If you're wondering why the main highway suddenly slows to 40 km/h with speed bumps through this tiny village - there's a story behind it.
When the new RV 7 shortcut between Sokna and Ørgenvika opened in 2014, it cut 20 km and 20 minutes off the old route via Noresund. But during planning, a fierce local debate erupted: should the new road bypass Sokna or go through it?
The village of around 600 people fought to keep the traffic. As one local woman told Aftenposten: "Traffic keeps Sokna alive. Without it, the centre would be very dead." They won. The new road goes straight through, complete with what's officially called a "miljøgate" - an environmental street with speed bumps.
At the roundabout you'll see the old road branching off towards Noresund. That was the original route, winding along the eastern shore of Lake Krøderen. The new road heads directly through tunnels to Ørgenvika.
It's a very Norwegian dilemma - local survival versus efficient transport. The locals chose survival.