May 17 is Grunnlovsdagen!

Today Norway celebrates Constitution Day. For this day, join us on a trip along Norway's 2650 km long coast on board of MS Nordstjernen, a classical Hurtigruten post ship.

Hurtigruten is not just any shipping company. Before it's foundation 120 years ago Norway was basically a divided land. The North was cut off during the winter months and its trade and cultural relations were oriented towards Finland and Russia rather than the South. That only changed when in 1893 the experienced captains of Hurtigruten were the first who dared to provide a year-round post ship connection between Trondheim and Hammerfest*, even at night and in the dark winter months.

^{* Coolest place name ever!}

In June 2011 Norwegian TV showed a live stream of a Hurtigruten's trip all the way from its departure in Bergen to its last stop in Kirkenes. With 134 hr 42 min and 45 sec it's the longest live TV documentary ever broadcasted. And all of Norway was on their feet to welcome the ship to their ports. You can still watch the full stream piece by piece. Or, if you don't have the patience for slow-TV here's a 37 min timelapse.

To sum it up, Hurtigruten is of national significance as it shaped and unified the country. And for many it's The World's Most Beautiful Sea Voyage. Reason enough to choose it as theme for:

• /u/blaengdall
• /u/Hansafan
• /u/Butt_Billionaire
• /u/Capzo
• /u/ZimoNitrome
• /u/E_v_e_n
• /u/NorwayDerp

The result is awesome guys! You've put the 3 months since /u/blaengdall contacted me to good use.

In the header, from left to right we have:

• A Russian submarine, noted for fishing, balalaika music, and not noticing borders
• Vadsø and Finnmark county, widely respected for helping free the ocean of scary (but tasty) cetaceans
• Sami, best known in Polandball comics for its alleged recreational habits
• Finland, the ever-friendly neighbour
• Tromsø and its fabulous Arctic Cathedral
• Troms county, noted for its cold inland military camps and freezing soldiers
• Sweden being his good old self
• Nordland county, traditionally best-known for fishing and recently known for trying to dodge oil development
• Bodø, famous for its dubious airport planning
• Rørvik ("Pipe Bay") and its cornerstone pipe factory (110% totally real, guaranteed)
• The Trøndelag counties, deep in conversation while enjoying their traditional "karsk" cocktail
• Trondheim, home of Nidarosdomen, the world's northernmost medieval cathedral
• Ålesund, famous for its buildings and burning down (not necessarily in that order)
• Møre og Romsdal county, well-known for its stingy and rich people, with a cameo by stink poor neighbour Oppland
• A troll, noted for its irrational hatred of Christians and its incredible sense of smell
• Florø, a tiny town in Sogn og Fjordane county, a majestic but fairly empty part of the country
• Oslo county peeking over the mountains from Lambda, Norway's most famous unbuilt building
• Bergen's Bryggen, a UNESCO-listed row of Hanseatic houses
• Hordaland county enjoying "smalahove", the delicious sheep dish that stares accusingly back at you
• Stavanger's famous "Swords in Rock" monument to the battle of Hafrsfjord in 872
• Rogaland county, now famous for its oil wealth and wild spending
• Shetland doing his thing
• A traditional Norwegian oil platform

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Those who've missed the party, can find an archive of the event design here: /r/pbeNorway2016