File:WW2 Norway Cigarettes Homegrown Norwegian tobacco Norskavlet Hjemmeavla tobakk Ration cards Soap Peanuts Coffee etc Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum Memorial Museum Svolvær 2019-05-08 DSC00035.jpg

English: A collection of tobacco packaging and other everyday products in Norway during the Second World War, among them Norwegian "homegrown" (norskavlet, hjemmeavlet, heimeavla) substitute tobaccos and cigarettes. Also shown are soap, coffee, peanuts, ration cards, etc.

• Tobaccos: Heimavlet tobakk, A/S T. M. Nielsen & Søns Tobakksfabrik, Larvik; Johann L. Tiedemann Blå snus no 1; FlaFla Rauchtabak (Martin Brinkmann, Bremen); Tiedemanns Extra Sweetzent (skråtobakk i blikkeske, chewing tobacco tin box); Norskavlet Tobakk tilvirket ved M. Glott Tobakkfabrikk A/S; Norskavlet Tobakk fermentert og forarbeidet AS Drammens Tobakksfabrikk; Petterøe's Lett type Finkarvet Blanding; Hjemmeavlet tobakk midddels snitt bearbeidet av J. L. Tiedemanns Tobaksfabrik; Karvet Bladtobak Carl F. Johannessen A/S Oslo; Norskavlet Tobakk Ferdigbehandlet av: H. Petterøe - Oslo; Carter mixture Extra Mild No. 3 J. L. Tiedemann
• Cigarettes: Norske Cigaretter; 20 cigarettes de troupe Manufactures de l'etàt France;  Norskavlet M. Glott Tobakkfabrikk A/S; Hjemmeavlet tobakk Cigaretter bearbeidet av J. L. Tiedemanns tobaksfabrik; Pilot Toasted; Sigaretter av norskavlet tobakk, ferdigbehandlet av H. Petterøe - Oslo; Gold Flake Cigarettes Genuine straight Virgina Honey Dew; Frisco American cigarettes;
• Other products and items: Fischeinkaufsgemeinschaft Norwegen Tromsø/Svolvær Tobakkskort (rasjoneringskort for tobakk og sigaretter, Fischeinkaufsgemeinschaft Norwegen (FEG) var en sentral organisasjon for innkjøp av alle slags rund fisk opprettet av tyske myndigheter høsten 1940) ; Pebeco Tannpulver (Beiersdorf A/S Oslo); Østbye Skare skismøring (ski wax); Utførselslisens 15. februar 1945 Næringsdepartementet; Freia Krumkake paper bag; Small friendship book with Grini S. K. embroidery on cover, from '

Grini detention camp (Grini fangeleier, Oslo) 1944–1945; Kaffeerstatningskort 50 gr. kaffeerstatning, Fischeinkaufsgemeinschaft Norwegen Tromsø/Svolvær, coffee substitue ration card; Planters Cocktail Salted Peanuts (can found in factory ship "Hamburg"); B-såpe (rasjonert erstatningssåpe); Tomteskur;
etc.

The economic consequences of the German occupation of Norway 1940–1945 were severe. Germany became the main trading partner, but could not make up for the lost import and export business. Combined with a general drop in productivity, Norwegians were quickly confronted with scarcity of basic commodities, including food. Many, if not most, Norwegians started growing their own crops and keeping their own livestock. Gray and black market provided for flow of goods. Norwegians also learned to use ersatz products (substitute/replacement goods, erstatningsvarer) for a wide variety of purposes, ranging from fuel to coffee, tea, and tobacco.

Photo taken on May 8, 2019 at the Lofoten War Memorial Museum (Lofoten Krigsminnemuseum) in Svolvær, Norway. The museum exhibits uniforms, militaria, memorabilia, smaller items, etc. related to World War II, the Nazi occupation of Norway, and the Third Reich era.

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