Norwegian Language Council: Decision to rename street in Bergen after Kim Friele made too early
The Language Council believes it is too early to name a street in honor of recently passed gay rights activist Kim Friele. Bergen municipality renames…
The Language Council believes it is too early to name a street in honor of recently passed gay rights activist Kim Friele. Bergen municipality renames…
A piece of Banksy artwork, made in a basement in Bergen 22 years ago, will be sold at auction in London next week with an…
Cultural organizations labeled the government “naive” after the February 13 end of the pandemic support scheme. Cultural support ends, government labelled “naive” Several cultural organizations…
The Bergen Festival has chosen composer Lars Petter Hagen to be its new director. Composer, curator, and now head of a major Norwegian festival Lars…
With the Christmas season behind us, now is the time to start planning where you would like to spend the holidays next year. These destinations…
Many people remember the small compartments with six seats, where stranger train passengers often got talking. Now, the compartments are on their way back. From…
Pepperkakebyen is Bergen’s annual Christmas miracle. Bergen’s beloved gingerbread town – aka, Pepperkakebyen – has kicked off for the 2021 Christmas season. A crowd favorite,…
For several years, people from Bergen have fought to be given a medieval document containing the first known imprint of Bergen’s city seal. Now, the…
This Christmas season, why not head to Bergen and go sightseeing in the world’s largest gingerbread town? Gingerbread cookies (“pepperkaker” in Norwegian) are the heart…
With international travel to the US finally being officially back on the table from November, Norwegians can look forward to a direct route taking them…
Fløibanen in Bergen has taken its last trip for this year. Now, the funicular will undergo an extensive upgrade. At midnight on September 20th, the…
The Bergen Line will increase its number of train departures from Bergen to Arna, Voss, and Oslo from December 12th, Vygruppen stated. “We are constantly…
Edvard Grieg (Bergen, 1843 – Bergen, 1907) is one of Norway’s most famous musicians. His former villa is located on Troldhaugen (“Troll Hill”) in Bergen….
Residents of Bergen are wondering why the city has its street lights on during the day. Norway’s beautiful southwestern city of Bergen is a coveted…
About nine out of ten streets in Bergen are named after men. Next week, the City Council will decide that no new streets, squares, or…
The police in Bergen have opened a case connected to sexual acts without consent after receiving a report of a video being shared at Rothaugen…
Two young women were robbed during the night between Tuesday and Wednesday by an intoxicated man with a syringe. One of the women was stabbed…
Modern architecture firm Third Nature (Tredje Natur), based out of Denmark, has designed a so-called regenerative city plan for Bergen. The proposal encompasses 40 hectares…
The original stave church at Fantoft, built in 1150 in Fortun in Sogn and relocated to Fantoft in 1883, was destroyed in a fire in…
A total of 19 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Bergen since Monday, the municipality revealed. One coronavirus patient at a nursing home has…