Norwegian Constitution Day is the National Day of Norway and is an official national holiday observed on May 17 each year. Among Norwegians, the day is referred to simply as syttende mai (meaning May Seventeenth) or Nasjonaldagen (The National Day)…. Read More ›
In the beautiful landscape of Tautra Island in Nord-Trøndelag County, a spectacular building of religious dimensions is located. In 2006, the new Tautra Mariakloster opened, but the island’s long history dates back to 1207 AD when the original monastery was… Read More ›
The original Beltestakk (English: Belt Skirt) origins from around 1850 and as late as the 1950’s several older women still wore their Beltestakk during holidays and festivities. Today, it is common for younger girls to seek inspiration in their grandmother’s… Read More ›
The official flag flying days says a lot about Norway as a historical nation and our modern monarchy. One of the flag flying days is today, 8th of May. This beautiful spring day marks the liberation from the German occupation of… Read More ›
On April 25, thirty-two year-old Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang was announced as the L’Iris d’Or/Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year – beating over 122,000 entries from 170 countries. The judges voted unanimously for Gjestvang’s powerful series of portraits… Read More ›
In 1906, the Norwegian Freia Chocolate Factory launched a product that would become a bestseller and a national trademark aligned with the Norwegian flag, Henrik Ibsen and cross-country skiing: Freia Melkechokolade (Freia Milk Chocolate). The company presented their new product… Read More ›
Bjørvika 2016 as seen from the air (Illustration by The Norwegian Public Roads Administration / Via Nova) Earlier it was a freeway and a closed container terminal. Now it is a huge construction site. But in three years from now,… Read More ›
This is the time of year where Norwegian women and men take out and prepare their national costumes for the national day on May 17. Over the last thirty years, the Bunad has regained its popularity, and according to Norges… Read More ›
Siren Elise Wilhelmsen is a Norwegian artist. She graduated from the University of Arts Berlin and founded Siren Elise Wilhelmsen Design Studio in 2010. Today she lives and works in Bergen and Berlin. On her website she writes: Siren Elise… Read More ›
Only a handful Norwegians are internationally known: Explorers Thor Heyerdahl and Fridtjof Nansen, author Henrik Ibsen, composer Edvard Grieg, and painter Edvard Munch. During the first half of the 1900’s, a Norwegian woman achieved great worldwide attention due to her… Read More ›
