Sami Siida
Tove Andersson writes about Sami Siida
with a restaurant, museum, and cultural events for guests, run by Sami family members in Alta, Norway.
Author: Tove Andersson
En julenattsdrøm
Tove Andersson reports on En julenattsdrøm – A Christmas Night’s Dream, which is playing at Nationaltheatret in Oslo, Norway’s National Theater.
Beautiful gifts with Sámi symbols
Tove Andersson talks to Ellen Marie
Martinsen, a Sami artist-photographer living in Sweden, who learned her
culture and its art on her own.
“He belongs to us all”
Tove Andersson reports on the opening of the new Munch Museum in Oslo, heralded by King Harald and Queen Sonja as a gift to the world.
Glass fishing floats
Tove Andersson discovers family meaning when reading “European Glass Fishing Floats, their Makers and Mark,” written by Olaf Raabe of Norway.
Eidsvoll – the birthplace of Norwegian democracy
On May 17, 1814, the Norwegian Constitution was signed at Eidsvoll municipality in Viken County. Today, Eidsvoll celebrates its constitutional legacy.
Weddings on top of the world
With COVID forcing couples to adapt their wedding plans, friluftsliv weddings are an increasingly popular choice in Norway, including on the North Cape.
Tour skating opens up new adventures for Norwegians
Tour skating—ice hiking in the open air on natural ice—has become a popular, though dangerous, winter pasttime in Norway.
Calling all Norwegians—and tourists!
A new cultural project in Norway is turning disused phone booths into “book booths”, encouraging passersby to take a book or leave a book.
A virtual view of the past
The house of polar explorer Roald Amundsen, filled with sounds, images, and stories from his life, can now be explored with virtual reality (VR).
