About Drammen
A port and river city sitting in the most populated part of Norway, Drammen is the capital of the county of Buskerud. With a population of around the 68,000 mark, the river and inland waterway named "Drammensfiord" is the focus for housing, recreation and leisure activities. It has received 6 national and 2 international awards for environmental and urban development. Drammen is only about 40km from the country's capital, Oslo. Its' picturesque setting in a valley with the town draping over both sides of the Drammenselva River, will have a little sigh of appreciation escaping from your lips. It is home to the main harbor for car and fruit import in Norway and decked out in buildings from the 18th and 19th Centuries. The city's heart has a plethora of cafes and restaurants, plus lots of bars and a public path along the riverfront for meandering. Coworking venues have opened up in Drammen for the innovative locals who have no desire to leave their own slice of home turf for the big smoke of Oslo to see their dreams become a reality.
Norway has the fastest growing tech scene amongst the Nordic countries, when once it was lagging behind. Government programs have facilitated the entrepreneurship bubble within the tech sector and the mindset of the Norwegian startup ecosystem has adapted to this fast pace. The country is known as one of the richest nations in the world with large oil deposits in the North Sea being the prime reason for this abundance of wealth. When oil prices plummeted, entrepreneurism came to the fore and Norway is now considered as one of the best places to launch a new business.
Dynamic and visionary, the focus is on diversification with smart and creative individuals creating companies solving real-world problems. Numerous incubators, accelerators and coworking venues have emerged giving the fast paced ecosystem a sense of cohesion and community.