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Notes from outside.

Longer pieces on friluftsliv, the outdoors, and what a year of it in Norway actually taught me.

16 Jul 2026what the research says, and what it doesn't

Friluftsliv health benefits, without the hype

Does friluftsliv improve health? 120 minutes a week in nature is the measured threshold, and Norway's own statistics agency says it cannot prove causation.

16 Jul 2026the right friluftsliv takes for granted

Allemannsretten: Norway's right to roam, explained

Allemannsretten is Norway's right of public access: walk, ski and camp on uncultivated land, no permission needed, since 1957. Italy has no equivalent.

16 Jul 2026the season friluftsliv stops being comfortable

Winter friluftsliv: living the cold, not enduring it

Friluftsliv doesn't hibernate: Norwegian law grants the right to roam all year, and while skiing has declined since 1970, frequent outdoor habits have doubled.