It was Farmor’s 70th birthday and Tante made one of her famous cakes for the occasion. The flower decorations were all hand-made with marzipan. Tante’s marzipan cream cake was the first to be devoured. But luckily Norwegian birthday parties never have just one cake. We also had a bløtkake (cream cake) with pineapple made by [...]
The Norwegian post symbol is a golden ‘bugle’ horn and the background, which also serves at the postal colour, is red. From 1647 the horse-and-cart postal carriages used to blow their horns to clear the way as the ‘post is coming’. This golden horn on a red is a symbol to note when traveling in [...]
Life in Alta is quite different from the rest of the country, even farm-life. So, we thought we’d introduce you to our new inspiration and take you on a grand tour of the farm. As we walked clockwise around the farm to take pictures today, I was ever so amazed at the diversity of the [...]
The bunad is a traditional Norwegian costume worn by both men and women. It can either come from established rural traditions or have a more modern design inspired by historical patterns and cuts.
Confirmations were important for entrance into adult life. One had to have their confirmation to be able to work or get married.
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
Norwegian houses are very charming with their wooden panels and slate roofing. It is typical for a house to be painted a strong colour such as red, blue or yellow, but white is the most popular.
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Many English words actually come from old Norse language – brought by Vikings to England in medieval times. Here are some words you have probably uttered without realising you are speaking Norwegian!
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Norway enters the Christmas season early.