Culture and recreation: Sports and outdoor recreation

Use of culture out and at home

Reports 2018/11

Published: 13 March 2018

Outdoor activities – active, but with gender disparities

Published: 27 October 2017

Norwegians are fond of outdoor activities. Eight in ten enjoy walking in the woods and hiking in the mountains. For both men and women, shorter walks and hiking are the most popular activities. However, a larger share of men go fishing, hunting an...

More people go to the cinema and theatre, fewer to libraries

Published: 30 May 2017

There has been a certain change in the amount of people using cultural offerings between 2012 and 2016. Visits to cinemas have increased most and cinemas are the offering used by most people. The percentage of the population going to theatres and ...

Norwegians exercise more than before

Published: 23 November 2016

Four out of five Norwegians exercise at least once a week. This represents an increase of nearly 20 percentage points over the past 15 years. The level of activity has increased most among the elderly.

Cultural habits 1991-2015

Statistical analyses 147

Published: 13 June 2016

Leicure activities 1997-2014

Reports 2015/25

Published: 1 June 2015

Many elderly are physically active

Published: 19 April 2002