subject: Firms Which Have Ambitions To Send Goods To Norway Will Benefit From A Little Of The Viking Spirit [print this page] The pioneering spirit of the countrys Viking population is a valuable trait which is very useful when a business wants to get itself established in the Norwegian market.
Being well-equipped and having the best people available to do the job are two lessons which have subsequently been learned and put to good use by the international delivery companies which ensure that parcels and goods bound for Norway reach their destination promptly and safely.
Boasting an open and free economy recognised as one of the easiest in the world in which to do business, Norway is a paragon of how state-led success can feed into achievement in the private sector. This highly successful model is one of the major reasons why the country prefers not to become a member of the European Union, its people having twice rejected proposals to do so in national referenda.
Plentiful natural resources are the main reason why Norway can afford to assert such independence. The earnings from its oil and gas sectors have helped Norway establish one of the richest sovereign wealth funds in the world, which helps meet the cost of generous health and pension provision for its citizens. In addition to these, it is also one of the worlds leading exporters of forestry and timber products and hydropower. The total value of these and other products sent overseas places the country just outside the 30 largest exporters in the world by value despite Norway itself only ranking as the worlds 67th largest country, and outside the top 100 in terms of its population.
Despite having expressed its wish not to become a full EU member, Norway is nevertheless part of the European Economic Area. It shares the benefit of being able to trade freely with other EU members unencumbered by regulations and red tape, while remaining outside the main body of the Union, with Iceland and Liechtenstein.
The UK and Ireland receive almost a quarter of Norways exported goods, while the country takes six per cent of its imports in the other direction with machinery, metals, food and chemicals being the products most heavily in demand.
Appropriately for a country whose coastline is 12 times the length of its land borders, ports were seen as essential to Norways success, and among the first cities established in the country were those with good sea access, such as the capital, Oslo, Bergen and Stavanger.
Regular and reliable transport services between the UK and Norway mean that getting goods to any part of the country is both easy and efficient, and with their vast resources on the ground, worldwide delivery companies are perfectly placed to handle any delivery assignment.
