Trondheim certainly has an interesting way to ask for any witnesses for a crime that has been committed.

The sign reads:
Sunday 12:30am
Young woman knocked down and kicked.  The offended was taken to the hospital with stomach injuries.  When the police arrived at the scene the perpetrator was gone.  No witnesses have come forward.
Making the streets safe [...]

At the beginning of each new year UDI takes the opportunity to make changes.  Here are a few to watch out for in 2010:
Residence Permits
Name changes are ‘all the go’ right now.
- All Permits
UDI: The term “residence permit” replaces residence and work permits, so that all permits are called residence permits. In principle, a residence [...]

There are many things that are done to prepare for the Christmas season – even the government in Norway gets in on the action.  One unusual tradition in Norway is the November tax break.  All earnings in November are taxed half the regular amount.  As most employers pay wages around the middle of the following [...]

News and comments from two of the top newspapers in the last 24 hours.
Aftenposten Article Headings:
Should Reconsider His Position – (author NTB) 10/10/2009
A Pathetic Mistake – (author unknown – discussion forum) 10/10/2009
Limbaugh – The Nobel Committee Wants To Help Obama Castrate USA – Anders Nordstoga 10/10/2009
Comments from Aftenposten:
Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize – Kristjan [...]

I have lived in a few countries and gone through a couple of different immigration procedures.  When it comes to Norway I know that some people find the immigration process very frustrating, but believe you me, it is actually a breeze.  I have found that Norway makes things easier and simpler than other countries and [...]

When searching through some Norwegian websites I ’stumbled’ across this ad.  It struck me as a very odd thing for a Polly to do – actually, a bit tacky.  A take off from the Bob Dylan video Subterranean Homesick Blues doesn’t seem as fitting when the party using it is mostly red!  There he was [...]

The flags of Norway developed from the age of the Vikings.  A raven banner was flown by many Viking chieftains from the ninth century and was often used as ‘weather-vanes’ (a kind-of weather compass to show the direction of the wind) on Viking Longships.
In Old Norse the raven was a popular symbol and represented the [...]

On the 10th of December every year an award ceremony is held at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, for the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize is awarded by the Nobel Committee and is given in the presence of the Norwegian King and other prominent world leaders.
The Nobel Peace Prize has always been shrouded in [...]