stavanger domkirke) is Norway's oldest cathedral. It is situated in the middle of Stavanger, and is the seat of the Diocese of Stavanger.
St. Hanshaugen (Norwegian for St.
Ramnefjellsfossen (also known as: Utigardsfossen or Utigordsfossen) is unofficially listed as the third-highest waterfall in the world in several publications. On the other hand, The World Waterfall Database, a waterfall enthusiast website, which in…
Otta is a town in the municipality of Sel in the county of Oppland in Norway.
The Ofoten Line (Norwegian: Ofotbanen) is a 43-kilometre (27 mi) railway line in Narvik, Norway. It runs from the Port of Narvik to Riksgränsen on the Norway–Sweden border, where the line continues as the Ore Line via Kiruna and Gällivare to Luleå. …
Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track (Norwegian: Lillehammer Olympiske Bob- og Akebane) is a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track located at Hunderfossen in Lillehammer, Norway, 15 kilometers (9 mi) north of the town center of Lillehammer. It …