Berit's Blog

A strange phenomenon in Norway is how baby carriages are often parked outside stores, like you would park a bike or car. While the parents shop, the babies are left outside to sleep. It seems that the thought of kidnapping does not even cross a Norwegian’s mind.

In the entryway of my apartment building you can find a sleeping baby every day from four to five in the evening. One day the baby was crying, so I knocked on the door of the parents’ apartment. The mother seemed grateful that I had alerted her. We chatted a bit and I asked her why she leaves her son in the entryway every day. She explained that she thought he needed fresh air, and what better place than right by the front door where there’s a constant breeze?