Winterwonderland 3 Finnsnes

Tromso

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February 24th 2017
The snowfall continues as we head north to Tromso. We stopped at Finnsnes for a short time – enough to be impressed by the land(snow)scape. This must be where people got inspiration for winter wonderland pictures, songs and so on. Quite magnificent. Check out the photos. Tromso is the largest city in northern Norway, population 70,000. We arrived amidst falling snow and it continued to snow som ... read more

Europe » Norway » Northern Norway » Tromsø

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Two centuries of Viking raids into Europe tapered off following the adoption of Christianity by King Olav TRYGGVASON in 994. Conversion of the Norwegian kingdom occurred over the next several decades. In 1397, Norway was absorbed into a union with De... ... read more