Most Beautiful Road 1: Filefjell Kongeveien (Photo: Sverre Hjørnevik/ Norwegian Public Roads Adminsitration) The old Filefjell Kongeveien (English: The Kings Road) is connecting Eastern and Western Norway and has been in use since the late 1100s. Now, it is voted… Read More ›
Nature
Tor-Ørjan Followed His Dream and Became Fisherman
It is never too late to follow your dream: Tor-Ørjan Store is fishing cod in the waters off the Senja island. (Photo: Private) Are you uncertain if you have chosen the right profession, or have you been dreaming of becoming… Read More ›
– We moved here because of the snow, but this is a bit too much
– The window glass fell into the kitchen. The whole house was shaking and drinking glasses fell out of the kitchen cabinet and smashed, says Øyvind Lennart Pedersen. (Photo: Private) If you are living in the Northeast anxiously waiting for… Read More ›
How Much Snow Can Your Roof Withstand?
This is how the roof looked when Anne-Mette and family came to the cabin on Utvikfjellet mountain in Western Norway in late December. (Photo: Anne-Mette Hjelle) Extreme low pressures from the west have resulted in heavy snowfall in the mountains… Read More ›
Comment: “What are these dogs doing in Norway?”
There are hundreds of Chinese hairless dogs in Norway, but why? (Photo illustration: hunden.no) Comment by: Thor Lanesskog ThorNews Yesterday I went for a walk to shop some groceries. Well, my intention was to walk, but after a… Read More ›
193 of 428 Norwegian Mayors Slept Outdoors
Mayor Anders Krokstad in Snillfjord Municipality spent the night in this tent. (Photo: Åge Røe / avisa-st.no). The night between Tuesday and Wednesday this week, many Norwegians, including 193 of 428 Norwegian mayors, spent outdoors to mark the start of… Read More ›
How to Perform an Ice Bath
Many Norwegians enjoy a bath in frozen fjords and lakes. (Photo: Sindre Thoresen Lønnes/DNT) Finally! Now is the season for ice bathing and many Norwegians are following ancient traditions and refresh themselves in frozen fjords and lakes. When you take… Read More ›
Student Prefers Wolves Before Neighbor’s Untuned Guitar
Jon Petter is neither afraid of the dark, wolves, moose nor extreme cold – but untuned guitars. (Photo: Private) With wolves and moose as new neighbors, Jon Petter Scheie Anti from Karasjok in Finnmark has chosen to sleep outdoors: The… Read More ›
The Passionate Christmas Tree Seller
Jørgen Vikestad is proud of his Christmas trees and willingly shares his knowledge – here with an elderly woman. (Photo: Thor Lanesskog, ThorNews) Already when Jørgen Vikestad was a boy, he stood in the Rørvik village square in the coastal… Read More ›
Record Number of Births After the Storm “Hilde”
“Hilde” hit land on Saturday 16 November 2013 and led to power outages and pregnancies. (Photo: Einar Brendboe/ Photo Illustration by ThorNews) In Nærøy municipality in Central Norway the birthrate has increased by 70 percent from last year. One of… Read More ›