A practical guide to visiting Norway, with an overview of travel logistics, local customs and simple tips for making the most ...
As Norway settles into fall, debates over declining student performance and political accountability continue, while football ...
Viken Musikkfolkehøgskole in Norway offers an individualized approach to music education, emphasizing creativity, ...
Norway’s transition from King Harald V to King Haakon VIII was immediate in constitutional terms, yet profoundly emotional in human ones. Within hours of his father’s death on Aug. 28, Crown Prince ...
Easter in Norway is as much about the breakfast table as it is about the mountains, the sun, and the slow return of spring. Mornings stretch a little longer during the holiday, and families gather ...
As winter slowly loosens its grip, March still brings chilly days and the comforting flavors of root vegetables and hearty greens that have been stored through the long season. In Norway, one of the ...
What is gamalost, you ask? It is one of Norway’s oldest cheeses, and like lutefisk, gamalost was a key staple in the Norwegian diet in the old days. In fact, its name, “gamalost” or “old cheese” ...
Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun (Labor Party) agrees with a government-appointed screen use committee on several points. She believes that the digitization of Norwegian schools has failed. “I ...
At least initially, Aass Brewery’s strategy entering the U.S. market somewhat echoes New York Tribune Editor Horace Greeley’s 1854 admonishment, “Go West, young man,” believed meant to encourage going ...
I was looking through pictures of my grandparents and other Norwegian relatives in the United States and found very few with people smiling. Those who are smiling clearly did so only on the ...
Norwegian poet Sigmund Skard summarized the tragedy of Telavåg, Norway, in his epic post-World War II poem, “Telavåg.” I stumbled across the poem and this tragic story while doing my initial research ...
Have you ever seen a troll? No, you haven’t. Nobody has. Trolls aren’t real. They are like elves and fairies. They are what we call imaginary beings. We imagine they are real. We pretend they are real ...