Which cities in Norway have a New Year's fireworks display planned?
As is tradition, many cities in Norway like to ring in the New Year with a fireworks display for their residents. However, not everywhere will be putting on a show this year.
Following disruption and cancellation in 2020 and 2021, many in Norway's big towns and cities are looking forward to displays going ahead as they usually would this year.
Fortunately, most big towns in Norway have pyrotechnics planned to mark the beginning of 2023. There will be displays in several of Norway's biggest cities, such as Trondheim, Bergen, Tromsø and Stavanger.
Fireworks in Trondheim will be launched from Kristiansten fortress, while private displays can only take place in certain areas. Bergen's display is taken place from Vågen at midnight on New Year's Eve. Bergen Municipality writes on its website that its display should be visible over large parts of the city.
Stavanger will launch fireworks from nine places across the city, including Vågen in central Stavanger. The launch in Vågen and Judaberg takes place from barges in the fjord due to fire safety. The launch from Vikevåg will be from the shore. For a complete overview of launch sites in Stavanger, click here.
Kristiansand will also host a municipal display this year. However, a number of restrictions are in place for private shows. Other areas in Norway hosting exhibitions this year are Tromsø and Drammen.
One noticeable absentee from the list of areas with public displays this year is Oslo. The capital has scrapped its municipal show for the end of 2022. In Oslo, the displays have been dropped due to considerations for the environment and animals.
The municipality will only let residents set off fireworks outside of ring two between 6pm and 2am on New Year's Eve.
"Private fireworks are something that a minority of the population supports and participates in, while everyone has to live with the consequences," Sirin Stav, a councillor at Oslo City Council, said in an email to Norwegian broadcaster TV 2.
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Following disruption and cancellation in 2020 and 2021, many in Norway's big towns and cities are looking forward to displays going ahead as they usually would this year.
Fortunately, most big towns in Norway have pyrotechnics planned to mark the beginning of 2023. There will be displays in several of Norway's biggest cities, such as Trondheim, Bergen, Tromsø and Stavanger.
Fireworks in Trondheim will be launched from Kristiansten fortress, while private displays can only take place in certain areas. Bergen's display is taken place from Vågen at midnight on New Year's Eve. Bergen Municipality writes on its website that its display should be visible over large parts of the city.
Stavanger will launch fireworks from nine places across the city, including Vågen in central Stavanger. The launch in Vågen and Judaberg takes place from barges in the fjord due to fire safety. The launch from Vikevåg will be from the shore. For a complete overview of launch sites in Stavanger, click here.
Kristiansand will also host a municipal display this year. However, a number of restrictions are in place for private shows. Other areas in Norway hosting exhibitions this year are Tromsø and Drammen.
One noticeable absentee from the list of areas with public displays this year is Oslo. The capital has scrapped its municipal show for the end of 2022. In Oslo, the displays have been dropped due to considerations for the environment and animals.
The municipality will only let residents set off fireworks outside of ring two between 6pm and 2am on New Year's Eve.
"Private fireworks are something that a minority of the population supports and participates in, while everyone has to live with the consequences," Sirin Stav, a councillor at Oslo City Council, said in an email to Norwegian broadcaster TV 2.
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