Things to do in Norway
Make the Norwegian holiday unforgettable. Not sure where to start? Take a look at our activities, tours or attractions throughout the country. Plan your trip…
Norway Today
The EU summit will look at the rules that prevent Norway from banning diesel cars
Today’s EU rules make it impossible for individual countries, including Norway, to completely ban diesel and petrol cars. The EU industrial commissioner is now opening…
Muslim Council reacts to Yunus plaque
Muslim Council reacts to a plaque in Stavanger The Joint Muslim Council in Rogaland believes that a plaque with the name of Nobel Peace Prize…
Vigeland Sculpture Park
Sculpture park in the Frogner Park with more than 200 sculptures by Gustav Vigeland (1869–1943) in bronze, granite and cast iron, including The Angry Boy (Sinnataggen in Norwegian), The Monolith (Monolitten)…
Kosher and cows – Religious strife in Norway
Kosher and cows – Religious strife in Norway over food Norway Today recently wrote about the application for a Muslim-only school in Oslo. There are,…
Property tax increase in Stavanger with Frp
Property tax increase in Stavanger with the Progress Party The property tax in Stavanger has increased after the Progress Party (Frp) joined the bourgeois majority…
18-years-old guilty of sharing intercourse
18-year-old guilty of filming and sharing intercourse An 18-year-old man is sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment by South-Trøndelag District Court for filming and sharing a…
Norway to send assistance to Ebola victims in DR Congo
-The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is serious. We are therefore sending equipment and a team of experts to the country, said Minister of Foreign…
The King is on a fishing trip to the Alta River – but no salmon took the bait
King Harald has spent two days in Altaelva with good fishing friends. Although some in the tour were able to catch some fish, there was…
The Norwegian Museum of Cultural History 125 years
Norsk Folkemuseum is located at Bygdøy in Oslo and has an Open-Air Museum with 160 historic buildings. A main attraction is Gol Stave Church from…
Electrical Bike Rental
Freedom for a day! In Trondheim you can rent the world’s first “ChatBot E-Bike”, an electrical bike you can unlock using “Facebook Messenger”. Our Asian…
Norwegian grocery stores have a poorer selection than those in Sweden
A new report shows that the range of goods in a Norwegian average grocery store is just over half of what is offered in a…
Equinor offshore wind bid wins in New York State
New York State governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced Equinor’s Empire Wind as a winner in the State’s first large-scale competitive offshore wind solicitation. The 816 megawatt…
Death penalty for the murderers in Morocco
Death penalty for the murderers in Morocco The three principals behind the murders of Maren Ueland and Louisa Vesterager Jespersen in Morocco are sentenced to…
Several species of fungi face extinction
Several species of fungi face extinction in Norway 79 species of fungi are threatened with extinction in Europe, according to the global red list for…
EU denounces US treatment of migrants
The EU Parliament denounce US treatment of migrants The EU Parliament strongly denounce the US treatment of migrants passing through Mexico to the southern border…
Discover Oslo’s wonderful backyards
Wandering the streets of Oslo is just beautiful. But you may need an occasional breather – a perfect opportunity to discover the city’s backyards! How…
Record-breaking season end at Folgefonna
The snow melts much faster than before at Folgefonna. Already on Sunday, the season was over at the summer ski center, which has applied for…
Norway Cup
Norway Cup ( 27.07 – 03.08.2019) is the world’s largest football tournament for children and young people aged 10 to 19 years old, with 3v3…
Supports Von der Leyens climate ambitions
Environmental Minister Ola Elvestuen (V) says that the climate ambitions of the new European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will contribute to clear leadership…