For five August days, the streets, waterfronts, tents, and meeting rooms of Arendal again became a condensed version of Norwegian public life. Politicians, business leaders, researchers, civic ...

Fadderuka marks the start of a new academic year in Norway, welcoming students through social activities, campus events and ...

Norway’s Red Party is calling for a freeze on new commercial data centers, a national licensing system and a ban on ...

A Norsk 101 introduction to student life in Norway, covering studies, student organizations, housing, free-time activities and balancing school, work and leisure. Arendalsuka 2026 brought politicians, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Neanderthal humans (Homo neanderthalensis) are documented in European contexts for around 430,000 years, according to new studies. The accepted genomic contribution of Neanderthal DNA in modern Homo ...

There are about half a million sheep in Iceland but only around 360,000 people. The sheep are bred almost exclusively for the meat and the wool. They are usually shorn twice a year, in spring and fall ...

Today is Friday the 13th, a day for bad luck and fear. Does anyone know why? According to folklorists, there is no evidence for the superstition of an unlucky Friday the 13th before the 19th century.

The nisse of Norway was discovered in the mid-1800s, but it is unusual to actually see the nisse. Small children and animals are the only beings that are able see him. The farms and households that ...