diff --git a/base.nix b/base.nix
index 1e6859e..fc1a35c 100644
--- a/base.nix
+++ b/base.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 {
   imports = [
     ./cachix.nix
+    ./profiles/locale-no.nix
     (if builtins.pathExists ./hardware-configuration.nix
       then ./hardware-configuration.nix # results of ‘nixos-generate-config
       else {}
@@ -60,20 +61,4 @@
   services.fail2ban.enable = config.services.openssh.enable;
   networking.firewall.enable = true; # default
 
-  # Time zone and internationalisation properties.
-  time.timeZone      = "Europe/Oslo";
-  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_ADDRESS        = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_IDENTIFICATION = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_MEASUREMENT    = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_MONETARY       = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_NAME           = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_NUMERIC        = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_PAPER          = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_TELEPHONE      = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_TIME           = "nb_NO.utf8";
-  console.keyMap              = "no";
-  services.xserver.layout     = "no";
-  services.xserver.xkbVariant = "";
-
 }
diff --git a/profiles/locale-no.nix b/profiles/locale-no.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2af2cc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/locale-no.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{
+    # Time zone and internationalisation properties.
+    time.timeZone      = "Europe/Oslo";
+    i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_ADDRESS        = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_IDENTIFICATION = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_MEASUREMENT    = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_MONETARY       = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_NAME           = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_NUMERIC        = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_PAPER          = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_TELEPHONE      = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    i18n.extraLocaleSettings.LC_TIME           = "nb_NO.utf8";
+    console.keyMap              = "no";
+    services.xserver.layout     = "no";
+    services.xserver.xkbVariant = "";
+}