A 4K documentary examining how Norway became the world's richest small nation through oil wealth while maintaining a cultural code of equality. The film explores Bergen's medieval prosperity, the Sognefjord's geological history, and Norway's deliberate choices to prioritize environmental conservation and social equality over displays of wealth.
- Duration
- 54 min 44 s
- Start
- Norway's sovereign wealth fund
- End
- Stavanger transformation
- Stops
- 5
- Channel author
- Where on Earth
Timestamps and places
- — Norway's sovereign wealth fund
- — Geography and landscape
- — Bergen and Hanseatic heritage
- — Bryggen waterfront district
- — Sognefjord
- — Skjolden village
- — Fjord geology and farming
- — White-tailed sea eagles
- — Viking Age begins at Lindisfarne
- — Viking longship technology
- — Norse expansion to Iceland and Greenland
- — Vinland discovery
- — Stave churches
- — Nærøy Stave Church
- — Stavanger transformation
- — Ekofisk discovery
- — Oil field confirmation
- — Ten Oil Commandments
Route on the map
NORWAY: The Richest Country That Refuses to Show Off | 4K Documentary