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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...

Students run over the mountains

Sporty college students from Norway's two leading business schools were competing with each other this weekend in a long-distance relay race over the mountains...

Hiking boss hits a new trail

Kristin Krohn Devold, a former defense minister who's headed the national mountain trekking organization DNT (Den Norske Turistforeningen) for the past eight years, is...

Lure of ‘marka’ hits UN recruiting

Norwegians' easy access to the great outdoors, combined with good pay and benefits, is making it difficult to convince them to apply for or...

Norwegians urged to stop bragging

So much for Norwegian modesty: New research shows that Norwegians are now seen as bragging about their affluence, strong currency and lifestyle so much...

Great outdoors at the ‘cultural core’

After a week of media debate over what comprises the core of Norwegian culture comes an answer based on 17,000 votes and 500 proposals...

Fall colors set forests ablaze

PHOTO FEATURE: There's a frequent remark making the rounds in Norway these days: "Nå er det høst!" Literally, "It's autumn now!" You hear it...

Forests targeted by farmers’ party

The small but powerful political party best known for representing Norwegian farmers chose an unusual weekend to roll out its latest, often unpopular demands....

‘Too many fish’ in Finnmark lakes

Many freshwater lakes in Norway's northernmost county of Finnmark have a problem that likely would be considered a luxury most other places: They're so...

Queen opens new coastal trail

Around 250 hikers followed along with Norway's Queen Sonja when she formally opened a new coastal trail on the island of Vannøya north of...
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