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  • Photo: Kalle Hägglund/ SkiStar Hemsedal

    Norway: An Affordable Skiing Paradise

    Take your whole family skiing in Norway this winter! The season is long, the resorts are wonderful, and the views are impeccable. There is something for everyone! Many of the largest resorts are easily accessible by train or bus and are within reach of airports and ferry terminals.

  • Mission Impossible 7. Norway Stunt. Photo credit: Paramount Pictures

    Norway stars in new Mission: Impossible-movie

    Visit the stunning locations shown in the new «Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One», that hits the big screen on July 12th. The story takes place in Austria, while in reality, many of the most stunning scenes are filmed in Norway.

  • Salmon Eye. Photo: Tobias Lamberg Torjusen

    New dining, architecture and design experiences in the fjords

    There is always something exciting happening in the Norwegian fjord region, whether its new adventures, attractions and cultural events. Lately there has been a boom in new unique accommodations and also within the culinary field, and here are a few of the latest developments that have opened this spring and summer.

  • A mindful hike. The Gudbrandsdalsleden over Dovrefjell, one of the nine St. Olav's Ways. Photo: David Tett

    Are you a modern pilgrim?

    St. Olav's Ways in Norway are the world's northernmost pilgrimage paths and are hikes with a deeper meaning. A walk along one of the pilgrimage routes gives space to think, with a landscape where to contemplate and heal. The story of Kes Blans from the Netherlands is emblematic. Kes had beaten cancer, but had lost his ability to trust life. A pilgrimage from Oslo to Trondheim changed everything.

  • The second season of Home for Christmas is now available on Netflix. Photo: Stefan Borup - Netflix

    Love 'Home for Christmas' on Netflix? Here are other Norwegian TV series to binge-watch this winter

    Netflix has released the second season of the Norwegian series Home for Christmas, which shows unique aspects of Norwegian lifestyle with humor, presenting Røros to an international audience. In recent years, Norway has provided stunning film locations in international film productions and has been the location for critically acclaimed and compelling series. A different way of experiencing Norway

  • Northern Lights from Reinebringen in Lofoten - Photo: Alex Conu/VisitNorway.com

    An Aurora is born - The Northern Lights baby

    On 19 August 2020, at 14:19, baby Aurora Wolteck was born in Dettingen Konstanz on the border between Germany and Switzerland, completely unaware of the Arctic adventure that had unfolded nine months earlier.

  • 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.

  • 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.