TRONDHEIM IN YOUR POCKET 1 Welcome to Trondheim! Trondheim is Norway’s third in winter time) restaurants largest city, but in a European and cafés, not to mention our scale Trondheim is small, safe famous Stundentersamfundet. and charming. We are very proud Which brings me to our famous of our university and our 800 year Love-guarantee; when studying in long tradition for higher educa- Trondheim you are bound to fall tion. Trondheim has a population in love. Whether it is in someone of approx. 200.000 of which 35.000 special or in the city itself are studying at the university or remains to be seen! one of our university colleges - so both academic life and students are a highly visible and very important part of our city. Trondheim celebrated its millen- nium in 1997, and you can still see traces of our 1000 year long history in the city. For example at the Nidaros Cathedral which was built over the grave of King Olav Haraldsson (Norway’s patron saint), and the old city - Bakklandet - with the charming small timber houses. There are several museums where you can get a good impression of what the medevial city looked like. Trondheim has a rich cultural life, you will find many concert halls, art exhibits, theatres, parks, sports arenas (soccer in summer, handball, skiing and ski-jumping Rita Ottervik, mayor of Trondheim 2 3 Academic year 2013/2014: Norge og nordmenn Christmas holiday: December 22nd to January 2nd, Christmas is celebrated December Norway and Norwegians www.visitnorway.com/en/ 24th Easter holiday: April 14th – 21st Labour Day: May 1st Facts Constitution Day: May 17th Whit Monday: May 19th System of government: Constitutional monarchy Ascension Day: May 29th Head of State: King Harald V Area: 385 186 km² Summer holiday: early June – early August Population (2013): 5 051 275 Population per km²: 16 Capital city: Oslo Monetary unit: Norwegian kroner, NOK Norwegian way of life It can be long and strenuous, for Language: Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk and Norway has 4 seasons, with example climbing some mountain Sami) Length of coastline: 25 148 km, including fjords distinct variations in daylight and top, or it can be hiking in marka Highest mountain: Galdhøpiggen, 2 469 m temperature. (countryside) or just a long stroll Largest lake: Mjøsa, 365 km² Winter: November - March in the city. In the cities, walking In case of emergency: Spring: April – June and biking is the preferred mean Summer: June – August of transport, and you will find Fire: 110 Autumn: August – October segregated cycling facilities as Police: 112 Ambulance: 113 well as pedestrian sidewalks Emergency clinic: 07352 Most Norwegians enjoy out door everywhere. activities, in all seasons. A Guidelines to fire prevention: www.tbrt.no/files/ti384%20komplettengelsk.pdf Norwegian favourite saying There are plenty of opportunities describes this: for everyone to enjoy the outdoors Academic year, bank note that all offices, banks and in Norway. It is perfectly safe, holidays and holidays most shops are closed on bank “There are no bad weather, there are no dangerous animals cloth ing” The Norwegian academic year is holidays. However, some grocery just bad or insects to worry about. Forests, divided into two semesters. The stores open “mini-shops” selling As a newcomer to Norway you will mountains, lakes and rivers and first semester starts in August, basic necessities on Sundays and soon discover that an umbrella, a varied coastline offer a wide with exams in December and bank holidays. as well as your sunglasses, is range of opportunities for outdoor January. The spring semester necessities in your everyday bag. activities, and allemannret- starts in January with exams A favourite recreational activity ten (the general right of public from May until early June. Please is søndagstur (Sunday trip/hike). access) ensures that large areas 4 5 of Norwegian nature are open monopoly), usually referred to as to everyone. You can tent for two polet. Polet is a state regulated Trondheim og trøndere days on unfenced land without bottle-shop, and the only place to Trondheim and the locals, www.trondheim.no/engelsk/ asking the owner’s permission. legally buy any alcohol stronger than 5 % (wine, strong beer, The Norwegian standard diet spirits). The age limit for buying Brief history to the university, and campuses usually contains 4 meals a day alcohol is 18, and strong alcohol Trondheim is Norway’s third spread all over the city, for a good (over 22%) is 20. You will find that largest city with 180.000 inhabi- overview see: • Frokost (breakfast) is usually alcohol and tobacco are quite tants, and approximately 200.000 http://kart.studiebyen.no eaten at home, and consists expensive in Norway, both in counting all the students. We have typically of slices of bread or shops and in pubs/restaurants. a long and proud history, and are Today, more than 35.000 are pur- knekkebrød (crisp bread) with by far the oldest of the bigger suing an education in Trondheim. cheese, cold cuts or spread. cities in Norway. Trondheim was This is the basis of Trondheim’s • Lunch is usually eaten at founded as the nation’s capital reputation as the best student school/work at mid-day (30 min by Viking King Olav Tryggvason city in Norway, and possibly break), and the famous matpakke in 997, and became the center of amongst the Nordic countries. (packed lunch) is a Norwegian Note: both administrative and religious The students have created an power. In medieval times, the impressive amount of activities: institution, although we have to If you plan to bring alcohol and admit that it is not a major culi- tobacco from another country, Nidaros Cathedral, with St. Olav’s cultural; recreational; educational nary experience. please note that Norway is not a shrine, was counted among the and innovative; almost all kinds member of the EU, and therefore four major pilgrimage centers of sports, everything based on • Middag (dinner) is the main – there are limited quotas you can in Europe. You can still walk on volunteer work. The key to a fulfil- and often the only hot - meal of bring. Max: 200 cigarettes/250 g the pilegrimsleden (The St. Olav ling and active life as a student in the day and Norwegian families tobacco, 1 liter of spirit (depending of age), 1,5 liter of wine and 2 liters traditionally gather around the Ways) to Trondheim Trondheim is to get involved! You of beer. (or combined differently, for can check out possibilities and kitchen table for dinner around example: 5 liters of beer or 3 liters of Trondheim has a long tradition volunteer openings at: 5 o’clock. Kveldsmat (supper) wine plus 2 liters of beer). – usually a couple of slices of for education, and our oldest http://portal.studiebyen.no bread – is, if eaten at all, usually school dates back 800 years. The around 8-9 in the evening. It is university was founded in 1910, worth noting that the tap-water in and since then young students Norway is perfectly safe to drink. from all over Norway have flocked to Trondheim in search of (espe- Another Norwegian oddity cially) technical education. There is Vinmonopolet (The Wine are several colleges in addition 6 7 Culture and recreation Trondheim is surrounded by Transport http://trdevents.com Bymarka and Estenstadmarka, The best way to get around in the city is Trondheim has a lot of concert which offers great terrain for by foot or bike. In the summer, there are venues, museums, theatres, walking/hiking in summertime bysykler (city bikes) which you can subscribe cinemas and festivals besides the and skiing during winter. There to (NOK 100 for card, NOK 130 for card on lively student culture. Most offers are many trails, and quite a few mobile phone), see: good student discount on tickets/ of them leads to a hytte (cabin) www.bysykler.no/trondheim/abonnement entrance fees, and the NTNU where you can buy coffe, snacks, (in Norwegian only). University Musem grants free the famous vaffel and even dinner. access for all students. Most of them are open 10 – 16 on You can also ask at the Tourist Information www.ntnu.edu/museum weekends, and Wednesday after- Office at the market square for assistance. noons. Trondheim has four golf On the same website you will find a map over For a full overview of what to see courses, of which one in Bymarka. where to find available bikes (“kart over syk- and what to do: kelstativ”). For longer distances, the bus is www.trondheim.no/engelsk/culture Marka is excellent for cross- a good option, and it is wise to get a t:card or country skiing in winter. For ski mobillett for good discounts: Some useful tips: rental: http://org.ntnu.no/isu/ www.atb.no/?lang=en_GB . This can also be • Trondheim Symphony ski-basement/ used on trikken (the tram:www.graakallbanen.no) Orchestra (TSO) holds torsdags- which takes you from St. Olavs gt, through konserter (symphonic concerts) For alpine or slalom, Vassfjellet, Byåsen and up to Lian, which, in addition to every Thursdayfor just NOK 120. offers the closest slopes. Check being a nice restaurant, also is a great place www.tso.no/program/#vis-alle/ out www.vassfjellet.com for ope- to enter Bymarka. • Teaterhuset AvavtGarden: ning hours, ski rental and how to blackbox theatre get there. Our ski-jumping arena, If you want to explore other parts of Norway www.avantgarden.no/en/programe/ Granåsen, frequently hosts World whilst you are here, you can every so often Cup and Continental Cup compe- get good deals on tickets, both by bus - • Buy a kinokort (cinema card) to titions arranged by FIS.