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Pristine wilderness, midnight sun, a progressive capital city, and diverse natural resources ensure that in Norway, tourism and business alike thrive. Once home to the fierce Viking warriors, modern day Norway offers a peaceful escape, with one twelfth of the inhabitants of Great Britain sparsely dotted around a region that shares its borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia. For holidays in Norway, most leisure visitors flock to the mountain peaks and attractive fishing villages on the south western coast. Norway's plentiful oil and gas reserves and shipbuilding industries are the focus for business visitors.

Famous fjords include Sognefjord, the world's second longest, and Gerangerfjord, an Unesco world heritage site. Inland from the quaint medieval port of Bergen is Lillehammer, former Winter Olympic resort, where skiing, hiking and bobsleigh riding are popular. Tromso is the largest city north of the Arctic Circle, where the midnight sun lights up summer and the Northern Lights dance on winter skies. The capital, Oslo, is a scenic eight-hour train ride from Bergen but transportation within Norway is generally good. In Oslo, star attractions include the dazzling waterfront Opera House and the Edvard Munch Museum.