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  • Deichman Bjørvika library in Oslo wins prestigious ​European "Trend Brand of the Year 2020" award. Photo: Erik Thallaug

    ​European cultural award to Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo

    The new Deichman Bjørvika library in Oslo has won the international «Trend Brand of the Year 2020» award, a trend-setting recognition for libraries all over the world, according to the jury. The jury highlighted the fact that Deichman Bjørvika in Oslo has transformed the dusty cliches on what a library is, and made the library relevant to all the citizens, becoming a creative destination in Oslo.

  • ​Innovation Norway has launched “CO2rism”. A tool for calculating the CO2-emissions caused by transport of tourists to and in Norway. PHOTO: Knuten Geiranger- Samuel Taipale - VisitNorway.com

    CO2 calculation – a part of future market planning?

    Innovation Norway has launched “CO2rism”, a tool for calculating the CO2-emissions caused by transport of tourists to and in Norway. The user groups of this calculator are businesses and destinations marketeers, interested in insight on the emissions caused by the guests they want to attract.

  • Ureddplassen - one of the many divine toilets along the Norwegian Scenic Routes - Photo: Lars Grimsby/Statens Vegvesen

    World Toilet Day and Norway's architecturally "Ode to the Commode"

    November 19 has been designated as the World Toilet Day by the UN. World Toilet Day was made to spread and increase public awareness of broader sanitation systems such as wastewater treatment, stormwater management, and washing hands. Today we talk about the one invention that's kept hidden behind closed doors, but undeniably important. So if you like an "ode to the commode" read ahead.

  • Princess Ingrid Alexandra (in yellow) with her parents Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit (to the left) at Borestranden beach, Norway. Photo: Det kongelige hoff

    Norwegian princess surfs up!

    Princess Ingrid Alexandra wins gold medal in Norway's Junior National Championship in surfing. In recent years, Norway has earned its deserved place as an international surfing destination. From Lofoten in the north to the beaches near Stavanger in the southwest you can enjoy excellent conditions for surfing.

  • Flokehyttene cabins. Photo: Holon Arkitektur

    Accommodations with unique architecture in Norway

    Norway has seen a growth in fascinating architecture and design in the last few years. This has also happened with accommodation all over the country, where you now can sleep, eat, find exciting culture, history and participate in exciting adventures – or simply get away from it all and relax and contemplate, or practice friluftsliv. Here you will find a list of some of the most recent additions.

  • Team Norway - Winner of Bocuse d'Or, Tallinn 2020 - Photo: Jonas Haar Friestad

    Norway – the most awarded country in Bocuse d’Or

    A culinary revolution has taken place in Norway in recent years, led by a wave of innovative Norwegian master chefs like Christian André Pettersen. Pettersen led Team Norway to secure the gold medal in the European final in ​Bocuse d’Or that was held in Tallinn, Estonia, on Friday, October 16. Bocuse d’Or Europe has been arranged seven times and Norway has reached the podium on each occasion.

  • Welcome to Space. Visit Norway is again welcoming tourists from many European countries from 15 July

    ​Do you need a bit of space this summer? Norway has got plenty and they want you to use it

    Welcome to Space. As Norway annunced that travellers from many EEA and Schengen countries will again be able to visit the country from 15 July, they are also inviting to «Norwegian Space Travel». Norway is inviting you to enjoy their available space this summer. And they got a lot of it. There is an average of 15 people per square kilometre in Norway.

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