Norway Shopping

Most outdoors gear and sports shops: Norwegian sleeping bags

by Saagar

Norway produces - well - designs... some good brands of sleeping bags. There are bags for extreme winter conditions as well as the more tropical variety. You will be told that the combination bag does not exist, so you need to have an opinon of what kind of conditions you will be using your potential bag. With a long zipper you will have a wider usage sleeping bag, but for outdoor winter use, do not choose a zippered one.Good brand names are Ajungilak, Alaska and Helsport.For summer use, choose one with a zipper all the way down, and not a down-filled one (costly and difficult to keep clean in the long run, and won't cope well with wetness).A "comfort temperature" of -5 or -8 would do for the mountains, too, in the summer and would still leave you with a bag weighing around 1 kilo. These temperature indications are anyway not reliable as it is very individual how you expereince cold.I...

Any supermarket or delikatessen: Smoked or cured (gravlax) salomon

by Saagar

Varieties of smoked, cured and fresh salomon are good-value gifts to be taken out of Norway. It comes cheap here (not kidding!).At the duty-free shop at Oslo airport the quality of the salomon is good, but the price is high. You can buy the same thing much cheaper in a supermarket. Look around and you will notice a variety of prices for what seems to be the exact same fish and dish.If you find the salomon too oily find a smoked trout instead (rokt orret), which has a denser and in my opinion more tasty flesh. If you are really looking for the best quality, go to a fish monger and ask for a junipher-smoked one. Some supermarkets may also have top-quality smoked salomon if you just look around. Pack your fish, cured, smoked or fresh, in a cooler bag.Bad quality smoked salomon is exessively oily/fat, a bit squashy and softer flesh. Good quality shows by firmer, darker and drier...

everywhere were available: Christmas

by Igraine

When in Norway look out for Christmas things. I saw so many pretty and cute looking christmas things that it was very difficult to keep my wallet closed. In the end i did buy some things of course. Especially look out for the Norwegian Santas they are different from his American and UK counterparts. As much as you want

Souvenirs from Norway

by diocletianvs

After you visit some country there are usually some people at home that expect “something” that represent the country and can be called a souvenir. The task of choosing souvenirs in Norway is exceptionally hard one if you’re looking for something that fits under the price range “normal” in your local terms. Nothing is cheap in Norway, and souvenirs are extremely expensive. The good choice is of course Norwegian knitwear. If you’re looking for original knitwear expect to pay up to 1500 kr (200 $) for a sweater. If you are lucky to find a sweater in a 300 – 500 kr price range, make sure that you remove “Made in China” tag before giving it as original Norwegian. Troll figures usually also have “Made in Taiwan” label, which doesn’t make them less expensive but they still remain rather popular choice. Norwegian knives are also popular – if it’s ordinary it’s expensive, if it reminds of...

Husbands, be careful

by cmthomas

At every stop there are places to shop for lovely artifacts. Not being much of a shopper I tend to wait outside for the spouse to return. In this lovely setting my wife returned and was unsure of which one she wished to collect before she moved on!

on the web http://www.munchwine.com/shop.htm: If you REALLY have enough money to spend

by Kjetil

Would you believe that it is possible to grow Pinot noir at 60 degrees north? I thought not! Well - here in Norway, it is done! And if you don't care about spending lots of money on luxury - you may even get your hands on a collection of the fermented end products. It is sold in collections of five bottles - one from each vintage 1995-1999, and it will cost you 1315 USD.

Viking style necklace

by Pierangelo

Bergens: Did I said this already

by Gili_S

Well, it depends where you are leaving from, anyhow, in my last visit I wanted something local from Bergen and this is what I got. Bergens

Narvesen: The all-Norwegian kiosk: "Narvesen"

by Saagar

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Aquavit

by Gili_S

The Aquavit is the traditional spirit of Scandinavia, if you want to buy it, wait until you get to the airport or the ferry, it will be much cheaper there as tax free.