The Old Norse word Hel is the same as today's English Hell, and as a proper noun, Hel was the ruler of Hel. It has a more used homonym in modern Norwegian that means “luck”. The name Hell stems from the Old Norse word hellir, which means “overhang” or “cliff cave”. I'd been wondering if there's any more to this place for quite some time, so booked my one-way ticket to Hell (wahey!) to check it out. The village is only really known for two things: its train station which must be the most photographed in Norway despite its tiny size, and the annual Blues in Hell festival ( this September is the next instalment!) So close in fact, that when checking in on Facebook at the airport, you are offered the opportunity to select “Hell International Airport”… A tiny village in central Norway
It's a source of great amusement to non-Norwegians (me included!) that there's a teeny village named Hell right next to Trondheim Airport Værnes.
But what's the place really like? Let's take a look. Yes, you can visit Hell in Norway! The small village near Trondheim draws the eye on a map.
