September 2011, a gigantic halibut was caught on a fishing rod near the island of Senja. Daily Mail wrote about the wonderful fishing story: 8ft 3in Atlantic halibut smashed previous world record by 58lb Would make 1,000 fillet portions and… Read More ›
Norwegian State Forest (Statskog) hopes Norwegians will leave their homes to try their fishing luck. Most lakes are in fact over-filled with fish. – It has never been easier to get fish than now. We have too much fish and… Read More ›
Nordlandshest/Lyngshest also known as the Northlands Horse, is the smallest of the three Norwegian national horse breeds: Norwegian Fjord Horse, Dole Gudbrandsdal Horse and Nordlandshest/Lyngshest. Translated to English, the name could be interpreted to be ‘horse from Nordland/Lyngen’. The breed… Read More ›
yr.no is a Norwegian weather site provided by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) and the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The service is funded by the Norwegian tax payers and currently has around 4.6 million unique users every week. 44 percent of the… Read More ›
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the north of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the south of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at… Read More ›
Norwegian Red (Norwegian: Norsk rødt fe) is a breed of dairy cattle developed in Norway. Often shortened to simply NRF, it has a red and white or black coat. Norwegian Reds are noted for their hardiness and the richness of… Read More ›
Digging for gold with simple tools such as metal detectors and pans is a popular hobby in Australia and the United States. There are also good opportunities to find gold in Norway, and gold nuggets of several grams have been… Read More ›
150 years have passed since Vilhelm Bjerknes the father of modern weather forecasts, was born. The event is celebrated worldwide by meteorologists who daily continues Bjerknes’ work, but in a more convenient way than in 1919. The weather forecasts are… Read More ›
(Photo: lanan.no) Far out in the Norwegian Sea at the outlying village of Lånan in one of the Vega Islands, the world’s most expensive duvets are made by hand following old traditions. Down from the common eider is regarded as the… Read More ›
This large eagle (6.0–8.0 ft wingspan, 27–37 in length) breeds in northern Europe and northern Asia. The largest population in Europe is found along the coast of Norway. The World population stands at only 9,000 – 11,000 pairs, with about… Read More ›
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