One day the weather girl must have been really bored: Eli Kari Gjengedal is the weather presenter for TV2 in Norway. As this was a special day – it rained all over Norway – she sang the weather to us for the entire country including the sponsor message at the end, just to cheers us [...]
The Norwegian version of the classic English nursery rhyme Ba Ba Black Sheep. Ba, ba little lamb, Have you any wool? Yes, yes, dear child, I have the body full. Sunday clothes for father, And Sunday clothes for mother. And two pairs of socks For tiny little brother.
The 17th of May – Norwegian Constitution Day – is celebrated all over Norway and around the world. Tromsø puts on a grand event with ‘the people’ being the focus of the day. Events happen from 7am in the morning with the flag raising and the laying of wreaths at particular memorial sites to commemorate [...]
Today herding reindeer is synonymous with the Sami culture. It is recently thought that the Vikings were the first people to herd reindeer.
How Norway became a country is shrouded in mystery and folklore. The most well known tale is of Harald Hårfagre who gathered the small kingdoms of the north into a unified nation in 872AD – and of course, this story is about love.
Picture from FacebookCurling is one of the more obscure events in the Winter Olympics, but is still one of the many events where Norwegians seem to excel.
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.
Norwegian dogs were born with a purpose. They were bred to be hunting dogs, herding dogs and farm dogs.
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A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.