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…
Culture
“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…
Norwegian Christmas traditions
Christmas in Norway is based on Christian traditions, with elements of old pagan traditions and Jewish Hannukah. And new traditions are added every year. Of…
The 2019 Nobel Peace Prize exhibition opens 12 December
The exhibition Crossroads Ethiopia is a powerful portrait of peace prize winner Abiy Ahmed Ali and the peace process in Ethiopia. The public can see it at…
Norway lacks about 100 priests
Every year, 70 Norwegian priests retire, while just over half as many new priests are appointed. Now about 100 priest positions are available. Vårt Land…
Huseby becomes the new Secretary General of the Seamen’s Church
Jeffrey Huseby (61) becomes the new secretary general at the Seamen’s Church. He comes from the position of secretary general of the Norwegian Missionary Society….
Norwegian Muslims to distribute 10,000 copies of the Qur’an
Three Muslim organizations will distribute thousands of free copies of the Muslim holy book of the Koran to Norwegians, reports Our Land. The award is…
Muslim faiths are growing
Today, 175,500 Muslims in Norway are registered as members of Muslim faiths, an increase of almost 90 percent over the past ten years. In 2009,…
Troms – Farmers Market
Farmers Market offers locally-produced products sold by the farmers from the region of Troms who produce them. Quality, flavour and origin are guaranteed on the…
Sparkling and colorful art installation opened in Oslo
Oslo’s latest art installation lights up. A tree that is 14 meters high, 12 meters wide and has 125,000 lights in colorful light sequences, was…
More choose to marry away from the church
Twenty years ago, over half of all wedding ceremonies took place in the Norwegian Church. Now, only one in three people choose the church when…
One in four active Christians think it is difficult to be a Christian in Norway
27 percent of active Christians in Norway fully or partially agree with the claim that it is difficult to be a Christian in Norway. The…
The Annual Christmas Fair
The Christmas Fair at the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History is a popular tradition among both tourists and locals. The Christmas market has over 100…
Old-fashioned Christmas at Bærums Verk
Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy the beautiful surroundings and small shops in old houses from the 17th century at Bærums Verk. Read more…
Find your perfect Christmas market in Oslo
Oslo’s many charming Christmas markets are great places to shop for decorations, presents and delicacies – and to just stroll around and soak up the…
“Ship…1000 yearS old found at Edøy in Smøla
Archaeologists have uncovered traces of a ship probably from the Viking Age or maybe older, in Smøla on Nordmøre. “This is a discovery of both…
The opening of the new National Museum has been postponed for six months
The opening of the new National Museum, which is being built on the Vestbanetomta in Oslo, has been postponed for half a year and will…
Oslo’s new main library to open on March 28
The opening date for the new main library in Oslo is now set. The new library in Bjørvika will open on March 28. Two million…