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Christmas concert in Oslo?
Our guide to great holdiay music in Oslo during the advent of 2017. Advent time is concert time in Oslo. Both professional ensembles such as the Oslo Philharmonic, the…
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Lillehammer – The Christmas Town
Lillehammer town at Christmas is peaceful, cosy, and enchanting – the perfect festive atmosphere in which to do your shopping. Its idyllic pedestrian street, lined with…
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Marina Abramović to Henie Onstad
Friday 24 November marks the opening of Abramović’s retrospective exhibition The Cleaner, the most extensive presentation of Abramović’s works in Norway to date. The…
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Christmas shopping in Oslo 2017
Are you looking for a gift for your nephew? A new outfit for New Year’s? A foodie gift for the Christmas party hosts? A shopping spree in Oslo will do the trick! Oslo…
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Welcome to the Christmas market in the city between the seven mountains
Bergen Christmas Market is open in Festplassen square in Bergen from 7. to 23. December 2017. Opening hours are daily from 10.00 to 20.00. Free admission. Would you like…
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The Nutcracker
The Norwegian National Ballets’s Christmas story The classical ballet The Nutcracker is a Christmas tradition for both young and old. «A fairytale you never want to…
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Bergen – Gingerbread city 2017
The world’s biggest gingerbread city. Miniature houses, trains, cars and ships made from real gingerbread. Schools and kindergartens contribute every year in making a…
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Oslo – Christmas market in Spikersuppa
Christmas market located right in the middle of Oslo, offering Christmas magic for the whole family. The nicely decorated stalls sell Christmas delicacies and a varied…
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The children’s circus troop is ready for the nobel concert
The children’s circus troop, Le Petit Cirque from Los Angeles is ready for the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo this December 11th. Le Petit Cirque consists of children…
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Nottingham to North Cape and Svalbard
Nottingham to the North Cape & Svalbard Some people are crazier than others. Darren Wombwell, Micheal Perry and Mark Turner decided last year to attempt to travel to the…
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Erdogan is not satisfied with apology
Erdogan is not satisfied with apology from Norway and NATO The incident with the NATO exercise in Stavanger has caused a diplomatic crisis between Norway and Turkey,…
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One in four new citizens attend the national ceremony
Oslo and Akershus invited all new citizens to a national ceremony this coming Sunday, only 26 percent of the new citizens participated. 1,409 new citizens were invited…
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Raja receives prize for international work
Venstre (V) representative, Abid Raja, has been honoured for his international efforts to promote religious freedom. The award was made by the International Religious…
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Sally Jones at the Maritime Museum from 16 November
The new exhibition The Adventures of the Chief and Sally Jones is fun for children of all ages. Join Sally Jones the gorilla on her adventures through the jungle, port…
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New Year’s Eve Concert at the Arctic Cathedral
Let us take you on a musical journey with a sparkling and colourful programme just before we enter the New Year. The programme includes classical music, Sami joik and of…