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Holiday sunshine before ‘jul deluge’
PHOTO FEATURE: Frosty weather and low December sunshine splashed briefly over southern Norway on the Christmas Day holiday, before being washed away by heavy...
‘God jul’ holiday wishes from Oslo
There's no snow in Norway's capital as the Christmas holidays set in, just another example of how nothing seems to be like it should...
Stricter rules loom as infection rises
Norwegians were heading into the Christmas holidays with rising uncertainty, as state and local officials warned of more social restrictions to combat another rise in...
Norway braces for a very different ‘jul’
Christmas trees are in place, there are more holiday lights than ever and Prime Minister Erna Solberg's government is easing some restrictions on social...
Christmas tree on its way to London
Oslo's mayor and the British ambassador to Norway ceremoniously helped chop down a large Norwegian spruce tree on the outskirts of the capital this...
Norwegians hit the road
Instead of flying off on their summer holidays this year, nearly 80 percent of all Norwegians will be driving around Norway instead. A new...
Holiday restrictions spur ‘boat bonanza’
Another sign of Norway's fundamentally stong economy has sailed into local headlines lately: Norwegians are buying boats like never before. Sales of both new...
Video: Earlier cheers on the 17th of May
SEE THE VIDEO: Country, colours, ceremony and cheer - that's what Norway's Constitution Day celebrations on the 17th of May are usually all about....
A ‘different’ May 17th remained festive
SEE THE PHOTOS: This year's celebration of Norway's annual Constitution Day holiday on the 17th of May will go down in history for its...
Royals went on display after all
After weeks of announcements that the royal family wouldn't be waving to the masses as usual on the 17th of May, King Harald V and...
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