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Many already finished with Christmas shopping

Over a million Norwegians, 20 percent of the population, say they've already completed their Christmas shopping before the first windows of advent calendars are opened...

Halloween now big business in Norway

The recent Halloween holiday that's so popular in the US was all but unknown in Norway as late as the 1990s. Now it's become big...

Warmest early summer in years

As Norwegians headed into annual Midsummer Eve festivities on Monday, called Sankthansaften, most were being advised to have sweaters and a rain jacket handy....

Norway basks under warmest spring

Norwegians enjoyed spectacular weather over the pinse holiday, the country's last long weekend of the year. It capped off a spring which saw average...

Strike threatened at Vinmonopolet

Workers at Norway's state-run liquor chain Vinmonopolet have threatened to go on strike in response to a government proposal to open the stores during...

‘Hipp hipp hurra,’ at least 200 times

PHOTO FEATURE: Oslo Mayor Fabian Stang was among all the Norwegians who turned out in huge numbers on Saturday to celebrate their constitution's bicentennial....

Oslo basked in a spectacular 17th

Sunshine and clear blue skies provided perfect conditions for the hundreds of thousands of people who filled the streets of the Norwegian capital on...

Most immigrants embrace ’17.mai’

Norwegians and "new Norwegians" alike marched side-by-side again in parades Saturday on what the locals call "17.mai," the Constitution Day holiday on the 17th of...

Greetings on a special May 17th

We got up early here in Oslo today, as Norway woke up to the 200th anniversary of its constitution on the 17th of May...

Constitution gets historic overhaul

The Norwegian Parliament introduced a raft of amendments to the Constitution (Grunnloven) this week in the historic document's most comprehensive revision since it was...
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