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…
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No monkeying around as Banksy’s Bergen basement artwork could auction for 30 million kroner
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…
Norway’s cultural life stagnating after stop of pandemic support
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…
Lars Petter Hagen to head Bergen Festival
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…
These are some of the best places in Norway to celebrate Christmas 2022
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…
Renaissance on the Bergen line: The small compartments will be returning
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…
PHOTOS: World’s largest gingerbread town in Bergen open for the season
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,…
Denmark agrees to hand over medieval document to Bergen, Norway – but only on loan
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…
Bergen, Norway is home to the world’s largest gingerbread town
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…
In 2022, United Airlines will take you from Norway’s Bergen to the USA’s Newark
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…
Bergen’s Fløibanen will be closed until April next year
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 plans to increase its number of train departures
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’s historic villa is being renovated for over NOK 30 million
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….
Why is Bergen leaving the street lights on during the day?
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…
Bergen will no longer name streets or squares after men
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…
Bergen: Police start investigating sexual video circulating at Rothaugen school
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…
Women robbed and stabbed with a syringe in Bergen
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…
Bergen might be getting a funky new makeover
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…
Why you have to visit Bergen’s Fantoft stave church
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…
Corona update: Bergen registers 19 new infection cases and one death in last 24 hours
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…
