Click on the different Fjord Counties on the map for pictures and detailed information. Below, you will also find the main links for the four Fjord Counties.
Welcome to fjords.com, the gateway to the Norwegian Fjords. This is the unofficial startpage with all the information you need to explore and plan your journey to the four fjord regions in Western Norway; Møre & Romsdal, Sogn & Fjordane, Hordaland and Rogaland.
Up to the left you will find a partial map of Norway with the four western 'fjord regions' marked in bright colours. Click on the different regions for more detailed information, pictures and local travel links.
Also read about a favourite journey through fjords, mountains and glaciers in Fjord Norway (Go West). In addition, there are travelogues with pictures from other adventures. Keywords are Seakayaking, Rafting, Summerskiing, Glacierwalking and Mountaineering. Some places are well known tourist areas, other more hidden.
You will find useful travel links for Fjordnorway and Norway in the right column, and for the four fjord regions in the left column. All links are marked with the same colour codes as for the four fjord regions. The purpose is to sort the links by regions. The links without a regional belonging are marked with a white colour.
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Fjords Video: RIB-boat and walking along the Nærøyfjord
Fjord Guide from Visitnorway.com
Fjord Guide: Here is a guide to the main fjords in Norway. The Geirangerfjord is on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The Sognefjord is the longest one. Western Norway is famous for easily accessible fjords and mountains. The area offers activities such as hiking, glacier walking, fishing and cycling.
Find out more: Click here...
Bergen: Bergen, the Gateway to the Fjords, is known for Bryggen Hanseatic Wharf, the Fish Market and surrounding mountains and fjords, such as the Hardangerfjord and Sognefjord.
Top attractions in Bergen include Bryggen, the Fløibanen Funicular, the Fish Market and the Edvard Grieg Museum.
Find out more: Click here...
A guided adventure into the wonders of the fjords. Experience the world heritage listed Nærøyfjord on a different Fjord Cruise. In the secure and rigid inflatable boats (RIB) you have the best opportunity to experience and explore the nature and wildlife at close range. Read more...
SeeBergen.com - Images from Bergen
SeeBergen.com is a website with beautiful images and slideshows from Bergen - The gateway to the fjords. Take a look, and enjoy one of the most beautiful cities in Norway! Read more at SeeBergen.com
How did the fjords become fjords? Watch it on TV...
How did the fjords become fjords? Watch this program from NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting) where professor in Geology Atle Nesje explains how the fjords were created. You also meet the people which are dependent of the fjord landscape (Norwegian only).
Watch the program; Click here...
Fjords Video: Views from Hardanger
Fjordguitar.com - music inspired by the fjords.
Composer Tor Talle gained recognition for his work on the slideshow "Sognefjord" and the film "Walk along the Nærøyfjord"by Fjords.com as well as his work writing music for NRK – Norwegian National Television and songs for the singer Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep purple)
and Fergie Frederiksen (TOTO). Most recently he started FJORDGUITAR and if you need music written for your film, documentary, artist, slideshow and more; Click here...
Study between mountains and fjords in Western Norway
Sogn og Fjordane University College is a medium sized, modern institution of higher education in Norway.
The location of the University College - between mountains and Fjords in the Western part of Norway - has led to a special focus on Distance Learning, Natural Sciences and Sport. HSF provide many areas for study given by
The Faculty of: Business Management and Tourism,
Engineering and Science,
Health Studies,
Social Sciences,
Teacher Education and Sports.
Read more at http://www.hisf.no/en/home
Paddle the fantastic Fjærlandsfjord underneath the glacier
”Fjærland kayak & glacier” offer guided kayak trips, kayak rental and kayak safety course at the fantastic Fjærlandsfjord, a branch of the 204 km long Sognefjord in Sogn. At some of the guided kayak trips there are short walks to the surrounding mountains. The company also offers guided glacier walks at the surrounding glaciers. Read more...
Fjords Video: Skiing to the mountain Kirketaket in Romsdal
NIKE ads with B.A.S.E. Jumping from the Romsdal mountains
NIKE has changed focus from athletics to action sports like basejump, climbing, kayakand skiing. Two Basejumpers from Romsdal in Western Norway are part of this, and you can watch their fantastic jumps from the Romsdal mountains in these movies.
See Tom Erik Heimen in this fantastic movie from Romsdal and Trollstigen, at the closest he is only 2 meters from the rocks; Click here...
Watch this spectacular movie from the mountains in Eikesdal in Romsdal. The Basejumper André Bach is a former Norwegian Champion in gymnastics. Now he use his skills in the Romsdal mountains; Click here...
Stop ruin the FJORDS! YOU can help!
Stop the planned 350 km long powerline between Sogn and Sunnmøre in western Norway, through some of the most beautiful and untouched nature in Norway. Use underground cable/seacable instead of powerlines, and stop destroying our few remaining untouched fjords. Nærøyfjord and Geirangerfjord will probably loose their status as UNESCO World Heritage if the powerline becomes reality! Please sign this appeal say NO to powerline and YES to cable/ seacable. The appeal goes to the Environment Secretary in Norway. Read more and sign...
