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Chill settled over defense ceremonies

Norway once again mounted its annual Liberation Day and Veterans Day ceremonies on May 8, this year under threatening skies and chilly temperatures. It...

Sun shone on Labour Day party

PHOTO FEATURE: The weather was nothing short of spectacular when thousands of Norwegians turned out for May Day -Labour Day festivities in Oslo on...

Labour gears up for May Day

May Day is Labour Day in Norway, with a capital "L." Both the Labour Party and the country's major trade union confederation LO have...

Pastor charged with domestic violence

A pastor in the Norwegian Church has been arrested in the middle of the country's Easter holidays and charged with domestic violence, confirmed the...

Storms sabotage Easter holidays

Many Norwegians ended up dropping their plans to spend the Easter holiday week in the mountains after strong winds and snowstorms closed roads or...

Alarms ring over Easter exodus

Nearly half of all Norwegians were planning to travel during the traditional Easter holiday week that got underway on Friday. Warnings surrounded the annual...

Ambassadors hail a new spring day

Three ambassadors to Norway, from Iran, Iraq and Afghanistan, got together in Oslo this week to share an old spring tradition with local guests....

Dangers high as holiday week begins

Hundreds of thousands of students began Norway's traditional winter holiday this week, but they're literally on thin ice if they opt to go skiing or...

Fall holiday may revive ‘hytte’ sales

Norwegian newspapers have been full of ads for holiday cabins in the mountains recently, a sure sign, along with closed schools in the Oslo...

Bergensbanen running again

The popular train line between Bergen and Oslo reopened on Monday after its tracks were blocked by an earthslide in the mountains between Finse...

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