Norway’s natural wonders and significant wealth, it’s a situation in which most countries in the world would love to find themselves.Norway is, by any standards, one of the most beautiful countries on earth, but that beauty brings with it a responsibility that weighs heavily upon Norwegians. For here is a people with an enduring love for the natural world that is profoundly etched into the national character. In the past, this was expressed in the Norwegian tradition of isolated farmsteads that colonised the most secluded corners of the country’s wilderness. Increasingly, however, the irrevocable movement of Norwegians towards the cities – cities that are themselves places of great beauty, such as Bergen ,Trondheim,Tromso and Stavanger, has altered the relationship between Norwegians and their natural world..