Tag: mountains
Stoltenberg opened new glacier center
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg recently attended the grand opening of a new visitor's center at the entrance to the Jostedal Glacier National Park in...
Red Cross reports hectic Easter
Large numbers of Easter tourists in the mountains and on skis kept Red Cross emergency workers busy during last week's annual påskeferie (Easter holiday)....
‘Christmas is the new Easter’
Norwegians are heading for the mountains or traveling elsewhere this Christmas in droves generally only seen during the country's long, traditional Easter holidays. The...
Activists give up ‘monster mast’ fight
Norway's state-owned power grid enterprise Statnett has quietly completed a fourth of its controversial new power line project on the north side of the...
‘Brutal’ Norseman attracted hundreds
Call them gluttons for punishment, but 500 hardy souls from 37 countries took part over the weekend in what's been called one of the...
Stunning roads blend old and new
Norway's network of Nasjonal turistveger (National Tourist Routes) keeps expanding, offering motorists what can amount to the rides of their lives. It's not the...
Norwegians most proud of their ‘fjords og fjell’
Norway's fjords and mountains (fjell) remain the best things the country has to offer its visitors, according to a new survey of Norwegians. Nearly...
First national park turns 50
The majestic, almost moon-like peaks of Norway's Rondane National Park have drawn hikers and climbers for years and now they have a reason to...
Mountains open for the high season
Record numbers of Norwegians are heading for the mountains this summer as the high season for hiking, cycling or simply gazing at the scenery...
Skiing season’s last hurrah
More than 12,000 skiers headed back up to the high country over the weekend to take part in the traditional 38-kilometer mountain ski race...
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