Sources we cite for safety, weather, and access.
- Visit Norway / Innovation Norway — the national tourism authority. We cite Visit Norway for general destination information and for image rights (photographers credited per image).
- DNT (Den Norske Turistforening) — the Norwegian Trekking Association. Trail conditions, hut status, summer staffing dates, the universal key, fjellvettreglene.
- yr.no — the official Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK weather service. The reference for weather windows and seasonal claims.
- regobs.no — the Norwegian avalanche and natural-hazard observation database (NVE). The reference for winter and ski-touring safety claims.
- UDI (Norwegian Directorate of Immigration) — for visa and entry-requirement claims.
- Statens vegvesen — the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Reference for road, tunnel and pass status (Trollstigen, mountain pass openings, ferry schedules).
- Norwegian operator partners — for trip-specific claims (price, dates, included services, accommodation), we verify directly with the operator before publishing. Operators are listed by name where they are not under a confidentiality arrangement.
- Norwegian municipal pages (kommune.no) — for region-specific rules like wild-camping closures on Lofoten, fire bans, and reindeer-calving access restrictions.
Where we cite a non-official source — a respected guidebook, a Norwegian newspaper, a published academic study — we name it in the text. Where a claim comes from our own direct experience on the route, we say so.
How we review what we publish.
- Each article begins with a brief — the angle, the audience, the source list, the trip pages it should link to.
- The draft is generated and then read line by line by a human editor. We check structure, factual claims, internal links, photo credits, and tone.
- Trip-specific claims are verified against the Norwegian operator. If we cannot verify a number — a price, a date, a distance — we either leave it out or qualify it.
- The piece is staged on a preview deployment for at least 24 hours before going live, so we can read it on a real device the way a reader would.
- The byline names the editor responsible. If multiple contributors worked on the piece, the editor of record is named.
How we use AI, and what we do not let it do.
We use AI tools (large language models, primarily Anthropic's Claude) for first drafts and for structural research. We treat them as a fast junior writer, not as a final authority.
What AI does on our pieces: produce a structured first draft from a brief, list candidate source citations, summarize official source documents for the editor to verify, and check our own drafts for AI-tell patterns (the floskler that mark AI-generic prose).
What AI does not do on our pieces: invent facts about operators, prices, dates, or routes; replace the editor's read-through; generate content under a byline that represents a different human; produce the final version that ships to readers.
We disclose AI use because, in 2026, AI-assisted editorial workflows are common in travel publishing and we think it is more honest to say so than to hide it. The editorial responsibility for what appears under our name sits with the editor named on the byline.
When we revise.
- Seasonal facts (DNT hut opening dates, Trollstigen pass status, ferry schedules, fellesferie windows) — reviewed each spring before the Norwegian summer season.
- Trip prices and dates — re-checked with the operator at least once per booking season (Norwegian operators typically publish next-year pricing in October).
- Safety information (avalanche, hiking, weather) — when official sources change. We watch DNT, regobs and yr.no advisories during the active season.
- Annual operator review — every November, after the Norwegian autumn season closes. See our curation.
- Material revisions bump the Updated date on the article and are noted in a short "What changed" line at the end of the piece.
When we get something wrong.
If we publish something inaccurate — a wrong distance, an out-of-date price, a misnamed place, a misquoted source — we correct it visibly. The correction is dated and noted at the end of the article. We do not silently rewrite the text and pretend the original version did not exist.
If you spot an error, write to hello@nordiccurator.com. We read everything that comes in and we reply.
For complaints about the editorial line itself — angle, tone, what we chose to include or leave out — we will read your letter and respond with our reasoning, but the editor's judgement on the piece stands unless the underlying facts are wrong.
Who writes here.
Editorial responsibility currently sits with Erik Thorsen, cofounder and editor of Nordic Curator. As the studio grows, contributing editors will be named on the pieces they edit.
Bylines name the editor responsible for the piece as it shipped, not necessarily the only person who wrote a sentence in it. When a Norwegian guide, operator or other contributor provided material we depended on, we name them in the text.