10 Fascinating facts About life In Norway Nobody knows...

• 11:34 am November 1, 2020
• suhas

Norway is a country that everybody wants to visit. It is known for amazing quality of life and heartwarming people. Yet, not a lot is known about life in Norway. here are some facts about the life in this amazing country that not a lot of people know!

The Sensible prime minister

So here's a fun fact about the ex Norwegian Prime Minister! Back in 2013, former Prime Minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg went incognito as a taxi driver in Oslo. Why you might ask? So to "hear from real Norwegian voters and taxis were one of the few places where people shared their true views."

Amazing Prisons

Yes, we have selected our words very wisely! Few prisons in Norway are amazing! In Halden prison, its guards are encouraged to interact with inmates by playing sports, eating, and doing other types of activities together. This will negate the aggressive tension between both the parties. Also, the cells have a flat-screen TV, a toilet and a shower, and fluffy towels.

Oil Wealth!

Norway's oil fund is worth somewhere over 1 trillion dollars. Yes, but guess what, they only spends 3% of the fund a year, because they are saving it for the next generation.

Amazing For Writers

This is an extremely writer friendly country and if you are an author, this is where you should live! When someone publishes a new book in Norway and it passes quality control, Arts Council Norway buys 1000 copies of it to distribute to libraries, or 1550 copies if it’s a children’s book. They do this to promote and support writers while they're still working on building their careers. In addition to this, books are also exempted from Norway’s value-added tax.

Svalbard

Svalbard is the only visa-free zone in the world. Just go there, live, work freely without any issues!

Public Record

Norway is great when it comes to transparency of wealth. The income and wealth of all Norway's residents are on the public record. And so, invading taxes is not a problem!

Also read: 10 Real Geographical Facts That Your Teacher Probably Didn't Teach You In School!

Taco Love

Norwegians are crazy about tacos! Even though only introduced to the country in the '90s, the dish quickly became extremely popular and you will find it everywhere today!

Troll

No, we aren't making an Internet troll here! Norwegians used to have a car brand named Troll. Only 5 cars were ever made by Troll, though, which are all in car museums. It was a cute car!

Popularity of Slow TV

Slow TV is extremely popular in Norway. People love it! The national broadcaster NRK has regularly shown programmes or documentaries such as a 376-hour boat voyage, 60 hours of choirs singing, and 12 hours of knitting. Wow!

Texas

Texas has a completely different meaning in Norway. It is a slang for Crazy! According to Daniel Gusfre Ims, the head of the advisory service at the Language Council of Norway, it became part of the language when people started watching cowboy films and reading such literature. Wow!