Lillehammer: Norway’s world-famous Olympic town
With Norway dominating the world in Beijing, a visit to Lillehammer, the location for the 1994 Winter Olympics shows that this little town offers so…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner to visit Lillehammer conference in May
Maria Ressa, the joint 2022 Nobel Peace Prize winner, will feature in the Freedom of Expression Conference World Expression Forum (WEXFO) in Lillehammer this May….
Royal siblings to visit Paralympic World Championships in Lillehammer
Crown Prince Håkon, and his sister, Princess Märtha Louise will visit the World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer this week. First ever snow…
Lillehammer doesn’t have enough money to change light bulbs in street lights
Lillehammer Municipality has cut NOK 74 million in this year’s operating budget. Now, it cannot afford to change light bulbs in the street lights. The…
Queen Sonja named honorary citizen of Lillehammer
On Friday afternoon, County Governor Knut Storberget received Queen Sonja at Maihaugen in Lillehammer to mark the end of the restoration of her childhood home….
A cultural journey in Lillehammer & Gudbrandsdalen
Experience and learn more about Norwegian culture, history and food traditions, in combination with activities in beautiful surroundings. Lillehammer and Gudbrandsdalen offers authentic and spectacular…
The queen comes home to Lillehammer
Queen Sonja participated in the official and formal ceremonies when her childhood home from Vinderen in Oslo was opened on Monday at Maihaugen in Lillehammer….
Maihaugen opens Queen Sonja’s home
Queen Sonja’s childhood home opens at Maihaugen Queen Sonja’s childhood home has been moved from Vinderen in Oslo to Maihaugen at Lillehammer. The house now…
Temperature passes 30 degrees a week before Many is over
All of southern Norway is noticing the summer heat these past few days, and on Thursday the temperature passed 30 degrees at Lillehammer. “Hot…
Few expulsions from Kongeparken
More expulsions from Stavanger and Haugesund than from Kongeparken The start of this year’s “Russ” gathering for about 20,000 Graduate students at Kongeparken and Lillehammer…
Hunderfossen – The Fairy-Tale Castle – an exciting journey for the whole family
In the huge Fairy-Tale Castle, you will be taken on a fantastic journey through Norwegian folk tales.. This is a beautiful and exciting experience…
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…
FIS World Cup Nordic Skiing in Lillehammer
Welcome to the traditional descember weekend of World Cup in the Olympic arenas in Lillehammer. Cheers, Fun and World Cup 1.-3. December: For the…
Poisoned fellow student with anti-freeze
Male charged for attempting to poison fellow student with anti-freeze A 23-year-old man must appear in court charged with attempting to poison a fellow student…
The Crown Princess visited Amandus in Lillehammer
On the occasion of 30th anniversary of Amandus in Lillehammer visited the student film festival’s royal protector the Crown Princess Mette-Marit on Friday. She was…
Woman detained after the fire in Lillehammer
A 24 years old woman is in Sør-Gudbrandsdal District Court remanded for two weeks after the fire case happened in Lillehammer during the weekend. The…
Apartment building in Lillehammer burned down
An apartment building in Lillehammer burned down Sunday morning. Altogether eleven people evacuated due to the fire, which started in an apartment building at the…
Man destroys goods worth of 100.000 kr in Lillehammer shop
Friday night, a man caused destructions worth of 100.000 kr at a gas station in Lillehammer. Hours after he got released by the police, the…
71 nations ready for the Youth Olympic Games
Over 70 nations will be represented in the sports program of Lillehammer 2016. These are the countries attending the Lillehammer 2016 Youth Olympic Games. During…
