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Vandals ruined Christmas tree sales

Somebody ravaged two Christmas tree sales lots in and around Drammen during the night, cutting off the tops of at least 500 trees and...

Another new job for Norway’s premier

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has assumed a lot of new duties since taking office last month. This week she debuted as a timber worker,...

Christmas shopping set new record

It seems to happen every year: Christmas shoppers in Norway broke new spending records again during the run-up to the holidays and also set...

Holiday baking tradition intact

Among various surveys that have been conducted in Norway recently was one that questioned Norwegians about their Christmas cookie habits during the holiday season....

Norwegians tackled holiday loneliness

An elderly Oslo woman's blunt appeal for someone to eat dinner with on Christmas Eve fired up a national campaign to ward off loneliness...

Mixed reviews for palace concert

King Harald and Queen Sonja opened up the Royal Palace for another Christmas concert this year, but it didn't generate entirely positive reaction. Meanwhile,...

West Coast gets clobbered again

Another severe winter storm blew in over Norway's southwest coast Sunday, with powerful winds knocking down trees and even tearing the roofs off buildings....

Norway set for cold, white Christmas

Most Norwegians were settling into what amounts to at least a five-day weekend beginning on Saturday, and many were cheered by forecasts of a...

Film fans traveled to Christmas Star

Norway has an abundance of Christmas-related holiday traditions, not least regarding seasonal entertainment. This year Norwegians have been flocking to local cinemas to see...

‘Julebord’ sickens nearly 200

Around 170 guests at a Christmas buffet known as a "julebord" late last week have fallen ill afterwards, but no one is sure what...
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