Comments on: What to Expect on Sundays in Norway /sundays-in-norway/ All Things Norway, In English Sat, 06 Dec 2025 07:47:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Thor P /sundays-in-norway/#comment-1022001 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 07:34:04 +0000 /?p=79533#comment-1022001 On a dark winter Sunday you can’t go out for a walk in the forest without slipping on ice or needing skis if there’s snow.

This forced time off is something I find insulting from the kindergarten government. Some people want to work in Sundays and some people need to buy things on Sunday.

Shop owners are forced to pay time and a half to Sunday workers and get special permission to open their doors from the government.

This is too socialist for my taste and one of the annoying parts of this country. Limitation of choice created by clueless bureaucrats who think they’re your parents.

If I want to work on Sunday or go to a mall on a cold Sunday because I don’t want to be forced to stay in the house, in a truly free country you can do that.

]]> By: Sandy Whitman /sundays-in-norway/#comment-1020434 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 18:36:37 +0000 /?p=79533#comment-1020434 When I was growing up in the 40’s and 50’s in Massachusetts, Sundays were very much like Sundays in Norway in those days, and it was wonderful. All the stores were closed and our family spent the day visiting relatives in the afternoon or going to the lake in summer or ice skating in winter. But we started the day by attending church. As a child it gave me a happy feeling to know that things were quiet and people were enjoying some relaxation and the pressure was off for a few hours. And then it all changed when the blue laws were relaxed. Now we have hustle and bustle every day of the week – I don’t think it’s a healthy change. And by the way, I still don’t go shopping on Sunday – it’s very deeply ingrained. And another thing, we are a Norwegian/Swedish family. Maybe it’s in the genes 🙂

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