That's one of my most favorite things about living and working in Norway...even small villages have a bakery that puts out bread, pastries, cakes and confections that are to die for. And fresh every day.
I know everyone here hates when I reference NY, but I'll tell ya what... Long Island had more real Italian bakeries than you could count. There were at least 10 within 10 miles of my house, and each had something that made the drive worth it.
Like Tilda's bakery in Rocky Point. We grew up on the best Kaisers, jelly donuts and crumb cake. Come the holidays, they had the best cookies. Not quite the same these days, changed hands, but I still stop there. Last year my family mail-ordered cookies shipped to Arkansas, because there is nothing local that compares.
And the jelly donuts weren't what you would expect. They were oblong and the outside was dark in color, made with yeast, more like a paczki. Real Italian bakeries are the best...