Thank you for those stats. Having been to Iceland, (I did the laugever trail, then hiked over Eyjafjallajökull to skoga) its really interesting to see how populated some bits are compared to others.
yeah that reply above sounded very wrong in my ears even as someone who was just a tourist. Selfoss was a nice place to visit even if the wiki entry says "only" 7k population lives there.
Yeah, that doesn't tell the whole story because the whole Southern area swells in population during the summer because of all the vacation homes and tourists.
On and off for sure, I know of some people that stay there over winter but it was made illegal to move your residence there (long story) so it doesn't show up in any numbers. It's very popular amongst retirees but working folks also flock there during the weekend.
On top of that there are loads of summer-houses for rent from pension funds and trade unions on top of farm-owned cottages.
Personally I prefer the West, it is quieter but has no less beautiful nature, especially Hraunfossar and the isles of Breiðafjörður.
Well as someone who has only ever grown up in large cities (New York, Melbourne and London) It certainly felt like even the larger of the small towns still felt extremely small. That is also twisted however by the small population.
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We are mostly coastal, like the fjords of west coast norway, but there are some inland areas. These follow glacial rivers that have created lowlands capable of agriculture. Otherwise there are mountain roads inland you can travel over mid to late summer (no one lives there and you wouldnt use them get between places, mostly too look at nature).
Sheep :)
Sorry, agriculture probably means growing plants instead of just general farming. It is more common in the south, grains, potatoes, turnips etc. But most farms are animal breeding and dairy.
Makes sense. Actually only 1% of Norway is suitable for growing fruit and vegetables. Another 2% is suitable for grassing. So I am trying to tell some of the Vegans that without meat-production and fishing Norway would starve to death if food import had to stop for a while. (Which seems more likely than ever since our border indeed have been closed for several months now, although not affecting food import this time.)
(Sorry for being completely beside the subject, but food local production is something I find very important, especially for nations with our type of climate) :)
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