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'''Norway''' is a good country to hitch in, of course depending on location! [[Europe]]. It is a member state of the [[Schengen Agreement]], but is not part of the [[European Union]]. Its capital is [[Oslo]]. Its neighbouring countries are [[Sweden]], [[Finland]] and [[Russia]]. The main challenge while travelling in Norway is the rapidly shifting weather, so be prepared for anything, as they say here: ''There is not such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing''.

Even though ''haike'' is not too common in Norway, Norwegians are very likely to pick you up and can be very friendly and helpful. People have a tendency to always be in a rush on weekdays. The main thing to be aware of is the rapidly shifting weather, so be prepared for anything, as they say in '''Norway''': ''There is nothing called bad weather, only bad clothing''. Most people speak [[England|English]] well enough for reasonable communication. One thing that makes hitching easy in People have been told to be wary from foreigners. Recently, it'''Norway''' is that almost s been all of over the population lives near news that some gypsies wait on the [[E6]] road, which extends with a broken car and steal cars from the [[Sweden|Swedish]] border in the south people stopping to almost all the way northhelp them, so and itdoesn's pretty hard to get lostt help much, as long as especially if you are headed the right way. Hitching is ''much'' easier in the beautiful north (at least in the summer), where many locals hitch regularly to commute. Be aware that traffic may be very light at timesre not quite white.

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One thing that makes hitching easy in Norway is that almost all of the population lives near the [[E6]] road, which extends from the [[Sweden|Swedish]] border in the South to almost all the way North, so it's pretty hard to get lost, as long as you are headed the right way. Hitching is ''much'' easier in the beautiful North (at least in the summer), where many locals hitch regularly to commute. Another challenge are the long winter nights, which make the hitchhiking day very short unless you are well equipped for [[Hitchhiking at night|night hitchhiking]]. In the North, total darkness sets in from around mid-November. Don't forget the specifics of [[Winter|winter hitchhiking]]. It's common knowledge that truck drivers are very friendly and that the hitching is great if you go out to the shipping areas around Dyre Halsels Gate and north of Stradveien, but some hitchhikers have said otherwise. It's also much faster travelling alone considering that trucks and some commercial vehicle can only take 1 passenger. Around four in the afternoon, drivers have loaded incoming goods from that day and are leaving for a late/overnight haul to the next major city.  === Cities Distances === According to [[FileUser:2002 hitch hiking in Norway.jpg|thumb|280px|rightmarkus|markus]] and [[User:Sigurdasabstorz|Sigurdasabstorz]] hitch-hiking somewhere in the middle of Norway. January 2002, two dudes.* [[Stavanger]]- Mandal (near Kristiansand) - '''1 day'''* Mandal - [[SkienOslo]]- '''1 day'''* [[HortenOslo]]* - [[NarvikTrondheim]]- '''1 day'''* [[OsloTrondheim]]- Mor e Rana - '''1 day'''* Mo i Rana - Karlsøya - '''1 day''' * Karlsøya to [[TromsøTampere]]* , [[TrondheimFinland]]- '''2 days''' or 1 day and 1 night ===License Plates===

=== Regions of Norway ===There is a coding for areas: the two first letters identify the region in which the vehicle is registered, but as Norwegians travel pretty much all around the country, it's not something hitchhikers rely on* [[Lofoten]]* [[Nordkapp]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Norway#Car_number_prefixes_and_sequence_numbers List of codes]on Wikipedia

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: ==Border Crossing== Norwegian border checks can be picky, especially if you''[[User:markus|markus]] is a dude and hitched from Stavangar to Mandal (1 day), Mandal to Oslo (1 day) Oslo to Trondheim (1 day) Trondheim to Mor e Rana (1 day) and Mor e Rana to Karlsøya (1 day) sequentially. Long rides and easy hitching, some big waits outside Oslo. English speaking was seen as re crossing it with a good thing and several drivers told me they dropped silent, drunk or drugged people quickly. He also hitched back from [[Karlsøya]] to [[Tampere]] in 1 day truck and night non-stop, but thinks even more if it should take 2 days for any normal hitcher's an empty one. ==Eating & Drinking== ==Accommodation & Sleeping== ==Other Useful Info==

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