Decking the halls of history: The origins of Christmas decorations
This article was written by Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Professor in Medieval History, University of Reading. The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter…
This article was written by Anne Lawrence-Mathers, Professor in Medieval History, University of Reading. The idea of hanging up decorations in the middle of winter…
The two winners landed in the VIP section of Oslo Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Co-Nobel Peace Prize winners Dmitry Muratov and Maria Ressa have both…
Liberal Party politician and former Minister of Culture Abid Raja (V) has received the Norwegian Booksellers’ Prize (Bokhandlerprisen) 2021 for the book “Min skyld: En…
Socialist Left Party (SV) leader Audun Lysbakken says that Kim Friele made Norway a better society. “The whole of Norway owes Kim Friele a big…
Disagreements over payment to freelancers could lead to large parts of the NRK archive going black from the New Year, organizations warned during a call….
“Are we at war with Norway now?” joked a few British social media users underwhelmed by Norway’s gift. The tree has been called “wonky” and…
Norway’s Minister of Education and Integration praises gay rights pioneer Kim Friele. “Few people’s lives make such a big difference for an entire society, and…
The amusement park in Denmark remains open for Christmas this year. Amid reported rising concern about the omicron variant, Denmark’s Tivoli Gardens opened to the…
The Bridge Builder Award 2021 has been awarded at the Opera House in Oslo. Demonstrations were expected when leaders of the three monotheistic religions received…
The author of this article is Philip Hancock, Professor of Work and Organization at the University of Essex. The “spirit of Christmas” is all about…
The Norwegian postal service Posten recently released a Christmas commercial called “When Harry met Santa.” Santa and his new boyfriend shortly went viral. Posten’s video,…
Learning Norwegian, like any language, comes with its difficulties. One of these is understanding different dialects. But the good news is, learning localisms is well…
This article was written by Peter Glaves, Enterprise Fellow at Northumbria University, Newcastle. Every year, almost without thinking about it, we incorporate certain plant species…
Your typical case of -verse vs. -verse. Inspired by Iceland, a company aimed at promotion of the country, released a video called “Introducing the Icelandverse”…
Pepperkakebyen is Bergen’s annual Christmas miracle. Bergen’s beloved gingerbread town – aka, Pepperkakebyen – has kicked off for the 2021 Christmas season. A crowd favorite,…
The author of this article is Tof Eklund, Lecturer at Auckland University of Technology. The article was originally published in December of 2020. Ubisoft’s Assassin’s…
The author of this article is Sunanda Creagh, Editor at The Conversation. This article was originally published in 2013. Prisons in Sweden, Norway and Finland…
This article was written by Ziggi Ivan Santini, Postdoctoral associate at the University of Southern Denmark; Rob Donovan, Adjunct professor at The University of Western…
This article was written by Björn Lundberg, Researcher, History at Lund University and David Larsson Heidenblad, Associate Professor, History at Lund University. After 18 months…
Two people died and at least one was injured after a fall accident at the Uppsala Concert and Congress Hall in Sweden. The incident occured…