Travelling in Norway

Travelling around our country and meeting people where they live is among the dearest and most important duties of the King and Queen and the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

King Harald receives flowers from a girl in Langesund during the Consecration tour in 1991. Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB.

The annual county tours are a highlight and last several days. Normally, two county tours are carried out each year – one for Their Majesties The King and Queen and one for Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Crown Princess.

– Throughout Norway, we meet people with a deep love for their hometown, their local community, and their fellow citizens.
King Harald and Queen Sonja

The King and Queen and the Crown Prince Couple have experienced the country in all kinds of weather and met people under all sorts of circumstances.

The Crown Prince and Crown Princess in Lillesand where the visit to Aust-Agder county in 2010 started (Photo : Gorm Kallestad / Scanpix)

King Harald and Queen Sonja visited Bjørnøya – the southernmost of the Svalbard islands – for the first time in 2025. ‘This is part of Norway. That is why we are here,’ the King said towards the end of the visit. Photo: Ola Vatn, The Royal Court

The Royal Yacht Norge is often used during the visits. Here, from the visit to Nordland County in 2023. Photo: Liv Anette Luane, The Royal Court

The Crown Princess on the platform at Oppdal station. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB scanpix

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