Tag: holidays
Young Liberals want to drop religious holidays
Right in the middle of Norway's Ascension Day holiday weekend came calls from the Liberal Party's youth group to do away with all of...
Massive turnout on the 17th of May
This was the scene in Oslo on Tuesday, when hundreds of thousands of Norwegians turned out for their first "proper" Constitution Day celebrations on...
17th of May stages a ‘non-political’ comeback after Corona
After two years of Corona cancellations, millions of Norwegians were ready to celebrate their cherished Constitution Day on the 17th of May again. Record...
Norway’s ‘russ’ on the loose
NEWS ANALYSIS: As if the Russians weren't enough to worry about: Fear and loathing have also been running high this spring over Norway's graduating...
Thousands hailed solidarity
Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians turned out all over the country on Sunday to hail freedom, democracy and solidarity at workers' traditional May 1st...
Norway took off for long Easter
Norwegians took off for their annual five-day-long Easter holidays over the weekend. It's the first Easter without Corona restrictions in three years, and high avalanche...
New Year speeches stressed solidarity
All three of the New Year speeches delivered by the monarch, the prime minister and the president of the Sami Parliament (Sametinget) during the...
Critics promote fireworks ban
New Year's Eve fireworks were once again being accused this year of terrifying animals and causing injuries, with more than 40 organizations in Norway...
High electricity bills didn’t hurt shopping
Norwegian merchants could report another record holiday shopping season, even after (or perhaps because of) another year of Corona restrictions. Sales were up 15...
Royals sent out a holiday greeting
King Harald and Queen Sonja were breaking with tradition like most others this Christmas, by not spending the holidays at their timber lodge in...
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