Jan Gunnar Furuly's Salmon Fishing Pages - News from the Norwegian salmon fishing scene. Catch statistics from more than 400 salmon rivers. Virtual flybox and international salmon fly exchanges.
SkiCentral - Designed as the primary gateway for accessing ski and snowsport related sites. Skiers and snowboarders can use this service to easily and quickly find information on the Internet related to their favorite sport.
Norwegian Football Server - News, updated results and tables, Norwegian soccer archive, links and mailing lists.
Troll Mountain - An all-year rafting and adventure centre. Located in Setesdal. (Site's in English, German and Norwegian.)
Cycling in Norway - Information about cycling in Norway, such as advice on maps, accommodation, and trip planning.
Lo Salmonfishing - Information on salmon fishing by the river Orkla in Norway. Lo Laksefiske offers good fishing in Orkla river. You will also find the homepages of Svein Tore here.
Stryn Summer Ski Centre - Information about the centre and calendar of events. Maps, transportation, accommodation and price information.
Norwegian Alpine Club - The oldest alpine club in Norway, main objective is to represent and contribute to develop a safe and sound mountaineering, alpinism and climbing environment in Norway.
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