The world’s largest Viking ship needs money
The Norwegian Viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre must obtain 3.5 million crowns after experiencing unforeseen problems when it entered US waters. US authorities consider the…
Culture
Huge demand for royal couple’s anniversary exhibition in the Palace Park
About 12,000 people have visited the royal couple’s anniversary exhibition at the Royal Palace. Two exhibited service cabins are particularly popular. People standing in line…
Worship not necessarily strengthening faith
A majority of respondents in a survey said they feel included in the church, but only a minority said that the service strengthened their faith….
Very good Attendance At Norwegian cinemas
Nearly six million people have been to the movies This year. Continuing the good visitor figures from the first half, this could be the best…
Saturday is the day of the bark boat – come out and play in nature
The Tourist Association organizes a bark boat day on Saturday and encourage everyone to play outside in nature. The goal is to get thousands…
Can cost over 60 million to repair the country’s largest wooden church
It could cost up to 60 million kroner to repair the extensive damage to the country’s largest wooden church in Mandal, according to a new…
Heavy rain for festivals
Most of the weekend festival goers would do well to bring good rain gear and check how to repack the tent in the rain. –…
Nearly 50 percent growth on those who believe in religions
Members of religious communities that do not belong to the Norwegian Church have increased by 46 percent over ten years. – A significant portion of…
Many are tricked into buying counterfeit festival tickets
Each year many people are swindled when buying tickets for festivals. Even before the Slottsfjellfestivalen starts, several fake tickets have been discovered. The Festival Summer…
Festival streaming may be a criminal offense
When your favorite artist takes the stage or you would like to share the festival experience, it can be tempting to share it on social…
Danish architects to draw Vikingmuseum
Danske AART architects to draw the new Viking Time Museum on Bygdøy in Oslo. Aart’s submission “boathouse” was one of three architectural firms that has…
The Crown Princess looking forward to reading a lot of books this summer
Princess Mette-Marit won’t “sleep away the summer night”, as the old Norwegian song goes.Instead she will spend the summer nights reading. This week she will…
Ekstremsportveko 2016
Ekstremsportveko is the largest sport and music festival of its kind, and is hosted every year in Voss, Western Norway. We host competitions in kayaking,…
Midsummer celebrations in Oslo 23 June
Oslo will be celebrating Midsummer’s Eve in style with bonfires, good food and live music along the fjord from Høvikodden west of town to Hvervenbukta…
Arctic Arts Festival Harstad 18–25 June 2016
The Arctic Arts Festival has great faith in arts from the north! The festival is an Arctic event with ambitions of becoming the world´s most…
Crown Princess opened Petter Dass festival: – A great experience
Crown Princess Mette-Marit gave a speech during Thursday’s opening of the Petter Dass festival in Alstahaug. – I have been looking very much forward to finally…
20 kroner coin to mark Norges Bank’s 200th Anniversary
A 20 kroner coin depicting a graph that bears the name Norgespulsen, was released on Tuesday to mark Norges Bank’s 200 year celebration. King Harald…
Iron Maiden has arrived in Norway
The British heavy metal band Iron Maiden arrived Oslo Airport Monday afternoon on flight number ABD666. It is the first time a privately owned plane…
Sensational historic grave in Kristiansand
The tomb of General Frederick Dietrichson, who led the military forces under the Lofthuus uprising in 1787, was found at the market square in Kristiansand….
Palace Part is opening the historic anniversary park
The palace surrounding has been the arena for important occasion in Norwegian history. There will be a major arrangement for this summer’s program in the…