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Drunk teenagers spoil national day in several cities

Norway's national day celebrations on the 17th of May are meant to celebrate fellowship and democracy, but things went wrong from Tromsø in the...

Sights and sounds of Stavanger’s patriotic party on the 17th of May

VIDEO FEATURE: Norway's West Coast city of Stavanger is known for a lively bar and restaurant scene and lots of partying, some of it...

Norwegian royals back on the balcony

Norway's King Harald and Queen Sonja were back on the balcony of the Royal Palace in Oslo on Sunday, to wave for many hours...

17th of May Stavanger style

PHOTO FEATURE: Like Norwegians all over the country, proud citizens in Stavanger dressed up and set aside all the world's problems on their national...

Gratulerer med dagen!

At least one flag was already flying early on the morning of the 17th of May, as a large cruiseship slowly backed into a...

Norwegians hang on to cherished Labour Day traditions

The sun shone warmly over much of Norway on Friday's May 1st holiday, and hundreds of thousands turned out for Labour Day parades and...

Long Easter holidays underway

Millions of Norwegians were heading off on the country's five-day-long Easter holiday weekend on Wednesday. A new survey indicates 80 percent of them would...

Opposition to fireworks grows

Tens of thousands of Norwegians have signed a petition calling for a ban on private fireworks on the one night of the year when...

Fewer fireworks on New Year’s Eve

More cities and towns around Norway cancelled New Year's Eve fireworks displays this year, mostly because of how expensive they've become. Fear of fireworks...

‘Green Christmas’ in most of Norway

UPDATED: After the warmest December on record, Oslo, Bergen and much of the rest of Norway were heading into the Christmas holidays with little...
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