Tag: Easter
Sunny Easter weather due to change
The blue skies, sunshine and warm temperatures that have hovered over much of southern Norway during the start of the Easter holidays are due...
Crown Prince didn’t do as well in ‘Birkebeiner’ this year
Norway's Crown Prince Haakon didn't do nearly as well in this year's Birkebeiner race over the mountains from Østerdalen to Gudbrandsdalen. He did beat...
Skiers from 44 countries raced in Birkebeiner
Total participation has declined, but organizers of Norway's annual Birkebeiner ski race were setting a record for international representation this year. The number of...
Norwegians partied over the border
The Swedish city of Strömstad, just over the border from southern Norway, was once again full of partying Norwegians on Thursday. It's been an...
‘Easter exodus’ no longer widespread
It used to be that Norwegian cities all but emptied out during the country's long five-day Easter holiday weekend that runs from Thursday through...
Three survive avalanche
Another avalanche thundered down the steep slopes of the Sunnmøre Alps around the town of Sykkylven on Friday, but three persons caught in it...
Storms sabotage Easter holidays
Many Norwegians ended up dropping their plans to spend the Easter holiday week in the mountains after strong winds and snowstorms closed roads or...
Alarms ring over Easter exodus
Nearly half of all Norwegians were planning to travel during the traditional Easter holiday week that got underway on Friday. Warnings surrounded the annual...
Red Cross reports hectic Easter
Large numbers of Easter tourists in the mountains and on skis kept Red Cross emergency workers busy during last week's annual påskeferie (Easter holiday)....
Yet another avalanche hits Tromsø
Norway's northern city of Tromsø, along with much of the northern region of the country, continued on Monday to be plagued by avalanches that...
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