Trollfjord, Northern Norway. (Photo: Thomasz Furmanek/ Instagram) In his spare time, Thomasz Furmanek loves to explore nature from the kayak – and with nearly 30,000 followers on Instagram, his photographs fascinate people from all over the world. – What I… Read More ›
The eight large dogs in the Gokstad burial mound may have looked like this Irish Wolfhound. (Photo: hunden.no) In Viking Age ship graves there have been found large amounts of animal bones: In the Gokstad burial mound (c. 900 AD),… Read More ›
(Photo: Jakob Granqvist/ Nordica Photography) Sirena from Texas and Eric from Germany met in Argentina, and married in Lofoten this autumn. Is there a more beautiful and romantic place on the planet? When American Sirena LaBurn from Texas met German… Read More ›
Raspberries taste delicious and are healthy, but are normally harvested in July. (Photo: Harald Eikrem Tusvik) On 9 November, Harald Eikrem Tusvik from Biri in Oppland picked raspberries for his Sunday dessert in the garden. He discovered the berries by… Read More ›
Lomsdal-Visten National Park: “Excuse me – but where is the nearest toilet?” (Photo: visithelgeland.com) Picture this: You have been walking for three days without seeing a single person. Surrounded by fjords, vast forests, ravines and towering mountains you are… Read More ›
In 1885, Lars Petter Olsen Valldal in the Valldal valley in Møre og Romsdal completed the barn. Then he spent seven years building this functional and beautiful barn bridge.(Photo: Oddleiv Apneseth) Barns are an important part of Norwegian history that… Read More ›
Hot: Meteorologist Bente Wahl reports a disturbing forecast. Traditionally, the Norwegian winter temperatures is below zero degrees Celsius, but in the year 2050, Eastern Norway may get temperatures as high as 40 degrees. – In Eastern Norway, you can mow… Read More ›
Christmas 2013 was the first Christmas the Rjukan market square was bathed in sunlight. (Photo: visitrjukan.com) Thanks to three giant sun mirrors, the 3400 residents in the town of Rjukan can experience winter sun on the market square. The industrial… Read More ›
(Photo: Ingolf Kristnasen) Thanks to a frozen fish shoal, Ingolf Kristiansen from Lovund in Nordland will be among the audience at Sir Elton John’s concert in Oslo on November 15. The tickets he has received from the popular artist himself…. Read More ›
Polar bear researcher Jon Aars in close contact with a mother and her cub. The mother is anesthetized and the cub is not yet afraid of people. (Photo: Jon Aars / Norwegian Polar Institute) No one knows how many polar… Read More ›
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