Few things are more typically Norwegian than resting in a wooden cabin part-way through a long hike or cross-country skiing tour. There are many thousands of cabins all over Norway, ranging from ...

I love Norway. Not just for its beautiful mountains and fjords, but for the uniquely Norwegian quirks that make everyday life here an adventure. As a Brit who’s living semi-permanently in Norway, it’s ...

A new treat awaits hikers in Hammerfest, Norway — perched high on a mountain is a contemporary hiking cabin engineered to provide comfort, views and architectural beauty above the Arctic Circle.

In 1968 my Norwegian-heritage parents walked into the 1922 Norway pine cabin called Solbakken (Sunny Hill) on the shore of Woman Lake and knew they'd found their summer retirement home. My fisherman ...

Do you find black buildings harsh, gloomy, or even foreboding? How about when their shapes are just as dramatic as their color, with rooflines as sharp as the edges of blades? Perhaps you wouldn’t ...

Staying in a rorbu also means immersing yourself in local culture. Many of these cabins are located in small fishing ...

According to a study in Norway, people staying in basic cabins were more likely to report illness than those who were at home or in a cabin of high standard. Nofima scientists investigated how cabin ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. While Norway is consistently ranked as one of the world’s ...