1936 On the Continent

between people.
Cost of Living
    Quite apart from the fact that the present rate of the Norwegian kroner exchange gives about twenty-two shillings to the pound, living in Norway is considerably cheaper than in England. There are not so many unnecessary frills to life in Norway as there are in England; salaries are lower, tastes simpler. But all the comfort is there, just the same.
    The tariffs at the big Oslo hotels range from eight kroner to twelve kroner a day for a single room; at the lesser hotels, which are just as comfortable, the price is from four to six kroner. In the country districts
en pension
terms can be had from five kroner to ten kroner a day; and farmhouse accommodation is often obtainable at about four kroner a day. The tipping system is everywhere ten per cent. added to the bill by the management. A good
middag
is obtainable in any restaurant for about two kroner; and general living expenses at a good but not
de luxe
hotel need not exceed ten to twelve kroner a day.
Sports, Swimming, Racing, etc.
    There are many attractive fjord-side bathing beaches within easy distance of Oslo. Ingierstrand can be reached in forty-five minutes by steamer, or in twenty minutes by motor-bus. Bygdönes beach is only ten minutes from the centre of the city; and there are other popular bathingcentres at Hukodden, Paradisbukten and Hvalstrand. Swimming events, racing, diving, etc., are continually taking place at these places, and also in the big swimming stadium in the fjord near the harbour.
    Trotting races take place periodically at the tracks in Oslo, Bergen and the leading cities; and the Bislet Stadium in Oslo is the scene of many important national and international athletic meetings. Football and tennis are also played throughout the summer.
Principal Events, 1936
J UNE
6th
Oslo Day; historical processions, folk dancing.
14th
Yachting Regatta, Bergen.
18th
Football Match, Norway
v.
Switzerland, Oslo.
19th
Automobile Races. Reliability Trial, starting from Oslo.
23rd
St. Han’s Eve (Midsummer Eve). Celebrated all over the country with bonfires on the hill-tops, national dances and folk festivals.
26th-29th
Yachting. Royal Norwegian Yacht Club’s national regatta at Hankö, in the Oslo Fjord.
J ULY
4th
Rowing. Norwegian Championships, at Horten, Oslo Fjord.
13th
International Scout Jamboree, at Jelöy, near Moss, Oslo Fjord.
29th
St. Olav’s Day. “Olsok” festivals throughout the country, especially at Maihaugen, near Lillehammer, and in Trondheim.
A UGUST
2nd
Trotting Races at Bergen.
5th(
about
)
International Congress of Archeologists, Oslo.
20th
Tennis. Norwegian Championships, Oslo.
23rd
International Motor Boat Races in the Oslo Fjord.
S EPTEMBER
6th
Football. Norway
v.
Finland, Oslo.
13th
Canoeing Race from Oslo to Dröbak, down the Oslo Fjord.
20th
Football. Norway
v.
Denmark, Oslo.
O CTOBER
All the month.
The 53rd Exhibition of Norwegian Art, under State auspices, Oslo.
10th
Automobile Race. Reliability Night Trials, Oslo.
N OVEMBER
12th
Lapp Market at Skibotten, North Norway.
13th
Centenary Celebrations, Oslo Art Society.
D ECEMBER
2nd
Lapp Market, Bossekop, North Norway.
Some Leading Hotels
    Oslo: Grand, Bristol, Continental, Hospitset, Savoy, Belvedere. Among the hills outside the city: Fossheim, Holmenkollen, Sanatorium, Midstuen Sanatorium, Vetakollen Turisthotel, Sollihögda Hotel.
    Bergen: Norge, Bristol, Grand, Hospitset, Terminus.
    Stavanger: Victoria, Grand, Sola, Strand-Hotel.
    Trondheim: Britannia, Phönix, Angleterre.
    Hardanger Fjord: at Norheimsund, Hotel Sandven; at Ulvik, Hotel Brakanes, Hotel Vestrheim; at Odda, Grand Hotel, Hardanger Hotel.
    Sogne Fjord: at Vadheim, Hotel Vadheim; at Balholm, Kvikne’s Hotel, Kvammes Hotel; at Gudvangen, Vikingvang Hotel; at Laerdal, Lindströms Hotel; at Flåm, Fretheim Hotel.
    Along the Bergen Railway (mountain hotels): at Myrdal, Vatnahalsen Hotel; at Geilo, Geilo Hotel, Breidablik Hotel; at Finse, Finse Hotel; at Haugastöl, Haugastöl Hotel; at Ustaoset, Ustaoset Hotel; at Voss, Fleischer’s Hotel.
    Along the Oslo-Trondheim Railway: at Lillehammer, Victoria Hotel, Breiseth Hotel, Lillehammer Turisthotel, Grand Hotel, Nordseter Turisthotel, Langseth Hotel; at Dombås, Dombås Turisthotel; at Hjerkinn, Hjerkinn Hotel; at Opdal, Opdal Turisthotel.
    Molde: Alexandra Hotel.

FINLAND
by
ALEX MATSON
    TABLE OF CONTENTS

FINLAND
Introduction
    T HE most common mistake made about Finland is that it is a cold country; the climate grows hotter as one