Tag: holidays
Metal stars shined on Easter Inferno
Dark forces from around the world gathered in Oslo for what's become an Easter tradition as solid as any: Norway's Inferno Metal Festival, with...
Ramadan decorations stirred debate
A decision by Oslo's new Conservatives-led city government to decorate the street outside City Hall for Ramadan this year has stirred debate, also as...
Twilight time for ‘hytte’ building
After years of massive hytte construction in Norway that fed a craving for holiday homes, the market has tumbled and authorities are reining in...
Drones disturb winter holidays
Norwegians taking time off at mountain cabins during this week's winter holidays have something new to complain about in the popular Sjusjøen area near...
Holidays may have set off latest wave of domestic murders
Norwegian police are now investigating five murders in the week following the Christmas- and New Year holidays. That's not many compared to most places,...
Holiday lights have sparked complaints
Outdoor holiday lights don't always spark admiration and good cheer during the Christmas and New Year season in Norway. Norwegians have embraced the practice...
Norwegian holidays darker this year
More Norwegians than usual are hoping for brighter days after the winter solstice this year because of a new, unfamiliar situation: relative poverty. Inflation,...
Football Cup attracted few fans
Just under 20,000 Norwegian football fans turned up for their country's annual "cup final" that ranks as the Norwegian Championships with the monarch in...
Fires, heat, drought can spoil summer
Millions of Norwegians are starting summer holidays in the midst of high fire danger, water restrictions and a heat wave. Bans have already been...
17th of May, Bergen style
UPDATED: Millions of dressed-up Norwegians were out celebrating their constitution, freedom and democracy, or just having a good time on their 17th of May...
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