Christmas Market in Røros
Christmas Market in Røros The perfect place to get in the Christmas spirit The colourful houses, glistening white snow and frost covered windows sets the perfect…
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Christians skeptical to change the holidays
Christians skeptical to change the holidays Leader of the Christian Democrats, Knut Arild Hareide, disagrees with the proposal to changes to the “red” days in…
Crown Prince family attending Christmas service in Asker
Crown Prince family attending Christmas service in Asker Crown Prince Haakon and the children attended the family service in Asker. Crown Princess Mette-Marit stayed home…
Queen Sonja visited a nursing home
Queen Sonja visited Hovseterhjemmet in Oslo 2 days before Christmas. She got a chance to meet the residents as they were served freshly baked Christmas…
Wine Monopoly says ‘It’s our busiest week’
The increase of custom at the Wine Monopoly (Vinmonopolet) is greater than expected, both in sales, and in numbers of customers. When the nights…
Norwegians give travel voucher/ gift cards for half a million NOK for Christmas
It is becoming increasingly popular to give trips and adventures for Christmas. Figures from TUI show that travel adventures for almost half a million NOK…
Revenge after clandestine Christmas decoration
Revenge after the comrades clandestine Christmas decoration Challenged to carry 6 metres tall Santa up Europe’s tallest sea cliff As a prelude, the comrades…
With an eye for Christmas mysteries
With an eye for Christmas mysteries The Postal offices’ Christmas detective loves her job, but needs help in order to make sure that as many…
Nine out of ten look forward to Christmas
Nine out of ten Norwegians look forward to Christmas A new survey shows that 91% of Norway’s population are looking forward to this year’s Christmas…
Norway are looking forward to Christmas
Virtually everybody in Norway are looking forward to Christmas! A recent survey shows that 9 out of 10 Norwegians are looking forward to this year’s…
Do not give pirated goods at Christmas
Do not give pirated goods at Christmas Large amounts of pirated wares from online stores, that are not serious, are daily sent to Norwegian consumers. Customs,…
Dislike plastic Christmas trees
Environmentalists dislike plastic Christmas trees Artificial Christmas trees are very popular in Norwegian homes, but environmental organizations are against the plastic waste they create, and…
NSB: – Space for anyone who wants to go home for Christmas
NSB is preparing for the Christmas rush and everybody wanting to go home for Christmas by scheduling over 26,000 extra seats on the various train…
The Christmas Fair – Norsk Folkemuseum
Welcome to Norsk Folkemuseum’s annual Christmas Fair the two first weekends in December! READ MORE about The Christmas Fair Source: Norway Today
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…
Coca-Cola – The Christmas Trailer stops here – maybe it will visit you ?
At the end of November, the popular Coca-Cola Christmas trailer is starting its popular Christmas tour around Norway. This year there will also be one lucky…
Many men fall into the temptation to buy sex in the Christmas (Julebord) season
Short skirts, cleavage, and sexy dancing can be a trigger for purchasing sex. This is shown by the experience of a sex purchaser. ‘Reform’,…
Experts predict cheaper shopping in New York by Christmas
In the past month, foreign currency became weaker, especially the dollar. Experts predict that the krone will stay strong,and will get stronger towards the end…
Slight increase at department stores before Christmas
Sales at department stores were 2 percent higher in December than in the same period last year. Black Friday and online shopping has taken over…
Dear readers……
Dear readers, a very merry Christmas and happy New Year and holiday season to you all from everybody at Norway Today. This is a note…
