In solitude: Ingebjørg Byrkjeland (85) is as unique as the folding technique. (Photo: NRK) Folding a Hardanger Bunad headscarf is an endangered craft, and Ingebjørg Byrkjeland (85) from Norheimsund, Western Norway, is the only one left in the world who… Read More ›
Season 6: Twelve excited participants are competing to meet their Norwegian family (Photo: TVNorge) Award winning “Alt for Norge” (English: Everything for Norway) is back with twelve adventurous Norwegian-Americans. In the sixth season, the reality program among other reconstructs the… Read More ›
Twin baby girls Vera and Live might be the world’s youngest Bunad owners.(Screen shot: NRK.no) Twin baby girls Vera and Live might be the world’s youngest Bunad owners. When 21-year-old knitting enthusiast Astrid Hågensen Kleven found out that her friend… Read More ›
Rune Nygård (17) has an exciting hobby. See video at the bottom of the article. (Photo: Heidi Lise Bakke/NRK) Rune Nygård from Florø in western Norway does not share the same interests than most his age. He loves needlework, and towards… Read More ›
Andrea Weka wearing a Norwegian folk costume on the top of the Slogen mountain in Sunnmøre. (Photo: Fotograf MA) Andrea Weka has a spectacular photo in connection with her Confirmation few others have: Here she is wearing a traditional folk… Read More ›
The female Bunad from Setesdal, Aust-Agder County is one of the national costumes that have the oldest traditional use. It is one of the oldest Norwegian Bunads, and the skirt has had the same shape since the latter half of… Read More ›
Norway’s main airport, Oslo International Airport Gardermoen (OSL), opens a separate security gate for people traveling in Bunad on the national day May 17th. The idea was suggested by a passenger on the OSL’s Facebook page. -We think this is a… Read More ›
The mining town Røros is on UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites. It is known as Bergstaden, and renowned author Johan Falkberget’s birthplace. The characteristic Røros church is majestically located on top of the hill, and the cute wooden houses… 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 ›
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 ›
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