One great thing to come out of the last few years is flexibility when it comes to working – for those of us with office jobs, that is. A while back, we spoke to some nomads about what it’s really like to work from anywhere, but if you’re keen to dip your toe into remote working for just a week, now’s your chance.
Norwegian browser operator Opera has announced it wants to send 10 people to Norway for free, to try out their ‘hygge desks’ for one whole week.
‘Hygge desks’? Yes – inspired by the Scandinavian concept of ‘hygge’, which embodies the feeling of total warmth and togetherness you experience in cold places, these desks will be situated in five hygge-inducing locations, each in secluded cabins overlooking Norway’s knockout scenery.
The thing is, hygge isn’t just about sipping mulled wine in a cosy candle-lit room – Opera says it’s keen for people to incorporate a sense of calm into their working life, and that’s what the aim of these desks are.
Five different locations are on offer. There’s Ålesund and its surrounding fjords, Lysefjord, a 40km-long fjord in southeastern Norway, Norefjell, a ski resort around 90 minutes outside of Oslo, as well as the Lofoten Islands and Bodø, which is home to five national parks (these both sit within the Arctic Circle and are good places to glimpse the Northern Lights).
Sounds rather idyllic, right? To apply, you’ll need to get creative and tell a story about why you’d benefit from working in such a setting (I mean, who wouldn’t) and submit that to the Opera website by February 28.
Lucky, lucky winners will be granted round-trip flights for two people, on-the-ground transportation and a six-night stay in one of these glorious retreats. The trips will be taking place between March 18 and April 6.
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