While it's no longer possible to meet Thor Heyerdahl or Henrik Ibsen, you will encounter the same visionary spirit and creativity that inspired them as soon as you arrive in Norway.
The Norwegian landscape that turned Norwegians into Vikings, adventurers and explorers, is breathtakingly spectacular. Add to this the incandescent light of Norwegian summers and the vast snow-covered expanses of winter, phenomena such as the Midnight Sun and the fascinating light show of the aurora borealis, and you have a combination that makes Norway a setting with the potential to really make your film stand out from the crowd.

Norway extends across 14 degrees of latitude, and measures 1.752 kilometers from north to south. This means the country has a variation in landscape, vegetation and climate seldom found elsewhere.

Norway is one of the few countries in the world where the distinctions between the seasons are so clearly drawn. Yet in some parts of the country you can experience winter and summer at the same time. This makes for wonderful changes in the light conditions - from the northern lights of winter to the eternal daylight of summer.

Norwegians are strongly bound to Norwegian nature and very proud of their country. This also applies to professional film people, who are eager to show you locations, the like of which you have never seen.

So why not let us know what you think you want, and we'll find you locations you had no idea you were looking for.

Save money
Norwegian film people are renowned for their small, efficient and flexible film teams working at top international level. The working environment regulations for the film industry permit long workdays for shooting, which means tighter (and more efficient) production schedules.

Save time
There is a good infrastructure and short distances from inner city areas (neighbourhoods) to unpopulated wilderness, which saves valuable time when changing location during filming.

Go anywhere
You can film without permission in public areas. And if you need permission, it is easy to obtain. The police and fire service are always willing to assist during filming.




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