The Royal Couple will be gifted summer performances at Oscarshall
In the occasion of their 80th anniversaries this year a number of people involved in the arts and culture have joined forces to give them…
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Drops May 17th parade due to fear of terror
Drops the children’s parade on May 17th Several families say they want to drop the children’s parade on May 17th because they fear terrorism….
Trucks banned from Parade on May 17th in Bergen
The May 17th Committee in Bergen bans heavy vehicles The May 17th Committee in Bergen has decided to ban the biggest and heaviest vehicles from…
Crown Princess Mette-Marit on literature train ride
Literature train ride to Sørlandet For the fourth time, Crown Princess Mette-Marit goes on a journey with the literature train. This time the trip goes…
The Norwegian Church loses ground
Norwegian Church in steady decline In 2016, there were approximately 3.8 million registered members of the Norwegian Church (Den Norske Kirke). This is 41,000 fewer…
Kygo reaches new heights on the Billboard hit list
It Ain’t Me With the super hit, ‘It Ain’t Me’, Kygo has become a member of the exclusive club of Norwegian artists who have reached…
Støre spoke against the Government and Temporary Employment
Hammered Temporary Employment on May 1st – May 1st is both a day for ceebration and a day for fighting. And in the autumn there…
One arrested after mosque fire in Sweden
Charged with first-degree arson NTB Scanpix / Norway Today One person has been arrested and charged in connection with the fire in the main Shiite mosque…
THE STATSRAAD LEHMKUHL – Tall Ships Races 2017
JOIN THE TALL SHIPS RACES 2017 ON THE STATSRAAD LEHMKUHL FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE FROM TURKU (FI) TO KLAIPEDA (LT)! TALL SHIPS RACES 2017 –…
Swedish Children’s Film awarded
The Swedish film ‘Room 2013’ received the main award during the Children’s Film Festival in Kristiansand on Saturday. ‘Room 213’ is directed by Emelie Lindblom. The…
National Congress of the Christian Democrats in 2017
The Christian Democrats (KrF) say no to regional operation of hospitals One of the biggest debates at the National Congress of the Christian Democrats (KrF)…
Norwegian short film reaches the top at New York Film Festival
The Norwegian short film, ‘Odd er et egg’, has been named the best animated film during the Tribeca New York Film Festival. The film was…
TusenFryd Amusement Park open for the summer
Norway’s largest amusement park is ready for a new season of thrills! In April and May the park is open on weekends and public holidays….
Crown Princess appointed as ambassador of literature
Crown Princess Mette-Marit was Wednesday appointed as Ambassador for Norwegian literature abroad. The nomination took place during the input conference on Norway being honorary guest…
Spearhead showed the way to sensational Bronze Age find
A spearhead in bronze stuck up from the ground where the first metal detectors found. It turned out that the searchers had come across a…
Europe’s largest wooden church restored with Norwegian money
Europe’s largest wooden church in Swidnica in Poland is brought back to its former splendour thanks to Norwegian money. The restoration has taken three years….
Documentary on Ubaydullah Hussain to the world’s largest festival
The documentary film ‘The Norwegian Islamist’, about Norwegian Islamist Ubaydullah Hussain, has its international premiere at the documentary film festival ‘Hot Docs’ inToronto, Canada, according…
Peer Gynt Award for ‘Shame’
This year’s Peer Gynt Award is awarded to the online TV series ‘Skam’ (Shame) and Director Julie Andem. It is the politicians in the Parliament…
Fewer and fewer are given names which contain the letter ‘Å’
This year we celebrate a hundred year centenary of Norwegian spelling revision, but the names spelled with a Nordic character are losing ground. It was…
Star pianist must withdraw from Bergen Music Festival
The Chinese pianist, Lang Lang, was supposed to be one of the draws at this year’s festival in Bergen, but must cancel because of problems…