The Flåm Railway drops 863 metres in 20 kilometres, from a treeless mountain station at 867 metres above sea level to a village on the Aurlandsfjord.

Oslo has built one of the better hotel spa scenes in the Nordics. Some properties run full wellness floors with multi-stage thermal circuits, snow rooms, and proper treatment menus.

From late May to mid-July the sun physically stays above the horizon.

Lofoten sits under the auroral oval, which means with the right weather conditions you will normally be able to see the northern lights.