Bryne, the small speck in Norway's map Erling Haaland calls home

Norway emerged as an ideal tourist destination due to its proximity to Aurora Borealis, the shimmering, dancing spectacle of colours aka Northern Lights. With its long coastline, Insta-worthy fjords and all kinds of hikes — the one to Pulpit Rock in the country's southwest calls hikers from all around the world - travellers keep flocking to this part of the world on a regular basis. On average, there are over six million international visitors per year, remarkable because Norway is home to 5.5 million residents. Over the last few years, though, a fair few backpackers have added a new destination.

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A coastal town in Rogaland county south of Stavanger, it is your stereotypical small town in western Europe. The houses are cute, the air is clean, everybody knows everybody (population is just north of 12000), commercial establishments are small and rolling meadows dominate the periphery.