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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/hitchhikersnorway/ Hitchhikers in Norway] FB group</br>[[wikivoyage:Norway]]
{{Template:Europe/countries}}[[wikipedia:Norway]][[wikivoyage:Norway]]
→In the North
=== In the North ===
* [[Alta]]
* [[Kautokeino]]
* [[Lofoten]], an archipelago
* [[Narvik]]
* [[Nordkapp]], the Northernmost point of [[Europe]]
* [[LofotenSvalbard and Jan Mayen Islands]], an archipelago
* [[Trofors]]
* [[Tromsø]]
* [[Svalbard and Jan Mayen IslandsBodø]]
=== Other Cities ===
=== License plates ===
There is a coding for areas: the two first letters identify the region in which the vehicle is first registered, but as the plates migrate with the vehicle and Norwegians travel pretty much all around the country, it's not something hitchhikers rely on.
See also [http[://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Norway:Vehicle registration plates of Norway#Car_number_prefixes_and_sequence_numbers Prefixes_and_sequence_numbers|List of codes] on Wikipedia]]
Vehicles with Norwegian '''green license plates do not have rear back seats'''. So if you are not traveling alone, or at most with only one companion, trying to hitch hitching a ride with such a vehicle is of little use. Some vans have a double bench for passengers in front, but except for those, green plates means seating for one passenger only. Even if it is a vehicle that had rear back seats when it left the factory, they will have been removed, for tax reasons, upon importation to Norway. This is done for tax reasons. Vehicles affected by this include '''almost all pickup pick-up trucks ''including'' 4-door models''', and some minivans and SUVs. Also some old station wagons.
== Hitchhiking culture ==
[[File:2002 hitch hiking in Norway.jpg|thumb|280px|right|[[User:Sigurdas|Sigurdas]] hitch-hiking somewhere in the middle of Norway. January 2002.]]
'''Norway''' is difficult to class as a good or bad country for hitchhiking (see the Discussion page). There are both very good and very bad feedback from hitchhikers in Norway:
=== Negative ===
According to [[User:thomasmyrman|thomasmyrman]] who hitched with a huge Norwegian flag, many drivers said they only stopped because it made them feel nationalistic pride and that it made the hitcher visible from far away. Consider having at least a small flag (even if you are not Norwegian) which you can buy anywhere in Norway. Grata[[User:Grata|Grata]] also had a bad experience.
''(see also: [[Talk:Norway|No, it is not easy to hitchhike in Norway]])''
On hitchhiking short distance ferries that are usually paid by the amount of people in the car, especially around the fjords of Bergen and the Western coast of Norway:
When your driver enters a ferry, be sure he or she is not the first or second car in line. As soon as the person who collects the money from the cars, is with the first or second driver, get out of the car, go to the sundeck - or whereever else in the ferry - and back in the car when the boat is on the other side. Nobody will check on you during the ride or when the cars leave the ferry. Thus I would highly recommend you to be in a car while boarding a ferry. If you are not, just ask a few drivers! If you still cannot find a car, there's also a few possibilities to sneak if you time it right and you are not seen by the officials.
In the north, many ferries are free to walk on if you are not in a car. It’s still best to ask around or at least meet people while waiting for the ferry, however.
=== More advice ===
In Statoil gas stations, you can buy one of their cups for the equivalent of 30 euros and drink as much coffee, tea and hot chocolate as you like for one year.
== Highway rest areas with paid showers ==
Eastern Norway
E6 Svinesundparken, Halden, Østfold
E6 Fugleåsen, Ski, Akershus
E6 Ormlia, Eidsvoll, Akershus
E6 Circle K Minnesund, Eidsvoll, Akershus
E6 Biri travpark, Gjøvik, Oppland
E6 Vinstra vegpark, Nord-Fron, Oppland
E6 Dovreskogen, Dovre, Oppland
E18 Ørje, Marker, Østfold
NR 3 Myklagard, Løten, Hedmark
NR 3 Shell Koppang, Stor-Elvdal, Hedmark
NR 3 Alvdal, Hedmark
Southern Norway
E18 Kjellstad, Lier, Buskerud
E18 Furulund Kro & Motel, Stokke, Vestfold
E18 Horisonten Lillesand, Aust-Agder
E18 YX Lillesand, Aust-Agder
E18 Circle K Lillesand, Aust-Agder
E39 Circle K Livold, Lindesnes, Vest-Agder
Western Norway
E16 Shell Dale, Vaksdal, Hordaland
E16 YX Skulestadmo, Voss, Hordaland
E16 Shell Gudvangen, Aurland, Sogn og Fjordane
E16 Steinklepp, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane
E39 Esso Vikeså, Bjerkreim, Rogaland
E39 Søylandskiosken, Gjesdal, Rogaland
E39 Heiane, Stord, Hordaland
E39 Bergen travpark, Vågsbotn, Hordaland
E39 Haugsvær, Masfjorden, Hordaland
E39 Esso Skei, Jølster, Sogn og Fjordane
E134 Best Kyrping, Etne, Hordaland
Central Norway
E6 Oppdalsporten, Oppdal, Trøndelag
E6/E39 Circle K Klett, Trondheim, Trøndelag
E6 Stav Gjestegård, Malvik, Trøndelag
E6 YX Gråmyra, Levanger, Trøndelag
E6 Best Brekkvasselv, Namsskogan, Trøndelag
E39 Digerneset, Skodje, Møre og Romsdal
NR 70 Håsøran, Sunndalsøra, Sunndal, Møre og Romsdal
Northern Norway
E6 Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland
E6 Fauske, Nordland
E6 Innhavet, Hamarøy, Nordland
E6 Buktamoen, Målselv, Troms
E6 Circle K Storslett, Nordreisa
E6 Shell Talvik, Alta, Finnmark
E6/E75 Tana bru, Finnmark
NR 80 Bodø havn, Nordland
== North Norway ==
Additionally, the consonant J and the combination GJ is pronounced the same way you would pronounce Y (young). For instance, "jobb" (work) would be pronounced "yobb".
== See also Personal Experiences == Pls add info == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==
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