Capturing the aurora with Hurtigruten
Dennis Mammana shares tips for photographing the northern lights and invites you to join him on a Hurtigruten voyage for the experience of a lifetime Molly Jones The Norwegian American There’s a wish that...
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Norway selects “Thelma” for Foreign-Language Oscar nomination
News from the Norwegian Film Institute Each year the Norwegian Oscar Committee selects a Norwegian film as the country’s Oscar nomination for the Best Foreign-Language Feature award. Last year’s selection, The King’s Choice (Kongens...
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Exploring Norway’s pop music “oldies”
Take a walk down a Norwegian memory lane with these lively gems from decades past Sean LaFleur New York If you ask most Americans what they know about the pop music of Norway’s past,...
Who taught Norway to smelt iron?
An NTNU professor may have solved the mystery of Norway’s iron-age smelting Steinar Brandslet NTNU For centuries, people in today’s mid-Norway Trøndelag region made large amounts of first-class iron out of bog ore for...
A salad for the changing season
Chanterelles and figs signal a transition, saying goodbye to summer and hello to fall Daytona Strong Taste of Norway Editor There’s a moment when summer and fall intersect, the slowly fading warmth of the...
Good will walking
Seigkællane is about more than you think George Hoyum Rockford, Minn. When you think of Seigkællane, what comes to mind? Those sticky little jellybean men made by Nidar in Norway? Or a Norwegian alternative...
Cycling in Norway
Infrastructure boosts the sport of cycling year-round M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway Until the wartime and postwar restrictions on import of private cars were lifted in 1960, cycling was commonplace in Norway. Thereafter, cycling...
Hall of Fame inducts Norwegian Americans
Tollefson’s Retail Group and Nathan Myhrvold are among those to be honored at this year’s Norsk Høstfest Special Release Norsk Høstfest A four-generation business, a Finnish chef and author, and a visionary technology and...
Vanse embraces the NYC subway
Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. The American Festival in Vanse, Norway, celebrated its 11th year this June. The festival’s slogan is “The best thing that happened to Lista since Brooklyn. So it is no surprise...
Hunters find Viking sword
The 1,100-year-old relic was found higher in the mountains than any previous such objects The Local Reindeer hunters in Norway’s Oppland county have created excitement among experts at home and abroad after discovering a...
The key to precise salmon measurement
Norwegian startup OptoScale uses laser lights to accurately measure the weight of fish Rasmus Falck Oslo, Norway Norway’s long and jagged coastline surrounded by cold, fresh seawater provides excellent conditions for aquaculture activities. The...
Rosenborg qualifies for Europa League
The Norwegian club managed to beat Ajax, kicking Amsterdam out of the running Jo Christian Weldingh Oslo, Norway Last season’s UEFA Europa League finalists Ajax went out in the qualifying rounds as Rosenborg beat...
Norway’s election
Five things to know about the outcome of September 11’s general election The Local Norway’s conservative parties won a majority in September 11’s election. Here are five essential things to take away. 1. Conservative...
