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Topics: Environment, Energy

  • Engø Gård Hotell & Restaurant in Norway. Photo: Engø Gård

    Norwegian farms offer rural luxury

    Hopefully it will be possible to travel to Norway again soon. How about a high-end farm holiday to discover Norwegian "rural luxury" in unique locations? Here is a sample of some of the more special farms and manor houses. Remember that "gård" in Norwegian means farm.

  • Will Ferrell has picked a fight with Norway in GM's new Super Bowl commercial. Photo: GM

    EVs, pizzas, Olafs and sweaters. Will Ferrell has been pretty obsessed with Norway lately. Visit Norway helps him with directions and a thing or two about the country

    In the week leading into the Super Bowl and during the big event, General Motors has run ads showing American actor Will Ferrell apparently "hating" Norway with all the Olafs, vikings, mackerel, skiing and year-round sweater weather. The reason is electric cars, of course. Here are some other things Will can add to the list while also getting help from local fans with directions to get to Norway.

  • The new Munch Museum and Operastranda. Opens summer 2021.  Photo: Rift

    Coming soon in Norway. What's new the next couple of years?

    Want to see a Scream with a view? The iconic new Munch Museum will soon open in Oslo. But 2021 and 2022 will be years of grand openings of many new attractions, adventures and luxurious hotels. Several projects long in the making throughout Norway are finally getting ready to open their doors to the public. Here is a sneak peak of what to expect.

  • ​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.