Tag: holidays
Pastors question Easter priorities
The Corona crisis has once again cancelled church services during the Easter holidays and now some pastors in the Norwegian Church are questioning the...
King offers more encouragement
A casually dressed King Harald V sent some royal encouragement and sympathy to Norwegians struggling with the ongoing Corona crisis on Friday. Hundreds of...
Surrounding areas join Oslo shutdown
All 51 municipalities in Norway's large Viken county that surrounds Oslo are now subject to most of the same strict anti-infection measures that already...
Corona haunts winter holidays
Norwegian schools are closed for winter holidays both this week and next in varying parts of the country, but health officials warn that no...
Holiday shoppers defied Corona
There are few signs that the Corona crisis put a freeze on holiday shopping, with sales brisk at most retail stores and soaring at...
New Year speeches help unify, console
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway’s monarch isn’t the only one holding a traditional New Year speech aimed at boosting national pride and unity. The prime minister...
King offers hope and some consolation
It was probably one of the most direct and news-related royal holiday addresses ever: King Harald V used his annual speech to the nation...
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...
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