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Fall colors keep blazing around Oslo
PHOTO FEATURE: The reds, golds and deep greens of autumn have been firing up local landscapes in Norway during the past few weeks, not...
Thousands ready to race uphill
Just a week after the annual Oslo Marathon, more than 4,000 eager runners were ready to take part in a more unusual race on...
Calls go out for more mushroom control
Thousands of Norwegians are likely to head out this weekend to "sanke sopp" (pick mushrooms), and biologists and health care personnel wish there were more checkpoints...
New hidden posts wait to be found
The hills and forests around Oslo are now sporting 50 new posts of interest, waiting to be found by eager skiers and hikers. Hundreds...
Record early debut for cloudberries
Weeks of sunshine and unusually high temperatures around Norway in May and June have resulted in early harvests, both cultivated and wild. In addition to all...
Former ambassador dies at 98
Robert D Stuart, who served as US ambassador to Norway during the Reagan Administration, died of a heart attack while traveling home from France...
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...
Hitting the trails, Norwegian style
PHOTO FEATURE: Thousands of Oslo-area residents defied another grey and gloomy weekend to head for local hills and forests in the hopes of a...
Hot, dry weather sparks campfire ban
All it took was two weeks with no rain for the forests around Oslo to get so dry that local fire authorities decided to...
Skiers ready to hit the trails
Not all cross-country skiers seek merely the solitude and scenic beauty of a day on the ski trails: Fully 7,000 skiing enthusiasts were registered...
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