When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town (Norwegian: Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by) is a 1955 Norwegian children's book written and illustrated by Thorbjørn Egner, which tells the story of Kardemomme (Cardamom Town).

[1][2] The criminologist Nils Christie considered that Egner had contributed significantly to criminology in Norway due in part to this book.

[3] The book is about the peaceful town of Kardemomme and the people there, as well as the only characters which stir up serious trouble.

They are the three robbers, Casper, Jasper and Jonathan who live outside the town and regularly enter to steal the things they need.

In the end they are reformed, and in the final chapter, they become the heroes of the day when they extinguish a fire in the tower of the town.