Free tickets for the 17 May celebrations
The children’s parade in front of the Royal Palace is the highlight of the celebration of Norway’s Constitution Day on 17 May. If you want…
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Michelin stars to Norway
Ulrikke Brandstorp won the MGP finals
The Queen presented the Edvard Munch’s art award to a Jordanian
Millions are cut form the Norwegian Opera
New model railway opened at the Technical Museum
The Crown Prince Regent and the Prime Minister celebrated Bergen’s 950 year anniversary
Vandalism at two cemeteries Saturday
Ari Behn is to be buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund
16 percent more attend Sunday Service in Kristiansand
While the trend in the rest of the country is fewer are attending church on Sunday than before, things are going the opposite way in…
Chinese honorary award to Nils Chr. Stenseth
Chinese President Xi Jinping was present when Norwegian professor Nils Christian Stenseth was awarded an honorary prize in Beijing on Friday. Stenseth is a professor…
Survey estimates that Norwegians read fewer books than what publishers claim
A report titled “Book consumption, library and reading in digital times” revealed that Norwegians on average read 8.5 books a year, 40 percent less than…
More people left the Norwegian Church in 2019
Far more members left the Norwegian Church in 2019 than in 2018, new figures show. The Church Council puts the withdrawals in the context of…
King’s speech set a new TV record
Nearly 800,000 TV viewers watched King Harald’s speech on NRK1 on New Year’s Eve – over 100,000 more than in 2018. In addition, over 90,000…
Ari Behn is celebrated with street art in Bergen
Street artists in Bergen pay tribute to Ari Behn with a portrait.The portrait is painted on a wall by the old car inspection center in…
Employees found book treasures at Deichman that anyone could borrow
During the clean-up of the old Deichman library in Oslo, employees found books worth NOK 100,000 that everyone could borrow. On Monday next week, the…
Christmas week in Oslo 2019
Suggestions for things to do in Oslo from 25 December to 1 January. The week of Christmas is admittedly an unusually quiet time in Oslo, but…
Half a million Norwegians expected to attend church on Christmas Eve
More than 500,000 Norwegians attended service on Christmas Eve last year. It is expected that this year there will also be great surge in the…
“Ut og stjæle hester” is out of the running for an Oscar
Hans Petter Moland’s film “Out and Stealing Horses” did not reach a nomination for this year’s Academy Award for best non-English language film. 91 films…
Christmas traditions in Norway
People in Norway normally celebrate Christmas eve with their close family and relatives, gathering for the Christmas dinner. Walk around the Christmas tree after dinner…