Laptop, Fjord, Action: Why Norway Wants to Be Your Next Office
A coworking experiment at the edge of Europe’s wildest landscapes.
There are coworking spaces with rooftop bars in Lisbon, beach huts in Bali, and neon-lit startup dens in Berlin. And then there’s this: a desk where your Zoom background isn’t a fake mountain wallpaper, but the actual Norwegian fjords outside your window. Yes, real snow-tipped peaks, real waterfalls, real “wow.”
Welcome to Fjord Cowork, where remote working collides with one of Europe’s most dramatic landscapes. It’s the kind of place that makes you wonder: did I just log into Slack… or did I accidentally join Frozen?
So, what is it?
Fjord Cowork is a project based in Geiranger, Eidsdal, and Norddal — small villages scattered along the UNESCO-protected fjords of western Norway. It’s not a WeWork with polished glass doors and barista-bots. It’s more: “your neighbour might be a sheep,” “the internet is stable enough, don’t panic,” and “after work we’re hiking a ridge, not networking at a hotel bar.”
The idea is simple but seductive: turn the off-season (autumn, winter, spring) — when the cruise ships leave and the souvenir shops go quiet — into a playground for digital nomads, freelancers, and anyone tired of “remote” meaning “my kitchen table.”
Why would you?
Because life in the fjords messes with your rhythm in the best way. Mornings can start with mist rolling down a valley. Afternoons with a quick kayak session. Evenings? Northern lights if you’re lucky, or at least a sky so clear you’ll remember stars actually exist.
And no, you don’t need to be a Viking to survive. You get accommodation, coworking setups, community dinners, and all the Wi-Fi you need to keep clients believing you’re still “in town.”
But you do need to accept one thing: there’s no Pret-a-Manger around the corner. If you need flat whites on tap, stay in Shoreditch. If you want actual silence while you finish that investor deck — silence so deep you hear your own typing echo — the fjords are waiting.
The bigger picture
Fjord Cowork isn’t just about digital nomads showing off their Instagram reels. It’s also about giving local communities another life when the tourist season ends. Instead of villages shutting down for half the year, a trickle of remote workers keeps cafés open, houses warm, and stories flowing.
In other words, you’re not just renting a desk with a view. You’re taking part in a little economic experiment: can remote work actually keep places alive, not just cities inflated? Norway thinks yes.
The fine print (aka reality check)
Getting there isn’t as easy as hopping on a metro. Ferries, winding roads, seasonal weather: expect your travel logistics to feel like an extra side quest.
Norway isn’t exactly cheap. But off-season life plus bundled cowork+stay packages soften the blow.
Daylight is a thing: in winter, you’ll have less of it than you expect. Treat it as part of the experience (or bring a daylight lamp and vitamin D pills).
Why it matters
We’ve spent years glamorising coworking in “paradise.” Bali. Tulum. Barcelona rooftops. But maybe true paradise is not another beach with crowded nomads on MacBooks. Maybe it’s a fjord in winter, where your only distraction is the sound of snow sliding off a roof.
Fjord Cowork doesn’t promise hustle culture or hustle cure. It promises perspective. The kind that comes from standing in front of mountains that really don’t care about your deadlines.
And honestly, who wouldn’t want to send an email that starts with: “Good morning from Geirangerfjord”?