Sigrid is getting ready to go skiing. It’s a typically Norwegian scene: a wooden cabin, snow on the trees outside the window. From growing up in Ålesund on Norway’s west coast, to her teenage years in Bergen, and now Oslo, getting out into nature has played a central role in the singer’s life, even if she didn’t always appreciate it. “Going for hikes and skiing was something my parents did a lot, and they dragged their kids along to do it,” she says. “I was more into gaming with my sister, when I was a kid.” She came to understand how important it was to bonding with her family, though, and eventually she began to crave it herself. 

Now, coming off a year of touring, Sigrid’s first priority is heading to the mountains with her best friend. “I’m always travelling in big cities, and I crave the silence in between,” she explains. “Nature is where I feel recharged. I love getting a bit of cold on my nose.”

Back in November, Sigrid got to share some of this experience with fans across two continents as part of DHL Fast-Track, teaming up with the logistics company to create IRL interactions that prioritised nature, slowing down, and genuine, in-person interactions. In Bergen – her “back yard” – this involved a misty walk through Fløyen Park that culminated in an intimate acoustic set at the idyllic Skomakerstuan Café. And two weeks later, in Osaka, Japan, she led a hike on the Minoh Falls trail followed by an exclusive live set in a traditional Japanese-style villa. These come hot on the heels of her 2025 album There’s Always More That I Could Say, a record focused on “honesty, weirdness, joy, chaos, humour and growth”.

How was it to travel some 5,000 miles from Norway to Japan, and perform at each end? “There are vastly different places, but also similar in some ways,” she says. The fans, for one, had a lot in common. “Good vibes, good chats. So lovely and attentive, but also really fun.” Then, in Japan, there were some more surprising echoes of her home country, right down to the smell of the forest.

To make these remote activations possible, DHL provided more sustainable logistics support via GoGreen Plus. This included delivering production equipment and performance backline for the events, as well as Sigrid’s new album vinyl to fans (from the UK to Norway and Japan). On playing the shows out in nature, she says: “We were like, ‘Let’s play as far out as we can.’ I love that DHL were up for that.” That said, there’s no place like home, and now back in Norway, Sigrid agrees to give us a tour of the best spots the country has to offer.

Below, the singer breaks down her favourite spots across different Norwegian cities. 

TREVAREFABRIKKEN, LOFOTEN

“Lofoten is a kind of mix between Norway’s Hawaii and Ibiza, but Arctic. It’s sandy beaches with turquoise water, but it’s fucking freezing cold... but then you have saunas to heat you up. Insane nature, very steep mountains. Trevarefabrikken is a hotel, restaurant, club, festival venue, yoga retreat, ski retreat... It’s everything. I love being up there. Last summer, I wanted to take a break. I don’t know if I’ve had a break since I started! So I just left for a month and went up north, and spent a lot of time here, hiking, swimming, and going to festivals. I think that inspired a lot of my album as well.”

BASE CAMP EXPLORER, SVALBARD

“You need a guide when you’re up on Svalbard, because of the polar bears. I had the chance to go up there, this island north of Norway, to play at a tiny festival, and it is maybe the most incredible week I’ve had in my life. It was absolutely insane. I went with two of my best friends, and we saw a polar bear from a kayak, 200 meters away from us in the water. That was just insane. And Svalbard doesn’t look like Earth. It looks very otherworldly, vast and majestic, and made me feel very tiny. It just reminds you that we’re not the only ones on this planet.”

VASSTRANDEGGA, ÅLESUND

“This is my favourite hike in the world. In the winter, I go skiing there, and it’s not like a big, scary, gnarly trip. It’s quite mellow. It’s also the hike that I do when I’m back home in Ålesund, my hometown. It’s not too long, like an hour or two and very close to the city centre, but I feel really recharged. You go up and up and up between the bushes and the trees, then you get to the top, and all of a sudden you see the city around you, in this open landscape. I feel so, so lucky that I can call that my backyard.”

GIMLE KINO, OSLO

“My favourite cinema. It’s a tiny cinema, and you can bring wine inside, and they have these really nice velvet seats. It’s very old school, a bit glam, but cosy, and very old. I love going there, especially if there are a lot of retired, really cool, artsy ladies there. That’s what I want to be, going on fancy cinema nights with a glass of wine.”

SKJENNUNGSTUA, OSLO

“I think Oslo is one of the coolest capitals in the world, maybe not because the city is the coolest, but we have nature. Oslo is very unique, having massive woods to the north, so you can take the tube or the bus into nature. You can go cross-country skiing in the winter, or even downhill skiing, or you can just go walking in the summer, spring, or autumn. And Skjennungstua is a cabin cafe. They have the best buns in Oslo. You can ski in there, or walk in, and get a cup of coffee and a bun. Ah, it’s the best.”