Michelin stars to Norway
Bare Restaurant in Bergen and Under in Lindesnes each secures a star in the Nordic Michelin guide. Monday’s ceremony became a bit of a starry…
Culture
Ulrikke Brandstorp won the MGP finals
24-year-old Ulrikke Brandstorp won the Melodi Grand Prix final with the pop ballad “Attention” on Saturday night. – “This is the experience of life,” Ulrikke…
The Queen presented the Edvard Munch’s art award to a Jordanian
Edvard Munch’s 2019 art award went to Jordanian Lawrence Abu Hamdan. Queen Sonja presented the award during the ceremony at the banquet hall in Oslo…
Millions are cut form the Norwegian Opera
The opera will have to save 25 million and will have to introduce a comprehensive savings plan, reports Dagbladet. In an internal memo, Dagbladet has…
New model railway opened at the Technical Museum
A new model railway opened at the Technical Museum at Kjelsås in Oslo on Saturday. The model railway was previously owned by the Horten car…
The Crown Prince Regent and the Prime Minister celebrated Bergen’s 950 year anniversary
Both Crown Prince Regent Haakon and Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) were in place during the opening ceremony of Bergen’s 950th anniversary on Saturday.Mayor Marte…
Vandalism at two cemeteries Saturday
Two cemeteries in southern Norway were exposed to vandalism on Saturday. In one case, police arrested five youths. Around 16:00 the Inland Police District reported…
Ari Behn is to be buried at Vår Frelsers gravlund
At the request of the family, Ari Behn will be given his last resting place at Vår Frelsers gravlund in Oslo. This is stated by…
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…
Farmers’ Christmas Market in Oslo
There is a Farmers’ Christmas market at Majorstua in Oslo this week, with products that are suitable for both the celebrations and as Christmas gifts. This…