Instead of sticking to Oslo, Stockholm or Helsinki, consider exploring town by town for a fuller, more authentic Nordic experience. Norway’s Sunnmøre district is a perfect place to start; located on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. Ålesund is a picturesque Norwegian city renowned for its ...

The team explores unique, food, art, and culture on the west coast of Norway Arne, Frida, and Stig experience the outstanding food and hospitality on Norway’s west coast. Frida meets up with a local ...

Perched on the edge of Norway's dramatic coastline, Ålesund is a town that seems almost too beautiful to be real. After a devastating fire in 1904, this coastal gem was rebuilt in stunning Art Nouveau ...

It doesn’t get as much airtime as Copenhagen and Amsterdam but Oslo is one of our favourite winter escapes – and not just because it’s the ultimate place to springboard into the wild beauty of ...

Liam Kelleher and Alice Philips from the University of Birmingham carry out microplastics research at Ny-Ålesund in Norway (Credit: Iain Rudkin) Scientists in the high Arctic are lifting their labs ...

This former coal-mining village is now a leading center of Arctic research. Jürgen Graeser is a technician in charge of meteorologic and other measurements at the French-German station at Ny-Ålesund.

The northernmost town in the world, Ny-Ålesund, has for more than 30 years hosted the UK’s Arctic Research Station – the nation’s only permanent infrastructure at the Earth’s northern pole. Located on ...