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Old Sep 19th, 2016 | 06:44 AM
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Finse, Norway

Has anyone been to Finse, Norway? I've been viewing their webcam for a few weeks and know that there supposedly are no roads to that location, but I'm seeing SUVs there instead of just off-road vehicles. Can anyone enlighten me?
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Old Sep 19th, 2016 | 08:10 AM
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There is no road - you get there by train on the line between Oslo and Bergen. You could stay at the hotel and do a glacier tour with guides from there - http://finse1222.no/en/
If you've seen cars there then it's probably a publicity stunt. They could have arrived on the train. There is a path, Rallarveien, that's a popular cycle route - might be possible for a SUV, but definitely not allowed.
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Old Sep 19th, 2016 | 08:39 AM
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Rallarvegen is mainly for cyclists now. As a car user you may make cautious use of rallarvegen, but you'll need serious driving skills.

http://www.visitrallarvegen.no/en/ra...llarvettregler
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Old Sep 19th, 2016 | 09:47 AM
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Thanks menachem and dyoll. I've seen the train workers use SUVs and an occasional local I assume. It will be snowing soon so I'm sure everyone will be back to their off-road vehicles. I have not been able to see any freight trains stop at Finse, only passenger trains. Brave souls who must drive the bike trails!
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biking is summer only and even then you need to take care at some stretches, but it's a beautiful ride.
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Old Sep 20th, 2016 | 01:30 AM
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Driving Rallarveien would only be by special permit - presumably for railway maintenance. You are not allowed to drive off-road in Norway. You can see the track on StreetView driven on snow scooter, but again this would only be by permit - you are not allowed to use snow scooter in Southern Norway except by permit.
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