{"id":1658,"date":"2014-01-10T00:14:10","date_gmt":"2014-01-10T00:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2014-01-10T09:50:36","modified_gmt":"2014-01-10T09:50:36","slug":"huts-of-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/huts-of-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Huts of Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Hyttekos.\"<\/a>

Hyttekos.<\/p><\/div>\n

A couple of Norwegian friends and I recently shared the fun and excitement of walking to a hytte p\u00e5 fjellet<\/strong> (a hytte<\/strong> in the mountains), and it struck me I hadn\u2019t written anything about hytter<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

En hytte<\/strong> (or ei hytte<\/strong>) translates as \u2019a hut\u2019, \u2019a cottage\u2019 or \u2019a cabin\u2019. It\u2019s basically a small house that Norwegians have built at an isolated place, at a distance from bygda<\/strong> (the village, the small town) or byen<\/strong> (the town, the city). Some hytter<\/strong> are high up p\u00e5 h\u00f8yfjellet<\/strong> (in the \u201dhigh-mountains\u201d), while others are waiting for travellers at the shores of innsj\u00f8er<\/strong> (lakes) or deep fjorder<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

When you talk to Norwegians, you\u2019ll be surprised how many families have their own hytte<\/strong>. It\u2019s like having a second home, and many people hurry to their hytte as soon as they\u2019ve got some fridager<\/strong> (days off). In the hytte you can be alone with your family or friends, and you are tett p\u00e5 naturen<\/strong> (close to Nature). That\u2019s particularly important hvis du liker \u00e5 fiske eller g\u00e5 p\u00e5 jakt<\/strong> (if you like fishing or hunting).<\/p>\n

Most hytter are made of t\u00f8mmer<\/strong> (timber, wood), and they are much more primitiv<\/strong> than hus<\/strong> (houses). The hytte<\/strong> I visited had no str\u00f8m<\/strong> (electricity, literally \u201dstream\u201d). We had to tenne stearinlys<\/strong> (light candles). Many new hytter<\/strong>, however, are equipped with everything you can imagine: running water, electricity, varme<\/strong> (heat), internett<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n

Some hytter<\/strong> are very old, and have been passed on from generation to generation. Standing next to such a hytte<\/strong>, with its colourless, worn-down vegger<\/strong> (walls) and gress p\u00e5 taket<\/strong> (grass on the roof), is almost like peering into the Norwegian soul!<\/p>\n

Hytter is a place where people koser seg<\/strong>. \u00c5 kose seg<\/strong> means, more or less, \u201dto have a good time, to be at ease and happy\u201d. The best way to experience the authentic kos<\/strong> of a Norwegian hytte, is, of course, to be friendly and open and talk to Norwegians. Hvem vet, kanskje blir du invitert med ut p\u00e5 hytta?<\/strong> (Who knows, maybe you will be invited to the hytte?)<\/p>\n

\"Modern<\/a>

Modern hytter are as big as houses in other countries.<\/p><\/div>\n

Alternatively, you could ask the local tourist office for turisthytter<\/strong>. They\u2019re free and open for everyone who\u2019s fit enough to walk the walk\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

A couple of Norwegian friends and I recently shared the fun and excitement of walking to a hytte p\u00e5 fjellet (a hytte in the mountains), and it struck me I hadn\u2019t written anything about hytter\u2026 En hytte (or ei hytte) translates as \u2019a hut\u2019, \u2019a cottage\u2019 or \u2019a cabin\u2019. It\u2019s basically a small house that…<\/p>\n

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