{"id":1146310,"date":"2025-12-18T16:27:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1146310"},"modified":"2025-12-18T16:27:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T13:27:00","slug":"sigrids-guide-to-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1146310","title":{"rendered":"Sigrid\u2019s guide to Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sigrid<\/a> is getting ready to go skiing. It\u2019s a typically Norwegian scene: a wooden cabin, snow on the trees outside the window. From growing up in <\/span>\u00c5lesund<\/span> on Norway\u2019s west coast, to her teenage years in Bergen, and now Oslo, getting out into nature has played a central role in the singer\u2019s life, even if she didn\u2019t always appreciate it. \u201cGoing for hikes and skiing was something my parents did a lot, and they dragged their kids along to do it,\u201d she says. \u201cI was more into gaming with my sister, when I was a kid.\u201d She came to understand how important it was to bonding with her family, though, and eventually she began to crave it herself.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now, coming off a year of touring, Sigrid\u2019s first priority is heading to the mountains with her best friend. \u201cI\u2019m always travelling in big cities, and I crave the silence in between,\u201d she explains. \u201cNature is where I feel recharged. I love getting a bit of cold on my nose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Back in November, Sigrid got to share some of this experience with fans across two continents as part of DHL Fast-Track, teaming up with the logistics company to create IRL interactions that prioritised nature, slowing down, and genuine, in-person interactions. In Bergen \u2013 her \u201cback yard\u201d \u2013 this involved a misty walk through Fl\u00f8yen Park that culminated in an intimate acoustic set at the idyllic Skomakerstuan Caf\u00e9. And two weeks later, in Osaka, Japan, she led a hike on the Minoh Falls trail followed by an exclusive live set in a traditional Japanese-style villa. These come hot on the heels of her 2025 album There\u2019s Always More That I Could Say<\/em>, a record focused on \u201chonesty, weirdness, joy, chaos, humour and growth\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How was it to travel some 5,000 miles from Norway to Japan, and perform at each end? \u201cThere are vastly different places, but also similar in some ways,\u201d she says. The fans, for one, had a lot in common. \u201cGood vibes, good chats. So lovely and attentive, but also really fun.\u201d Then, in Japan, there were some more surprising echoes of her home country, right down to the smell of the forest.<\/span><\/p>\n

To make these remote activations possible, DHL provided more sustainable logistics support via GoGreen Plus<\/span><\/a>. This included delivering production equipment and performance backline for the events, as well as Sigrid\u2019s new album vinyl to fans (from the UK to Norway and Japan). On playing the shows out in nature, she says: <\/span>\u201c<\/span>We were like, \u2018Let\u2019s play as far out as we can.\u2019 I love that DHL were up for that.\u201d That said, there\u2019s no place like home, and now back in Norway, Sigrid agrees to give us a tour of the best spots the country has to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Below, the singer breaks down her favourite spots across different Norwegian cities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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TREVAREFABRIKKEN, LOFOTEN<\/span><\/h1>\n

\u201cLofoten is a kind of mix between Norway\u2019s Hawaii and Ibiza, but Arctic. It\u2019s sandy beaches with turquoise water, but it\u2019s fucking freezing cold… but then you have saunas to heat you up. Insane nature, very steep mountains. Trevarefabrikken is a hotel, restaurant, club, festival venue, yoga retreat, ski retreat… It\u2019s everything. I love being up there. Last summer, I wanted to take a break. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019ve had a break since I started! So I just left for a month and went up north, and spent a lot of time here, hiking, swimming, and going to festivals. I think that inspired a lot of my album as well.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

BASE CAMP EXPLORER, SVALBARD<\/span><\/h1>\n

\u201cYou need a guide when you\u2019re up on Svalbard, because of the polar bears. I had the chance to go up there, this island north of Norway, to play at a tiny festival, and it is maybe the most incredible week I\u2019ve had in my life. It was absolutely insane. I went with two of my best friends, and we saw a polar bear from a kayak, 200 meters away from us in the water. That was just insane. And Svalbard doesn\u2019t look like Earth. It looks very otherworldly, vast and majestic, and made me feel very tiny. It just reminds you that we\u2019re not the only ones on this planet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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VASSTRANDEGGA, <\/span>\u00c5LESUND<\/span><\/h1>\n

\u201cThis is my favourite hike in the world. In the winter, I go skiing there, and it\u2019s not like a big, scary, gnarly trip. It\u2019s quite mellow. It\u2019s also the hike that I do when I\u2019m back home in <\/span>\u00c5lesund<\/span>, my hometown. It\u2019s not too long, like an hour or two and very close to the city centre, but I feel really recharged. You go up and up and up between the bushes and the trees, then you get to the top, and all of a sudden you see the city around you, in this open landscape. I feel so, so lucky that I can call that my backyard.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

GIMLE KINO, OSLO<\/span><\/h1>\n

\u201cMy favourite cinema. It\u2019s a tiny cinema, and you can bring wine inside, and they have these really nice velvet seats. It\u2019s very old school, a bit glam, but cosy, and very old. I love going there, especially if there are a lot of retired, really cool, artsy ladies there. That\u2019s what I want to be, going on fancy cinema nights with a glass of wine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SKJENNUNGSTUA, OSLO<\/span><\/h1>\n

\u201cI think Oslo is one of the coolest capitals in the world, maybe not because the city is the coolest, but we have nature. Oslo is very unique, having massive woods to the north, so you can take the tube or the bus into nature. You can go cross-country skiing in the winter, or even downhill skiing, or you can just go walking in the summer, spring, or autumn. And Skjennungstua is a cabin cafe. They have the best buns in Oslo. You can ski in there, or walk in, and get a cup of coffee and a bun. Ah, it\u2019s the best.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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