Friluftsliv is more than outdoor recreation; it builds practical skills, resilience, and self-reliance that strengthen personal and societal preparedness in crises, from power outages to natural ...

Discover Træna, a remote island community on Norway’s Helgeland coast, where fishing heritage, dramatic landscapes, vibrant ...

Norwegian snack maker Fjord Chips expands into U.S. retail, bringing premium, locally sourced potato chips from Frosta to ...

The OECD warns Norway over high public spending, rising debt, and weak productivity despite a strong economy, urging tax ...

Fifteen years after the terrorist attacks of July 22, 2011, Norway is marking the anniversary with remembrance, reflection, and renewed calls to defend democracy against hatred and extremism. On that ...

15 years after the July 22, 2011 terror attacks, Norway commemorates the 77 victims with memorials, survivor stories, and renewed calls to defend democracy, counter ...

The story of Norwegian Jan Baalsrud reads like a thrilling work of fiction. It is hard to believe that it is actually the true account of a remarkable man who managed to escape his German pursuers ...

Before printing made almanacs and calendars everyday articles, Scandinavians used calendric devices made of wood, with lines or notches for the days of the year and carved characters for solstices, ...

The look on the lady’s face said it all as she grabbed at the Thor’s hammer dangling from my necklace. “Skinheads wear these,” she snarled. “Racists and Nazis!” “I do Viking reenactment,” I explained, ...

For over 48 years, her life and death have remained a mystery. Isdalskvinnen, the “Isdal Woman” or the “Woman from Ice Valley,” is one of the most famous unsolved cases in recent Norwegian history.

Though Norwegian Americans practically define who they are through the eating of lutefisk during the Christmas season, I have found to my surprise that the vast majority of Norwegian Americans know ...

I was looking through pictures of my grandparents and other Norwegian relatives in the United States and found very few with people smiling. Those who are smiling clearly did so only on the ...