Over 1,000 Norwegian SS soldiers identified in new book
In a new book about Norwegian SS soldiers during World War II, there are images that identify over 1,000 of the 4,500 Norwegians who enlisted….
Culture
Norwegian Folk Museum can achieve a record
Close to 20 percent more visited Norwegian Folk Museum in July this year compared with the same period last year. This may indicate that there…
Norwegians must have more cultural heritage knowledge, said experts
Foreigners need more information about cultural heritage, said by director of the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research. Last week, several thousand year old petroglyphs…
Bridge Builder Award to Queen Sonja
This year’s Bridge Builder Price goes to Queen Sonja, for, among other things, her efforts to improve the rights of minority women. The August 14…
Christina from Romerike won Miss Norway
21 year old Christina Waage from Auli in Romerike has been named Miss Norway 2016. She will represent Norway in the international Miss Universe competition….
Amundsen’s polar ship raised after 85 years
After 85 years on the ocean floor in Cambridge Bay in Canada’s Roald Amundsen polar ship Maud has been raised. The next step is to…
Astrup Fearnley Museet
Astrup Fearnley Museet is a private museum of contemporary art, and has since its opening in 1993 been one of the most important art institutions…
Statsraad Lehmkuhl going up as favorite
School Statsraad Lehmkuhl has good wind in his sails after taking two of two possible leg wins in the Tall Ship Races. The second leg…
Four out of ten think they get little in return for license money
41 percent of the population believe that they get little in return for the NRK news license, according to a new survey. The survey is…
Several thousand year old petroglyphs vandalized
Several thousand year old rock carvings at Tro in Nordland have been etched in, including the “Skier” which inspired the pictograms of Lillehammer Olympics in…
New library trend: loan of tools, artwork and leisure equipment
In Copenhagen libraries have removed a third of the books in favor of tools. – Maybe we will do the same in Oslo, the library…
Anders Jahre Culture Prize awarded to war sailor advocates
This year’s award of the Anders Jahre Culture Prize will honor individuals who have made an effort to communicate and take care of the dramatic life…
A SUMMER FULL OF LIFE AT MAIHAUGEN
Maihaugen open-air museum has a lot to offer in the summer with tours and walking plays, farm animals, actors and guides in houses and farms…
Business Group purchases Storhaug-books to donate to libraries
A group of young business people has bought 1,000 copies of Hege Storhaug’s book “Islam. The 11th plague, “which will be distributed to the country’s…
St. Olav Festival 2016
Olav Haraldsson died in the battle at Stiklestad in 1030 when he tried to Christianize Norway. The body was taken to Trondheim and buried by…
The world’s largest Viking ship needs money
The Norwegian Viking ship Draken Harald Hårfagre must obtain 3.5 million crowns after experiencing unforeseen problems when it entered US waters. US authorities consider the…
Huge demand for royal couple’s anniversary exhibition in the Palace Park
About 12,000 people have visited the royal couple’s anniversary exhibition at the Royal Palace. Two exhibited service cabins are particularly popular. People standing in line…
Worship not necessarily strengthening faith
A majority of respondents in a survey said they feel included in the church, but only a minority said that the service strengthened their faith….
Very good Attendance At Norwegian cinemas
Nearly six million people have been to the movies This year. Continuing the good visitor figures from the first half, this could be the best…
Saturday is the day of the bark boat – come out and play in nature
The Tourist Association organizes a bark boat day on Saturday and encourage everyone to play outside in nature. The goal is to get thousands…