Tag: holidays

Bad weather cancels some fireworks

Stormy weather that slammed into Norway's northwest coast on Monday forced several cities to cancel their traditional fireworks displays on New Year's Eve. Winds...

Stormy weather on New Year’s Eve

Wet and wild weather was in the forecast for New Year's Eve. The worst weather was expected in the Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag...

New ‘Donald’ comic pokes fun at Trump

Norwegians have a long tradition of buying and reading special Christmas comic books called julehefter. While interest in Donald Duck has been waning, Donald...

Royals headed for the holiday hills

Norway's royal family headed for the hills above Oslo this year, for traditional Christmas holidays at the monarch's timber lodge called Kongsseteren. They posed...

White Christmas, with some grey

Oslo residents were able to enjoy a mostly White Christmas this holiday season, even though no fresh snow fell to soften and help groom...

Brilliant colours for the holiday season

PHOTO FEATURE: Norwegians celebrated the winter solstice nearly as much as the arrival of the Christmas and New Year holidays. As the days get...

Wintry park scene sent worldwide

Prime Minister Erna Solberg has sent Christmas card scenes from Nord-Trøndelag and Aust-Agder in recent years. This year the Vigeland sculpture park in Oslo...

Slow start to shopping season

Norway's Christmas shopping season got off to a slow start, reports retail trade association Virke. Total sales during the traditional kick-off week at the...

Snow halted prime minister’s car

It started snowing in Oslo just before the weekend, adding to the upcoming holiday atmosphere but causing problems for guests leaving a prominent julebord (pre-holiday...

Teenage robbers target older men

Police in Oslo have arrested two teenagers after the latest robbery of a man in his 60s. He was heading home through the Frogner...
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