Choirs begin Norway tour in sister city

Submitted Photo Skien, Norway, was the first stop on Friday for the Minot State University Concert Choir and Minot Chamber Chorale during the groups’ 10 day tour of Norway. The groups will make a number of other stops including Rauland, Heddal, Hamar and …

US Marines Participate in Norwegian Constitution Day Parade in Setermoen, Norway (4K Video)

Marines with 2nd Marine Logistics Group, Camp Legeune, North Carolina, took a break from tactical exercises associated with Swift Response to participate in a Norwegian Constitution Day Parade in Setermoen, Norway on May 17th, 2025. Swift Response is a …

After India-Norway pact, Nordic cos eye Goa as hub

Norway: 20 Oslo youth linked to nearly 1,300 police cases

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – The 20 most active juvenile offenders in Oslo have been linked to 1,298 police cases, including attempted murder, violence, robbery, drug offenses, and threats, according to an investigation by Norway Television channel TV2. All 20 …

How This Arctic City Celebrates May 17, Norway’s National Day

The beginning of the school's parade overlooking downtown Tromsø on Norway's National Day. David Nikel Across Norway, May 17 is a day of national pride. Parades of schoolchildren march through downtown districts, brass bands fill the air with music …

Norway’s Royal Family celebrates Constitution Day

Princess Ingrid Alexandra wore her newest bunad on Saturday as the Norwegian Royal Family led the celebrations for Constitution Day. The future queen completed 15 months of military training earlier this spring, and received a bunad from Bardu and Målselv, …

Nepal and Norway share many values

It is a great pleasure to welcome all of you to the celebration of the Norwegian National Day, when we celebrate our Constitution, signed on the 17th of May, in 1814. The Constitution of Nepal is considerably younger – the 10th anniversary this year. Your …

Christian Democrats Norway look back on historic loss

Although the Democratic Party of Norway mobilised its voters well in a final sprint, it was not enough to pass the voting threshold of 4 per cent. The conservative party that delivered two prime ministers in the last 25 years won just 3,8 per cent of the …

‘Rethink what we expect from parents’: Norway’s grapple with falling birthrate

Norway’s generous parental leave, heavily subsidised childcare and high living standards have earned it a reputation as one of the best places in the world to have children. And yet fewer than ever are being born in the Nordic country. Although falling …

Celebrating Norway’s national day far from home

May 17 marks Norway’s National Day, a special occasion celebrated by Norwegians around the world, including those living on Spain’s Costa Cálida. For the local Norwegian community, it’s a day to honour their heritage and share their traditions with friends …