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Kayaking on the Hardangerfjord in Norway Photo: CH/Innovation Norway

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Find a suitable place for skiing, kayaking or fishing, or look for other and less known activities like dog and reindeer sledging.
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Kayaking on the Hardangerfjord in Norway - Photo: CH/Innovation Norway

Active holiday

Find a suitable place for skiing, kayaking or fishing, or look for other and less known activities like dog and reindeer sledging.

Active holiday

Source: Visit Norway

Skiing in Rondane, Norway - Photo: Nils Erik Bjørnholt/Hemsedal Booking

Skiing

The Norwegian ski season typically lasts for six months and usually offers good snow conditions throughout.
    The Besseggen Mountain in the Jotunheimen National Park, Norway - Photo: visitnorway.com/Ingrid Nernæs

    Hiking

    There is a network of well maintained, marked trails and cabins all over Norway. Find hiking offers and read about the main mountain areas.
      Fishing in Sandalsvatnet, Norway - Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic Life AS/Fjord Norge

      Fishing

      Catch cod, mackerel and coalfish almost everywhere along the coast. Trout and pike fishing is good in lakes, and there are excellent salmon rivers.
        Cyclist under the Steinsdalsfossen waterfall in Norway - Photo: Frithjof Fure/Innovation Norway

        Biking

        There are sign-posted cycle-routes in many parts of Norway. Choose among our recommended routes.
          Horse riding in Bodø, Norway - Photo: Terje Rakke/Nordic life/Innovation Norway

          Riding & Sledding

          Dog sledging is a popular winter activity. You can even go dog sledging on wheels in the summer. Riding is possible many places across Norway.
            Getting close to nature in a kayak at Sommarøy in Troms, Northern Norway - Photo: Lofoten Kajakk

            Canoeing & Kayaking

            Follow the British newspaper The Guardian's advice and go kayaking in the Lofoten Islands. Or go paddling on the UNESCO protected Nærøyfjord.
              Hunting in Finnmark, Norway - Photo: Finnmark Tourist Board

              Hunting

              Norway has an abundant fauna and a rich animal life. The opportunities for hunting are many.

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