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When driving in Norway, keep in mind that you are traveling in a sparsely populated country with a harsh winter climat, and geological features that makes it difficult and much too expensive for the relatively small population to build top quality highways throughout. Driving across Norway you can expect a mix of stretches with modern straight highways and stretches with winding rural roads. The speed limit on most stretches lie at 80 km/hour, but you are likely to pass through small towns as you drive and the limit will drop to 50 km/hour. Driving at 80 km/hour on some of the more winding stretches may be dangerous, so be alert and drive safely. Expect to drive at an average speed of about 60 km/hour when driving across the country.
Norway follows the continental rules for right of way in town traffic. If you're not on a main road, marked with square yellow boards with a white border, you must yeld at intersections to traffic from the right.
Norway can be cool with cold nights, even in summer. Don't expect the weather to be comfortably warm for camping in a tent for your whole vacation. Just about all the camping sites in Norway offer reasonably priced cabins you can rent, and they are well worth the money if you happen to be caught out on a cold and rainy night.
Finding accommodation is generally not a problem. There are plenty of camping sites, with cabins, and many very comfortable hotels. Expect prices on just about everything to be higher than at home, so don't choose Norway for your vacation unless you feel comfortable with the thought of having to pay 30 to 50 percent more for things than you'd expect to pay at home. And do budget with at least a few nights of cabin rentals. The price for this is comparable to low budget lodging in major European cities.
If you have your own recreational vehicle and you bring most of the food you'll be eating with you, you can expect to save a lot.
If you're on a high budget trip, you can stay at very comfortable hotels, and only rarely will you find a hotel to be full. A relatively short drive will almost always bring you to an alternative hotel with vacant rooms. Bringing sleeping bags may never the less be a good idea, since it allows you to stop and stay in a cabin. This will add a sense of freedom to your trip, and staying in such a cabin on a beautiful summer evening is in itself an experience worth having.
So if you take your time and drive safely, have a comfortable vacation budget, and bring your sleeping bags, your vacation in Norway can hardly fail to be a success.