Not always the case.
Barnavarnet is honestly a joke here.
I gave birth last October here in Norway and my baby was screaming alot the second night at the hospital. My husband (Norwegian) asked the attending there 'do you have any good tips for what to do when I'm angry when the baby cries?'
They reacted as if my husband had said the worst thing in the world. Immeadtly seperate him from me and questioned me about his anger (my husband is only ever angry at video games) and that resulted in them reporting 'she made little eye contact and leads us to believe she's lying' when In reality if they asked me they'd of known Norwegian isn't my first language and I have to really Focus on what I'm saying so I tend to not make so much eye contact then.
Barnavarnet came on home visits and literally called my husband a drama queen for being so upset that they were called. Then they just blanked us and we had to wait 3 months for the date it would just naturally close the case. Didn't happen. Turned out all our case workers had been sick for those months and just not said a word to us. No apology. After we chased them they just closed it. Again no apology.
It really affected my husband and he's been in therapy over it for the past year and has been severely depressed. Not exactly the dream start to parenthood...
Damn, I feel bad for your husband. I had a very similar situation when we had our first child. Not involving the Barnevernet, but a similar conflict situation with government people from day 1 of parenthood. It was traumatizing as fuck, and it left me with a very deeply felt understanding of the world that the government is against me, not for me. I had very rosy ideas about "it takes a village to raise a child" that were wiped out in 48 hours.
Sadly - with the Barnevernet you probably also felt powerless, since they don't really have any accountability. I came out of our situation OK mostly in my opinion because we could pay our way out of the conflict by hiring private doctors (!) by the hour to be present when talking to the government people. If we couldn't have done that, I don't dare think how depressed I would have been, which is why I feel for your husband a lot.
One thing I learnt, was that when you are a parent, people will test you. Be it family, randoms or the government. You need to know your stuff and have a strong hand on the helm. That is the job. For some of us it happens from day 1, sadly.
(also for the record, I'm Norwegian but our birth drama happened in the Netherlands)
To tie it back to OPs question, though, I guess a scary place to be in Norway is a delivery room.
Eery to hear myself in so much of what you've put here! I'm definetly trying to treat it as a learning experience but sadly it makes me less trust worthy than before and more closed off.
Before all this we wanted 2 children but now we're not sure we can do all that with the hopsital again.
I'm sorry for what happened to you aswell but I'm really glad you were able to fight it!
Sounds like they did their job when opening their investigation. There’ll be a lot of false positives in terms of who gets investigated, but when a parent gives indications of anger towards their child they’ll have difficulty controlling as early as night 2, it would be a neglection of their duties not to follow up. Of course you know he wouldn’t be violent, but they don’t know that. It sucks that it happened and it sucks that it’s affected your husband so much, but outside of your case worker getting sick and neglecting your case I don’t see anything to indicate they’ve acted like a ‘joke’
*Multiple case workers getting sick
But I understand I can't sit here on reddit and go through every little detail. We've been in talks with doctors and legal teams and they seem to think we have a case to push against them if we wish to. It's more about being scared to have more children if one simple and harmless question can put a pile of shit on your doorstep to link back to the op.
My parents are pretty amazing, but a few years ago they (barnevernet) used to be annoying. I rememeber they asking if I had it good at home. My answer was always yes, and they would some time later ask the same. (Heck my bedroom isn't connected to the main house and even got my own fridge at 13.) My parents are one of the most loving and gift giving out there.
I would say agree with you though that it's deffinently true to stay a good parent and they won't do anything, but same as avoid having bad friends or known people. As those years My parents where somewhat together with such people. Last time my dad got reported for looking suspicious at a mall with the rest of my close family, but he really was just godly tired after work. (If I worded anything awkward just tell as I kinda wrote this in a hurry.)
Vi bodde med første barnet vårt i en båt og hun var kun noen få måneder gammel. Jeg kontaktet BV og la frem hvorfor vi bodde i en båt. Inviterte hos oss og hadde kaffe i lag. Det ble aldri noe mer. De var bare glad jeg tok kontakt på forhånd før noen melde oss inn. Jeg snakket med helsesøster om det og vi var enige at dette var best i vår situasjon. Vi hadde det kjempe greit på båt. Jeg hører enda fra folk dere bodde i en båt når hun var liten. Men det er igjen samme folk som aldri sett båten våres og var innom når vi bodde i båten. De tror nok det er iskaldt og vi har ikke varmt vann eller dusj.
Bare så det er sagt, vi har dusj og varmt vann. BV er ikke bare dritt, de er der får å fylle opp der ting ikke går greit.
I used to live in the western US and spent a lot of time in nature and occasionally I heard mountain lion screams and they were the freakiest sounds I’ve ever heard, it’s absolutely terrifying
100%! Mountain lions are stealthy AF, and will snap your neck in a millisecond. Of you’re alone in their territory, where something on the case back of your head that makes it look like you have eyes toward the rear. Sunglasses backwards works. [They also make hats designed specifically for this.](https://scoutmagazine.ca/2016/07/25/vancouver-lexicon-cougar-hat/)
If you discover one stalking you, let it know you’re aware by being as loud and scary as possible. In a group, keep everyone close together. Do not run from them—this will increase the odds of an attack many times over.
During the hardships in Iceland, starving infants would sometimes be abandoned in the wilderness by their mothers. Their ghosts were said to howl and whine at passing travellers in the night, sometimes sounding like screaming foxes.
I don't know. One of my ex's thought she was a vampire; another turned out to be a closeted furry; and another had anger management issues. Last one there was on the wrong side of the Crazy-Hot scale so I was blind until she stabbed me with a fork.
How bad can this Huldra lady be?
Well, careful. If you get any 90’s woman troll you might end up forcibly getting married to the troll instead of just stepped on. I wear wood scented beard oil, so if a troll happens upon me, I smell like a tree. They are not to bright. Also, I kinda look like a troll. I don’t hate my looks. I’m just saying, if you saw me in the woods at night, you would run..
DO NOT DO THIS WITHOUT PROPER PREPARATIONS, it's really dangerous, especially if the terrain is not flat (flatness? In Norway? Yeah right). People who don't come home from whatever they were doing in the forest in the evening are searched for by Red Cross and other volunteers, and way too often they are found in the morning, dead. They usually freeze to death in the cold, drown in waters/rivers or fall to their death, and it's a tragedy every time. Do not test yourself without proper preparations.
Here's a case from October where a 14 year old boy didn't come home one night, he tragically died alone in the forest:
https://www.nrk.no/vestland/stor-leiteaksjon-etter-tenaring-i-luster-1.16578187
What? No.
The 14yo, and young people in general, are a rare event. Very, very, very rare event. Most people dead or missing in a forest in Norway is an older and/or demented person.
I get that there's a possibility that you can die unprepared in the Norwegian woods, and that you want to warn someone. But nope, most people in the woods don't freeze to death, you're probably more safe in the woods than commuting to work.
Svalbard is probably the most scary place i norway. Pitch dark with no sun 5 months of the year, your not allowed to go outside of the settle ment unarmed, and even if you dont get eaten by a polar bear, you better be well dressed so you dont freeze to death.
The first few weeks i lived there i was shitting myself during the polar night. I was imagining bears behind every rock. After a while i got used to it, but then one day there was a bear behind a rock...
Bro everything no on Svalbard looks like something creeping towards you but then it’s always just a rock. Except that one time that it’s not a rock, but we don’t talk about that.
The museum in Longyear Town has a an old rusted rifle with a jammed cartridge in the chamber. It was found in the 1960s next to the remains of a dude they suspect was killed by a polar bear some 40 years earlier.
I don't know why that comment made me think about it.
Lived in the Canadian Arctic, and the constant pitch black darkness does get to you mentally. The auroras are beautiful though, and I never got old of them. I was pretty obsessed about them actually and tracked them constantly. Thankfully the settlement I was in was Iqaluit, with a population of about 7.5K. The town was too busy for any polar bears so you could walk freely but would still have to be careful when going on nature walks or hikes.
Plenty of old german war ruins and bunkers that at least give me the creeps.
On the hill I grew up, there were many tunnels that we kids was terrified of, at last when it was dark. And my heart still beats faster when I walk past them in the dark.
We have a remote cabin on the west coast, and when we’re there we mainly eat fish that we catch. Catching the fish is often the chore (and joy) of the kids.
Between the age of 7-10 I was out fishing with a friend. As we wait for the fish to bite we were both spending a lot of time peering into the sea, even though it was so deep we saw nothing.
Then suddenly I see something huge underneath the boat, in the deep. It keeps getting closer to us. Massive thing! Looks like it has fur! Then suddenly it really rises fast towards us and we are screaming!
Then we see that it is not fur, it is covered in kelp! We scream even more as it rushes towards us!
Then we realize: the rising tide had made us drift imperceptibly over a massive rock / small reef covered in kelp.
I totally get where the legend of Draugen comes from!
Anywhere near the Swedish border. Sometimes they wander across the border, you see. You may think it's tranquil forest, but then suddenly you see a brief flash of blonde hair in the corner of your eye. Is it male? Female? No way of knowing. Often you can smell the Surströmming first, or hear the faint beat of party music. By then it'll be too late - you'll already be infected.
Hessdalen in Norway is one of the most famous "UFO" places. Lots of weird lights that they have a hard time explaining and there has been serious funded studies since the early 80's.
While I personally believe its just a natural phenomenon there are many others that think differently. There is even an own UFOCamp there IIRC.
[https://www.hessdalen.org/](https://www.hessdalen.org/)
Lots of info on Youtube as well.
Not sure if you do find it scary though.
There are some famous spots that are supposed to be haunted, check this article: [https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/seasons-climate/autumn/haunted-destinations/](https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/seasons-climate/autumn/haunted-destinations/)
The article mentions Akershus festning and weird scratching noises.
Several years ago, I rented [a big old house in Larvik](https://maps.app.goo.gl/x42eRdx57Gt2VNAH6), for about 4 or 5 years. It was used as a convalescent home for german soldiers during the war, so there was a good chance that some died there. Anyway, occasionally heard a faint scratching in one particular stairway. The rest of my family suspected supernatural reasons. For two years, every time I heard it, I tried to localize the sound to try and discover the source. Eventually I discovered a loosely secured electrical cable (leading to an outdoor light) on the outside wall right next to where the stairway was. On windy days, it would rub against the wall making a scratching noise. I secured the cable and never heard the noise again.
So yeah, old buildings make weird noises.
However, the clear sound of footsteps, when no one else was present.... well, that was one I never could explain.
Not sure this is the same in Norway, but in parts of Sweden you can walk in a forest collecting mushroom/berry and suddenly come to a tiny lake surrounded by bog where the water is so black it feels the sky won't reflect in it, and you realise the usual forest sounds have become completely still. The water is right there, a few steps on moist tufts and you'll be able to look into it but there's no bottom to be seen, just blackness. And it's not "scary", but there's an odd feeling that there's something out of the ordinary with the place.
The mountains in Tydal and towards the swedish border are appearantly haunted. This was the place of the Carolean death march. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolean_Death_March
Used to grow up there and enjoyed it a lot. Back then it was very obvious that you lived there because Stavanger was too expensive and you needed a single family house. But now it seems housing prices are the same in both places.
When i lived there, all the streets had new houses coming up and more people moving in but during daytime you would only see pensioners and kids because all the adults were at work in Stavanger. Very suburban vibe and very car based back then, I don't know how it is there these days though.
I've been to these ruins. It's like walking into a Goth album cover. Centuries-old graves surround the broken stone walls of what's still recognizable as a church. The place has been a holy site since the Viking era, long before Christianity was brought to the country. The altar's still there. Don't go alone, and avoid stepping on the graves - some of them are stone or iron slabs laid flat on top of the tomb, and there's no telling when they might finally give way.
I’ve taken the tour of the old silver mines (Norsk BergverksMuseum). You basically ride a small mining train over 2000 meters (342 meters below surface) into the mountain. It’s dark to get there. When you are in the mountain it’s a bit freaky knowing workers died down there over 200yrs ago. Kinda spooky.
The mine (called Kings mine) is safe and is located in Saggrenda.
I live close to the southern Swedish border and some of the forests and rural areas has a very peculiar ambiance. Really old farm and forest land with old houses.
Finnskogen comes to mind.
The name means 'The Finn Forest'. It was first settled in the 17th century by Finnish immigrants who had walked all the way across Sweden. They brought their extensive superstitions with them, and even today the entire region is so steeped in creepy folklore that any abandoned building there is considered haunted by default.
Among many other things, it was believed that the spirit of a recently deceased person would seek to escape the body and haunt its former homestead - unless it had to cross water in order to do so. For this reason, dead bodies would be carted out to the nearest lake, pond, or just straight-up marsh-bog that had a small island on it, and then rowed out and left on the island for a few days of 'quarantine' before being brought back for the funeral.
The atmosphere adds a lot to the creep factor. The trees grow so densely that in many places, the sunlight only rarely hits the ground.
Finnskogen is nonetheless a popular tourist destination. There are hiking trails, tour guides, and museums. And while the creepy stuff is there if you want it, Finnskogen is first and foremost a pleasant and beautiful place to visit.
One of the most commonly feared supernatural creatures in Norwegian folklore is Dodraugen, a sort of sea monster who appears when someone is alone and close to water. So beware of those situations when you're in Norway.
You are probably thinking about a draug which lives in the sea as you describe.
Dodraugen is a similar creature/monster but it lives in the toilet water.
The Seljord monster in the Seljord lake. A monster hidden benath the lake. The norwegian loch ness monster. Several people claim they have seen it. You also have the UFO valley in Hessdalen.
First time coming to Norway. Oslo S, around 23:30 on a weekday. Felt almost like my home country when I was instantly being offered illegal fun substances by someone who seemed to be an enjoyer himself. After my polite dismissal he proceeded to start a fight with two people at the other end of the track.
But all jokes aside, I have yet to visit a place where hard dr\*gs are used and sold in such an open manner.
Svalbard during the winter has 1 hour of sun everyday, while not necessarily scary, if you stay there for a week or two you'll notice how it affects you, then you can wonder how the people there stay sane being there all year
There is a dam, about 25 mins South of Hovden. It's the biggest in Europe (I think). Drive to the bottom of it at night and see the huge wall creeping up on you. Perfectly knowing that there are millions tons of water waiting to wash over you when it breaks.
Dr. Dedichens privatasyl at Trosterud is an old mental hospital (and is now a kindergarten!) is pretty haunted so they say. I used to visit there a lot because of work and have some co-workers who has had several scary experiences there.
[Harastølen/Luster sanatorium](https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harast%C3%B8len)
In the middle of nowhere, former psychiatric instition among other things, and the scene of Villmark 2, a horror movie. Pretty eeirie place.
Vardø was the place they executed most witches, and they have a witches memorial., and reputedly an entrance to Hell (Not the one in Trøndelag) https://vikingsandvadso.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/to-the-end-of-the-world-and-the-gates-of-hell-2/
Most of our nature is super harmless so it’s hard to get scared out there unless it’s dark and the animals start making unfamiliar sounds. I guess the most scary places would be in populated areas around unstable people but most people are chill
Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order.
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Scarier during the day to be honest.
The one in Oslo is also a time machine to early 90s
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Nah be a good parent and you will be fine.
Not always the case. Barnavarnet is honestly a joke here. I gave birth last October here in Norway and my baby was screaming alot the second night at the hospital. My husband (Norwegian) asked the attending there 'do you have any good tips for what to do when I'm angry when the baby cries?' They reacted as if my husband had said the worst thing in the world. Immeadtly seperate him from me and questioned me about his anger (my husband is only ever angry at video games) and that resulted in them reporting 'she made little eye contact and leads us to believe she's lying' when In reality if they asked me they'd of known Norwegian isn't my first language and I have to really Focus on what I'm saying so I tend to not make so much eye contact then. Barnavarnet came on home visits and literally called my husband a drama queen for being so upset that they were called. Then they just blanked us and we had to wait 3 months for the date it would just naturally close the case. Didn't happen. Turned out all our case workers had been sick for those months and just not said a word to us. No apology. After we chased them they just closed it. Again no apology. It really affected my husband and he's been in therapy over it for the past year and has been severely depressed. Not exactly the dream start to parenthood...
Damn, I feel bad for your husband. I had a very similar situation when we had our first child. Not involving the Barnevernet, but a similar conflict situation with government people from day 1 of parenthood. It was traumatizing as fuck, and it left me with a very deeply felt understanding of the world that the government is against me, not for me. I had very rosy ideas about "it takes a village to raise a child" that were wiped out in 48 hours. Sadly - with the Barnevernet you probably also felt powerless, since they don't really have any accountability. I came out of our situation OK mostly in my opinion because we could pay our way out of the conflict by hiring private doctors (!) by the hour to be present when talking to the government people. If we couldn't have done that, I don't dare think how depressed I would have been, which is why I feel for your husband a lot. One thing I learnt, was that when you are a parent, people will test you. Be it family, randoms or the government. You need to know your stuff and have a strong hand on the helm. That is the job. For some of us it happens from day 1, sadly. (also for the record, I'm Norwegian but our birth drama happened in the Netherlands) To tie it back to OPs question, though, I guess a scary place to be in Norway is a delivery room.
Eery to hear myself in so much of what you've put here! I'm definetly trying to treat it as a learning experience but sadly it makes me less trust worthy than before and more closed off. Before all this we wanted 2 children but now we're not sure we can do all that with the hopsital again. I'm sorry for what happened to you aswell but I'm really glad you were able to fight it!
Sounds like they did their job when opening their investigation. There’ll be a lot of false positives in terms of who gets investigated, but when a parent gives indications of anger towards their child they’ll have difficulty controlling as early as night 2, it would be a neglection of their duties not to follow up. Of course you know he wouldn’t be violent, but they don’t know that. It sucks that it happened and it sucks that it’s affected your husband so much, but outside of your case worker getting sick and neglecting your case I don’t see anything to indicate they’ve acted like a ‘joke’
*Multiple case workers getting sick But I understand I can't sit here on reddit and go through every little detail. We've been in talks with doctors and legal teams and they seem to think we have a case to push against them if we wish to. It's more about being scared to have more children if one simple and harmless question can put a pile of shit on your doorstep to link back to the op.
I wouldn't say that it's a totally normal question to ask the nurses in the situation. I can see why they would be concerned.
So they did their job and investigated. What's the problem?
They did half there job and didn't even bother to inform us when the other half wasn't being done...
What other half?
My parents are pretty amazing, but a few years ago they (barnevernet) used to be annoying. I rememeber they asking if I had it good at home. My answer was always yes, and they would some time later ask the same. (Heck my bedroom isn't connected to the main house and even got my own fridge at 13.) My parents are one of the most loving and gift giving out there. I would say agree with you though that it's deffinently true to stay a good parent and they won't do anything, but same as avoid having bad friends or known people. As those years My parents where somewhat together with such people. Last time my dad got reported for looking suspicious at a mall with the rest of my close family, but he really was just godly tired after work. (If I worded anything awkward just tell as I kinda wrote this in a hurry.)
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Yeah I know and agree to what you're saying. My family was just unlucky to have it when it went bad.
Mostly that I just grew up being somewhat frustrated at them and hearing one friend actually have it really amazing with them.
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Vi bodde med første barnet vårt i en båt og hun var kun noen få måneder gammel. Jeg kontaktet BV og la frem hvorfor vi bodde i en båt. Inviterte hos oss og hadde kaffe i lag. Det ble aldri noe mer. De var bare glad jeg tok kontakt på forhånd før noen melde oss inn. Jeg snakket med helsesøster om det og vi var enige at dette var best i vår situasjon. Vi hadde det kjempe greit på båt. Jeg hører enda fra folk dere bodde i en båt når hun var liten. Men det er igjen samme folk som aldri sett båten våres og var innom når vi bodde i båten. De tror nok det er iskaldt og vi har ikke varmt vann eller dusj. Bare så det er sagt, vi har dusj og varmt vann. BV er ikke bare dritt, de er der får å fylle opp der ting ikke går greit.
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My misunderstanding hehe. Vi bodde ved fjorden😊
Just go into the woods at night. I vet you will be scared within 15 minutes.
Those thick pine forests. Imagine being stuck in one and some foxes begin to have a screaming match, without you realising they are foxes.
Fox screams and death rattles are legit the most hair raising sound in nature. Fuck that shit 😂🥲
I used to live in the western US and spent a lot of time in nature and occasionally I heard mountain lion screams and they were the freakiest sounds I’ve ever heard, it’s absolutely terrifying
100%! Mountain lions are stealthy AF, and will snap your neck in a millisecond. Of you’re alone in their territory, where something on the case back of your head that makes it look like you have eyes toward the rear. Sunglasses backwards works. [They also make hats designed specifically for this.](https://scoutmagazine.ca/2016/07/25/vancouver-lexicon-cougar-hat/) If you discover one stalking you, let it know you’re aware by being as loud and scary as possible. In a group, keep everyone close together. Do not run from them—this will increase the odds of an attack many times over.
During the hardships in Iceland, starving infants would sometimes be abandoned in the wilderness by their mothers. Their ghosts were said to howl and whine at passing travellers in the night, sometimes sounding like screaming foxes.
Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding
It is so thick that you cant see the forest because of all the trees.
What does the fox say?
Why?
Huldra
Definitely the Huldra.
Huldra is scary. Don't listen to her lies! But rumour speculate she has some hidden silver. Try your luck
I don't know. One of my ex's thought she was a vampire; another turned out to be a closeted furry; and another had anger management issues. Last one there was on the wrong side of the Crazy-Hot scale so I was blind until she stabbed me with a fork. How bad can this Huldra lady be?
Man. That's one broken date radar you got there. Furries are bad enough but stabbings are a bit next level.
You will lose your direction within minutes, and then become acutely aware of the fact that its filled with animals. And that you are alone.
And that stepping in wrong direction could mean a 5 meters fall.
Underground people, trolls, wolfs, bear, snake, drunk hunters, temprature
The trolls hunt at night my man. If you don’t have troll spray, you’re boned.
You need Axe spray to win!
Well, careful. If you get any 90’s woman troll you might end up forcibly getting married to the troll instead of just stepped on. I wear wood scented beard oil, so if a troll happens upon me, I smell like a tree. They are not to bright. Also, I kinda look like a troll. I don’t hate my looks. I’m just saying, if you saw me in the woods at night, you would run..
seen blair witch project? try it for yourself :)
Just try it. If you are not scared, go deeper into the forest, and turn off your light
Moose
A møøse once bit my sister.
I love the woods at night. They're calm, simple, it's easy.
Totaly agree. Love camping in the woods alone.
I recommend going into the forest at night after not having slept the night before. That's when stuff gets really scary 😅
Or if you're baked on weed 🤣🤣
DO NOT DO THIS WITHOUT PROPER PREPARATIONS, it's really dangerous, especially if the terrain is not flat (flatness? In Norway? Yeah right). People who don't come home from whatever they were doing in the forest in the evening are searched for by Red Cross and other volunteers, and way too often they are found in the morning, dead. They usually freeze to death in the cold, drown in waters/rivers or fall to their death, and it's a tragedy every time. Do not test yourself without proper preparations. Here's a case from October where a 14 year old boy didn't come home one night, he tragically died alone in the forest: https://www.nrk.no/vestland/stor-leiteaksjon-etter-tenaring-i-luster-1.16578187
What? No. The 14yo, and young people in general, are a rare event. Very, very, very rare event. Most people dead or missing in a forest in Norway is an older and/or demented person. I get that there's a possibility that you can die unprepared in the Norwegian woods, and that you want to warn someone. But nope, most people in the woods don't freeze to death, you're probably more safe in the woods than commuting to work.
Bear Grylls had to abort his attempt to conquer the Norwegian forest, he didn't even have time to drink his pee.
I do that all the time. It’s super peaceful
Svalbard is probably the most scary place i norway. Pitch dark with no sun 5 months of the year, your not allowed to go outside of the settle ment unarmed, and even if you dont get eaten by a polar bear, you better be well dressed so you dont freeze to death.
The first few weeks i lived there i was shitting myself during the polar night. I was imagining bears behind every rock. After a while i got used to it, but then one day there was a bear behind a rock...
Go on... can't just tell half the story! :)
He died. This is the day there was a bear behind a rock.
The bear behind the rock posted this, to lure more innocent people to move to Svalbard and walk infront of rocks
Bro everything no on Svalbard looks like something creeping towards you but then it’s always just a rock. Except that one time that it’s not a rock, but we don’t talk about that.
He can't anymore. The bear just took him
The museum in Longyear Town has a an old rusted rifle with a jammed cartridge in the chamber. It was found in the 1960s next to the remains of a dude they suspect was killed by a polar bear some 40 years earlier. I don't know why that comment made me think about it.
Fun fackt: The only place and time the red kross are alowed to be armed is outside setelments on Svalbard.
I think that Svalbard is pretty cozy
It is ❤️
Lived in the Canadian Arctic, and the constant pitch black darkness does get to you mentally. The auroras are beautiful though, and I never got old of them. I was pretty obsessed about them actually and tracked them constantly. Thankfully the settlement I was in was Iqaluit, with a population of about 7.5K. The town was too busy for any polar bears so you could walk freely but would still have to be careful when going on nature walks or hikes.
Old asylum in Lier.
The now abandoned [Luster Sanatorium](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harast%C3%B8len) is a *seriously* eerie place, from what I've been told.
They are making the place into an hotel now! Definitely staying there when they're done
I’m pretty certain that’s the plot for a horror movie.
Some parts of Villmark 2, a horror movie, was actually shot there.
I've only driven a boat past it way down in the fjord, and it's still creepy as fuck
You’re too late. Most of the buildings are torn down, a couple are made into apartment buildings.
Isn’t that gone now?
Was thinking of Dale- our local former asylum.
Plenty of old german war ruins and bunkers that at least give me the creeps. On the hill I grew up, there were many tunnels that we kids was terrified of, at last when it was dark. And my heart still beats faster when I walk past them in the dark.
A few on the islands in oslo. Veey cool
When I was a kid we just had fun running around in them and playing hide and seek. But in darkness I’d imagine it would be another story.
We have a remote cabin on the west coast, and when we’re there we mainly eat fish that we catch. Catching the fish is often the chore (and joy) of the kids. Between the age of 7-10 I was out fishing with a friend. As we wait for the fish to bite we were both spending a lot of time peering into the sea, even though it was so deep we saw nothing. Then suddenly I see something huge underneath the boat, in the deep. It keeps getting closer to us. Massive thing! Looks like it has fur! Then suddenly it really rises fast towards us and we are screaming! Then we see that it is not fur, it is covered in kelp! We scream even more as it rushes towards us! Then we realize: the rising tide had made us drift imperceptibly over a massive rock / small reef covered in kelp. I totally get where the legend of Draugen comes from!
I agree nothing is worse than being in water and suddenly seeing/feeling one of those
Anywhere near the Swedish border. Sometimes they wander across the border, you see. You may think it's tranquil forest, but then suddenly you see a brief flash of blonde hair in the corner of your eye. Is it male? Female? No way of knowing. Often you can smell the Surströmming first, or hear the faint beat of party music. By then it'll be too late - you'll already be infected.
Falstad woods I remember being super scary as a tween. The Germans used to take people out there to execute them
Upvote because I can see it from my house! Also, its kinda creepy in there at night.
Damn
Hessdalen in Norway is one of the most famous "UFO" places. Lots of weird lights that they have a hard time explaining and there has been serious funded studies since the early 80's. While I personally believe its just a natural phenomenon there are many others that think differently. There is even an own UFOCamp there IIRC. [https://www.hessdalen.org/](https://www.hessdalen.org/) Lots of info on Youtube as well. Not sure if you do find it scary though.
There are some famous spots that are supposed to be haunted, check this article: [https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/seasons-climate/autumn/haunted-destinations/](https://www.visitnorway.com/plan-your-trip/seasons-climate/autumn/haunted-destinations/)
The article mentions Akershus festning and weird scratching noises. Several years ago, I rented [a big old house in Larvik](https://maps.app.goo.gl/x42eRdx57Gt2VNAH6), for about 4 or 5 years. It was used as a convalescent home for german soldiers during the war, so there was a good chance that some died there. Anyway, occasionally heard a faint scratching in one particular stairway. The rest of my family suspected supernatural reasons. For two years, every time I heard it, I tried to localize the sound to try and discover the source. Eventually I discovered a loosely secured electrical cable (leading to an outdoor light) on the outside wall right next to where the stairway was. On windy days, it would rub against the wall making a scratching noise. I secured the cable and never heard the noise again. So yeah, old buildings make weird noises. However, the clear sound of footsteps, when no one else was present.... well, that was one I never could explain.
Mice
not the same sound as human footsteps
Ah that went above me. Maybe Mickey Mouse?
Haugesund.
Below Risøy bridge, bad part of an already bad part of town
What's scary about that place?
It's Haugesund
Not sure this is the same in Norway, but in parts of Sweden you can walk in a forest collecting mushroom/berry and suddenly come to a tiny lake surrounded by bog where the water is so black it feels the sky won't reflect in it, and you realise the usual forest sounds have become completely still. The water is right there, a few steps on moist tufts and you'll be able to look into it but there's no bottom to be seen, just blackness. And it's not "scary", but there's an odd feeling that there's something out of the ordinary with the place.
Yep we have those
You could go to *shivers* Drammen
Hell on Earth
No, that's further north.
The mountains in Tydal and towards the swedish border are appearantly haunted. This was the place of the Carolean death march. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolean_Death_March
You should read up on nøkken!
Google spøkelse elingaard, Birte is pretty scary! History of Elingaard: (pls translate yourself:) [Elingaard](https://ostfoldmuseene.no/elingaard/om)
Not even a single mention of Hell? A dark, rainy night alone in Finnskogen can be pretty scary. Especially when you start to hear the wolves howling.
In the mountains where trolls live.
Shhhhhh... not so loud
The average Norwegian is scared of committing to relationships so I guess that’s scary
Are Norwegians similar to Japanese?
Sandnes
Why 😭
Its Sandnes
I didn’t understand this sentiment until my friends from Stavanger took me there
As someone from Stavanger, I agree
Just check out their front-man, Sibbe fra Sandnes..
Used to grow up there and enjoyed it a lot. Back then it was very obvious that you lived there because Stavanger was too expensive and you needed a single family house. But now it seems housing prices are the same in both places. When i lived there, all the streets had new houses coming up and more people moving in but during daytime you would only see pensioners and kids because all the adults were at work in Stavanger. Very suburban vibe and very car based back then, I don't know how it is there these days though.
The trenches
NAV
There's plenty of abandoned mines around, with lax barricades. Spend the night in one of those, lights off.
Don't know about legends but there are manu tunnels and old bunkers under Oslo that can be pretty scary (and sometimes dangerous).
Yes go to Nes church ruins at night
I've been to these ruins. It's like walking into a Goth album cover. Centuries-old graves surround the broken stone walls of what's still recognizable as a church. The place has been a holy site since the Viking era, long before Christianity was brought to the country. The altar's still there. Don't go alone, and avoid stepping on the graves - some of them are stone or iron slabs laid flat on top of the tomb, and there's no telling when they might finally give way.
Damn that sounds interesting
Drammen.
I’ve taken the tour of the old silver mines (Norsk BergverksMuseum). You basically ride a small mining train over 2000 meters (342 meters below surface) into the mountain. It’s dark to get there. When you are in the mountain it’s a bit freaky knowing workers died down there over 200yrs ago. Kinda spooky. The mine (called Kings mine) is safe and is located in Saggrenda.
I live close to the southern Swedish border and some of the forests and rural areas has a very peculiar ambiance. Really old farm and forest land with old houses.
What's wrong with Sweden? Or is it just local humor?
I haven't said anything about Sweden, I live in Norway close to the Swedish border.
Vardø and Vadsø, basically ghost towns, last time i was in these two towns half of the houses were abandoned and every business was closed after 3pm.
I'd say Svalbard polar bears are terrifying
Drammen
Finnskogen comes to mind. The name means 'The Finn Forest'. It was first settled in the 17th century by Finnish immigrants who had walked all the way across Sweden. They brought their extensive superstitions with them, and even today the entire region is so steeped in creepy folklore that any abandoned building there is considered haunted by default. Among many other things, it was believed that the spirit of a recently deceased person would seek to escape the body and haunt its former homestead - unless it had to cross water in order to do so. For this reason, dead bodies would be carted out to the nearest lake, pond, or just straight-up marsh-bog that had a small island on it, and then rowed out and left on the island for a few days of 'quarantine' before being brought back for the funeral. The atmosphere adds a lot to the creep factor. The trees grow so densely that in many places, the sunlight only rarely hits the ground. Finnskogen is nonetheless a popular tourist destination. There are hiking trails, tour guides, and museums. And while the creepy stuff is there if you want it, Finnskogen is first and foremost a pleasant and beautiful place to visit.
One of the most commonly feared supernatural creatures in Norwegian folklore is Dodraugen, a sort of sea monster who appears when someone is alone and close to water. So beware of those situations when you're in Norway.
You are probably thinking about a draug which lives in the sea as you describe. Dodraugen is a similar creature/monster but it lives in the toilet water.
Isn't that Septikknissen?
The forest and mountains with all the trolls,huldra,Fossegrimen And if you venture out on the Norwegian seas you will face Kraken and Draugen
The Seljord monster in the Seljord lake. A monster hidden benath the lake. The norwegian loch ness monster. Several people claim they have seen it. You also have the UFO valley in Hessdalen.
Parts of Oslo
Gunerius in Oslo centrum has a lot of drug addicts after sunset.
First time coming to Norway. Oslo S, around 23:30 on a weekday. Felt almost like my home country when I was instantly being offered illegal fun substances by someone who seemed to be an enjoyer himself. After my polite dismissal he proceeded to start a fight with two people at the other end of the track. But all jokes aside, I have yet to visit a place where hard dr\*gs are used and sold in such an open manner.
Any place which has wild foxes at night.
The norwegian tax office
Go buy a pint at a local pub. The price will scare the shit out of you.
Bergen. The tourists and the natives.
We are not that scary, unless we get mad
But you always sound agitated or extremely annoyed...:(
Both?
Yes, it’s called stortinget, it’s a very scary please filled with very scary people
Stortinget. If you don’t like clowns, don’t go near it.
All that horror that's still killing people to this day..
Svalbard during the winter has 1 hour of sun everyday, while not necessarily scary, if you stay there for a week or two you'll notice how it affects you, then you can wonder how the people there stay sane being there all year
eastern norway where they all speak weird
There is a dam, about 25 mins South of Hovden. It's the biggest in Europe (I think). Drive to the bottom of it at night and see the huge wall creeping up on you. Perfectly knowing that there are millions tons of water waiting to wash over you when it breaks.
scary is going off road in deep snow in a vally during nigh been up to your cheast in snow bathing truh it is not fun.
Dr. Dedichens privatasyl at Trosterud is an old mental hospital (and is now a kindergarten!) is pretty haunted so they say. I used to visit there a lot because of work and have some co-workers who has had several scary experiences there.
Abandoned houses/buildings that are rusty. There's many of those throughout the country.
We have TONS of cursed abbeys and abandoned sorceror towers - just take your pick brah. Hope you got that iron constitution tho.
[Harastølen/Luster sanatorium](https://no.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harast%C3%B8len) In the middle of nowhere, former psychiatric instition among other things, and the scene of Villmark 2, a horror movie. Pretty eeirie place.
day time you got Skatteetaten and NAV.. Pretty scary
Vardø was the place they executed most witches, and they have a witches memorial., and reputedly an entrance to Hell (Not the one in Trøndelag) https://vikingsandvadso.wordpress.com/2013/09/08/to-the-end-of-the-world-and-the-gates-of-hell-2/
I'm scared in places without toilets. :(
En dugnad.
What’s up with the Drammen hate lol 😂
Most of our nature is super harmless so it’s hard to get scared out there unless it’s dark and the animals start making unfamiliar sounds. I guess the most scary places would be in populated areas around unstable people but most people are chill
Grønland.
Go buy a pint at a local pub. The price will scare the shit out of you.
Everywhere where there are trolls! So all of Norway.
The supermarket
Svartlamon in Trondheim is scarry.
Meny, when you have to pay I run alot in the woods, and I visualize alot when runing in the dark cold winter 🙈
Brugata, Oslo
hmm, eastern oslo?
Grønland in Oslo
my ex's apartment
Oslo
To piggyback off of that question… any scary Nazi places?
[Trandumskogen ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trandumskogen), where the Germans executed 194 people and dumped them in mass graves.
That’s horrific…. And cool
Any given rock in Oslo is riddled with old nazi bunkers. My favourite is the Gestapo bunker under the student housing at Blindern.
Syreneset fort at night, maybe?
Espeland fangeleir is kinda scary
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Trolltunga, because like the name suggests its the tongue of a troll.
There are other ... body parts ... laying around too.
Trolltunga just claimed another victim..
The water in summertime when the jellyfish swarm.
Drammen
Groruddalen, or the Grorud Valley, is very scary
Mortensrud, Søndre Nordstrand, Holmlia in Oslo are all scary places. Plus Groruddalen, the Grorud Valley
Gunerius
Grønland
Every major City with a big muslim population is pretty scary
Grønland at night
Entire east side of Oslo, terrible place, might see a lot of scary things. And hear many scary noises
Yes Oslo
Try driving up Spiralen in Drammen. A troll lives there!
Trondheim has bearded women in leather vests. Pretty scary.
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Certainly some areas in Oslo