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When importing food to Norway, you are not only affected by custom regulations (they are usually relevant when it comes to taxation of products), but you also have to adhere to the regulations from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority (Mattilsynet).
The EU regulation 206/2009 is in effect in Norway and tells (page 12, paragraph 5) that you can bring 2kg of ...
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You will find your answers on the website of the Norwegian customs authority.
In my interpretation, you can import this honey to Norway, because:
the goods are for you or are a private gift and not intended for sale or commercial use
you bring the goods with you, either on your person or in your luggage
The value is less than NOK 6,000 (approx. EUR 815).
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The import laws cited on the the page of Norway's Toll Office do not distinguish between the manner the alcohol has been created (because that would likely be rather difficult); only by the strength. You're allowed for free (see the link for how much you have to pay if you need to import larger quantities):
One litre of an alcoholic beverage containing ...
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There is a similar exchange for hitch-hikers in Norway called haikeren.no. I haven't used it, but I would find it strange if you find any offers for a ride on an odd route like Kiruna-Tromsø on a specific date. You can of course place your own ad to tell that you are looking for a ride, but I don't think the site is well known and much in use. Even if you ...
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With Norway, it is easier to point out what is cheap rather than what is expensive.
In contrast to iHaveacomputer's answer, I find all kinds of fruit and vegetables cheap. That is because the fruit and vegetables are subsidized, and would otherwise cost a fortune.
First Price is a low cost brand that provides cheaper alternatives, sometimes equal in ...
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Traditional Norwegian dishes are usually based on fish and game. Given that Bergen is a port town, I suspect that there are some stellar restaurants that specialize in seafood.
Here are a few restaurants that showed up on several sites as highly-rated; I browsed through the menus and they looked good, also:
Potetkjelleren Restaurant ...
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This being western Norway, fjords are everywhere.
West Norway from Wikimedia Commons
If you want to take the bus to Bergen, scroll down. This is probably interesting enough. You might also be interested in taking one of the coastal speedboats to Bergen or Stavanger. From there you might want to head to spectacular Preikestolen. I recommend reading the ...
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Oslo is not really a good starting point for visiting the fjords. I assume you are thinking about the deeper fjords?
Some alternatives:
Hire a car in the northern parts of Norway (Nordland) and follow
Kystriksveien. This will take you along the coast crossing
several fjords.
Fly to Bergen and take one of the nordled ferries or express
boats to one of ...
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Arguably, the national dish of Norway can be considered to be Fårikål - "sheep in cabbage" - pieces of mutton with bone, cabbage, whole black pepper and often a little wheat flour, cooked for several hours in a casserole, traditionally served with potatoes boiled in their jackets.
In tradition, Norway's foods come from the natural food resources available ...
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Easily, just go for the Norway in a Nutshell route:
You can experience the scenic Bergen Railway, the breathtaking Flåm Railway, the Aurlandsfjord, the narrow Nærøyfjord and the steep hairpin bends of Stalheimskleiva (May-September).
The link above is to a commercial tour agency who will arrange the whole thing if you want (8.5 hours end to end), but ...
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I found this site: carpoolworld.com with Norway listings, but the community here does not seem so big as Mitfahrzentrale or Mitfahrgelegenheit (in other countries also known as Carpooling).
So, the answer would be: similar websites are popular in several European countries, but not in Norway in particular.
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You should remember Nærøyfjorden is not exactly a central place to go. Except the tourism there are almost nothing there.
I think the plan sounds a bit too ambitious. I would say three days, but remember to look at the map (distances). Also the schedules may not fit your plans (lack of boats, ferries and buses).
Bonus: As long as the owners are alive, you ...
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My answer will not be very specific, because I visited Flåm and Myrdal six years ago.
However, you intend to travel by kayak, foot, ferry, bus, train, cycle.
It sounds a lot for two days, especially given the landscape there. Mountain trains and buses are slow, distances in fjords are longer.
You might also want to indicate when you'll be there, because the ...
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You will be able to use your cards in many stores, but it is also not too uncommon that Norwegian stores only accept Norwegian bank cards issued for the national BankAxept system. If VISA is accepted, you may have to use a PIN to verify the payment and you may run into problems if you have an old VISA card without chip. Some terminals do not accept cards ...
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In addition to what has been mentioned above, a typical Norwegian delicacy that is definitely not found in other countries with the exception of perhaps Iceland & Japan is Whale or as is termed in english "Whale Beef".
A typical recipe for a such a dish maybe found here:
http://www.jacobsen.no/anders/blog/archives/2002/08/13/eating_whale_steak.html
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Since you're leaving from Tartu and Riga is a viable alternative to the Tallinn airport and a much better option as a flight gateway.
According to the flight schedule Air Baltic has at least 6 scheduled daily flights to Oslo/Gardermoen including 1 at 22:00 and one at 23:05, which will suit your schedule nicely.
You're right about the buses from Tartu to ...
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