Nordic Culture Compass
Discover the North. Earn Your Legend.
Nordic Culture Compass transforms cultural heritage exploration into an immersive, gamified adventure. Discover ancient ruins, runestones, stave churches, castles, and thousands of official heritage sites across Norway and Sweden — all on a breathtaking 3D map.
Key Features
Immersive 3D terrain map with heritage site markers
Check in at sites to earn XP, badges, and titles
60 levels of progression from Traveler to Legendary Explorer
Friends, leaderboards, and real-time activity feeds
Location alerts when near heritage sites
Official data from Norwegian and Swedish heritage databases
How It Works
Explore the map
Open the app and discover heritage sites around you on a stunning 3D terrain map. Thousands of officially registered sites await.
Check in & earn XP
Visit a heritage site, check in, and earn experience points. Every check-in brings you closer to new levels, badges, and titles.
Collect & compete
Unlock beautifully designed badges, rise through 60 levels, and compete with friends on leaderboards.
How XP works
Every check-in earns experience points. The exact amount depends on how rare the site type is, where it sits on the map, and whether it's your first check-in of the day.
XP = base × grade × location + first-of-day bonus
Site type grades
Rarer heritage types pay out more XP. Each type is graded from S (rarest) to D (most common).
Where you check in matters
Rural sites are worth more — checking in deep in the countryside rewards the effort. Major cities are dense with heritage, so each individual site there pays out less.
Rural areas
Sites outside the major-city zones get a 1.5× rural exploration bonus.
Major cities
Dense centres like Oslo and Stockholm pay reduced XP per site. Travel further afield for the biggest hauls.
First check-in of the day
Your very first check-in each day adds a flat +25 XP on top of the base reward. Visit early to maximise the day's haul.
60 levels of progression
From level 1 (Traveler) to level 60 (Legendary Explorer). Rarer sites in rural areas climb the fastest.
Streaks & freeze tokens
Keep a daily check-in streak going for visible momentum. Earn a freeze token every 10th check-in to protect a missed day.