A wonderful tale of a Cypriot's travels deep into fjord country, where he learned so much more about Norwegians than he expected. We were flying over the fjords from Oslo to Førde and I was not ...
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Two Teenagers Killed in Trondheim
Two teenagers originally from Afghanistan were killed in Trondheim city centre last night. Norwegian media are reporting the murder of two young asylum seekers and serious injuries to a third in a ...
Norway Best for Elderly Living
New research places Norway top of the Ageing Society Index, which attempts to rank countries based on how they are handling the transition to an ageing population. A team of researchers and policy ...
Sweden Election: “Yes, the far right made gains, but we’re not falling apart”
Our friends across the border in Sweden are recovering after a very tense election night. The centre-right and the centre-left blocs have effectively secured very similar shares of the vote, but ...
Nordic Noir
The genre of dark crime stories with bleak Scandinavian settings has a huge following around the world. The upcoming release of Wisting based on the books by Jørn Lier Horst is the latest in a long ...
Driving to Norway from the UK
Travelling from Britain to Norway? There is an alternative to flying. As a regular visitor to Norway, until this summer every single one of my journeys had taken me up 30,000 feet to get there. ...
The Quake: Disaster Strikes Oslo
Disaster returns to Norway with Skjelvet (The Quake), a follow up to the 2015 movie The Wave. For anyone that enjoyed Bølgen (The Wave), you’ll be delighted to hear that disaster has returned to ...
Trondheim’s Nidaros Cathedral
Everything you need to know to plan a memorable visit to the world's northernmost medieval cathedral in Trondheim, Norway. A real icon of the city and the country as a whole, Nidaros Cathedral draws ...
Exploring the Nordfjord
Welcome to Norway's Nordfjord, home of glaciers, summer skiing, hiking trails, and relaxation aplenty. Despite its size, the Nordfjord is probably the lesser-known of the big Norwegian fjords, but ...
Norway Women Qualify for World Cup
A 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in Oslo secured Norway's women a place in the World Cup for the eighth consecutive tournament. The national team take their place at the 2019 tournament, which will ...