Questions & Answers about På vei hjem kjøper jeg yoghurt og epler.
Because Norwegian main clauses normally follow the V2 rule: the finite verb must be in the second position.
Here, På vei hjem comes first, so that takes position 1. The verb kjøper must then come in position 2, and the subject jeg comes after it.
- På vei hjem kjøper jeg yoghurt og epler.
- Jeg kjøper yoghurt og epler på vei hjem.
Both are correct, but the first one gives extra emphasis to on the way home.
It is a very common expression meaning on the way home.
- på vei = on the way
- hjem = home / homeward
So på vei hjem is not a word-for-word English structure, but it is a natural Norwegian phrase used when someone is traveling back home.
It does not mean only walking; it can refer to going home by car, bus, train, bike, or on foot.