10 False Facts About Norway

A socialist utopia? A nation of blonde Vikings? Polar bears in the streets? Here you go, 10 facts about Norway that are 100% false.

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[Hopeofmen]

You mean Norwegians don't live in a socialist viking paradise where I can bag a gorgeous blonde swimsuit model and enjoy freezing to death?

[Englisc-ikoc]

Hei Bjørn. I once worked with a Norwegian bloke who told me all Norwegians are blond. I told him it cannot be true as he had brown hair. To which he replied " I also have blond hair, it is just very, very, very dark blond. Norwegian humour mate :D

[wademorgus]

You and your videos have such a peaceful vibe to them.
I really enjoy them

[athenassigil]

The great Norse Bear speaks on myths of Norway. Skål!!

[stykusfykus]

It would be interesting to have comparison between the Scandinavian countries. I think in America we probably tend to think of them as mostly the same and I'm sure that's not correct.

[osricleondegrance]

Varg be like: Not blonde? Think you're Norwegian? Let's find out!

[travisspencer]

I lived in Norway for 2 years. Those were the happiest two years of my life so far.

[almollitor]

Timber harvesting is not inherently bad as long as the forest floor is protected and a future crop is established - either by planting or natural regeneration. That's what real foresters are for.

[ximono]

Very good list. As a Norwegian I think I can stand by all of them.


To add a bit of nuance to the myth that Norway is a socialist country, one could mention that our society has to a large degree been shaped by social democrats since after WWII. The social-democratic Labour party has been the largest in every election since 1927. But make no mistake, Norway is very much a capitalist country, and is only becoming more so over time. Since 2013, the country has been run by the Conservatives (liberal conservative), the Progress party (libertarian/national conservative) and the Liberal party (social liberalist), and as a result we've seen a lot of privatisation and deregulation.

[Richard-dgbf]

Vast chunks of northern Scotland should be as heavily forested as Norway.

[crochetcrochetjoyjoy]

I wish I could put my husband on a plane to spend a weekend out in the wilderness with you. He'd LOVE this. He is a US Army veteran and this is right up his alley.

[BubblewrapHighway]

I just started the video but wanted to say how cleansed I feel whenever I watch your material. I love the world and I love hearing thoughts from everyone, whether from Norway or Zimbabwe.

[hamarbiljungskile]

Fact or myth: All Norwegians are called Bjorn.

[eyesofthegoddess]

Thank you Bjorn, love your channel, and cannot get enough. I send your vlogs to my son and daughter to make sure they get to know Norway better by a real citizen of Norway. Love you much from Canada.

[krykkatorix]

The easiest way to legally acquire a firearm is either a hunting rifle or shotgun through taking a hunting course.
The next way is to be a member with a gun club for 6 months prior to applying for a handgun. That's including the waiting time of a few months processing.
An AR15 used to take a 2 years according to various sources. I don't know how much that changed with the new arms law that also banned the Mini Ruger 14, forcing 8-900 legal owners to turn them in without compensation...

All of which requires a clean or satisfying record and a gun safe.

Guns are also very expensive, a Glock 17 Gen 5 costs about 1000 USD.

There are 1, 3 million firearms in Norway. So yes you will find a firearm in many rural homes.
That doesn't say it is easy getting a firearm through legal means.

[kevincraigyates]

Very informative, thank you Bjorn. As always have a great weekend.

[thewondersatyourfeet]

fact or myth : norway has the best black metal

[Pengepugeren]

As a Dane who's been to Norway many times, I have to say it IS a cold country. It's just that some parts are even colder than others ;-)

[GrumpyGrunt]

TROLLS!!! (my favorite myth about Norway) 😁

[Vikingskog]

I agree with all except the one about Norwegians not being reserved/"cold". We dont think of it like that ourself but if you go to america or england or some other non-nordic country then you really do notice a big diffrence. There are some local variations in this in Norway, very rural places tend to be a bit less reserved (still reserved compared to other countries though) while in the bigger cities people are very reserved.