Finnskogen — the forest with its own republic
Forest Finn farms, a thirteen-stage border trail, wolves, and a village that declares independence every July.
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Eastern Norway and the high mountains
The mountains of eastern Norway are the country's high interior — Jotunheimen, Rondane, Dovrefjell. Fewer fjords, more sky, and roads that climb above the tree line.
Eastern Norway reaches from Oslo and the forests of the south-east up through the long valleys of Gudbrandsdalen and Østerdalen to the high mountains. Jotunheimen holds Norway's highest peaks. Rondane was the country's first national park. Dovrefjell is home to wild musk oxen.
Mountain country
This is walking and hut country. Many drives here are really a way to reach a trailhead, and the Norwegian Trekking Association's huts make multi-day walks possible without carrying a tent. The high mountain season is short. Snow can linger on the paths well into June.
Guides for this area
Practical for all of Norway
Rules and costs that apply wherever you drive.
- Tolls, ferries & paying on Norway’s roads · PDF · €9
- Where can I sleep with a camper in Norway? · PDF · €12
- Norway planning pack · PDF · €17
- The Norway camper handbook · PDF · €29
- Should you drive to Norway via Denmark and Sweden or take the ferry?
- What does a Norway road trip cost?
- Ferry to Norway: every route, prices & tips
- Camper rental in Norway: companies, pick-up points & prices