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Mathew Paul Gundersen

Mathew is a British (og litt Norsk) guy living in Stavanger, Norway. He is a journalist, a literature student and a keen runner (amongst other things).
Stavanger Cathedral east side

Stavanger Cathedral: Memories of Medieval Stavanger

Norwegian open sandwich with pålegg

Pålegg: Norwegian Toppings for Sliced Bread

An image of ghosts in heaven and hell

Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts

Old and New Architecture in Norway

Architecture in Norway: The Old & The New

Mathew at sverds i fjell in stavnager

Why I Moved from Oslo to Stavanger

Man speaking Norwegian into a tin can telephone

Norwegian Phrases: Common Sayings in Norway

The Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen wrote A Doll's House

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House

The Oslo to Stavanger railway track

The Oslo to Stavanger Train

The new Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo

Oslo’s New Deichman Library

Gender equality logos

Gender Equality: How Norway Measures Up

Norwegian man smoking

Smoking in Norway: The Rules & Regulations Explained

Illustration of the new National Museum in Oslo

Previewing the New National Museum in Oslo

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