Tag: holidays
Oslo’s Christmas tree gift wins a nod
Not everyone is griping about the large Christmas tree that the City of Oslo sent to London. Our report about complaints over its appearance...
Norwegians fire up hot ‘hytte’ market
Norway's autumn holidays ended over the weekend with more record sales of the traditional holiday home known as a "hytte." That's not to be...
Car holidays send pump prices up
Norway's notoriously high prices for petrol at the pump have spiked again, to nearly NOK 20 per liter in some areas, or around USD...
Skies cleared for Midsummer Eve
Most Norwegians could bask under sunshine and clear skies for the traditional Midsummer Eve celebrations known as Sankthansaften on Wednesday. The evening holiday that's...
17th of May turned violent
Police trying to break up an unauthorized gathering of more than 100 people in downtown Fredrikstad were met by youth throwing stones and bottles...
Another ‘different’ 17th of May holiday
The Corona pandemic, combined with cold and constant rain, literally put a damper on celebrations of Norway's national day on the 17th of May....
Two centuries of flag-waving
NEWS ANALYSIS: It's been 200 years since Norway got the red, white and blue flag that Norwegians need few excuses to fly. On Constitution...
Norwegians off for very long weekend
Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians could take off on an unusually long weekend that began Wednesday night and continues through Monday. That's as long...
Digital celebrations for May 1st holiday
Norway's Labour Day holiday on the 1st of May is normally celebrated with lots of breakfast parties and big parades in cities and towns...
Storms stranded holiday motorists
Sudden and severe snowstorms in the mountains of southern Norway were still causing problems on Tuesday as tens of thousands of people tried to...
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