Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/Scanpix

Not just clowning around

News and events // Last updated: 25/02/2010 //

Have you seen them madly sweeping the ice dressed in their clown pants? The Norwegian men’s curling team has attracted widespread attention at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver thanks to its conspicuous attire.

It is possible to swim with the orca whales from October to January in Tysfjord.
Photo: Solvin Zankl/Tysfjord Turistsenter.

News and events // Last updated: 16/02/2010 //

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.

News and events // Last updated: 25/01/2010 //

Are you interested in spending the summer in Norway while earning study credits? Here is an overview of summer programmes at Norwegian universities and university colleges.

News and events // Last updated: 04/11/2009 //

After nearly three decades together, Norway’s most renowned pop group is splitting up.

Orkanen Rick er nedgradert til 'tropisk storm'.

News and events // Last updated: 19/10/2009 //

Alpine skier Aksel Lund Svindal, Kitzbühel, January 2010.
Photo: Franck Fife/Scanpix.

News and events // Last updated: 03/02/2010 //

Norwegians like to think they are born with skis on their feet. But will their country’s illustrious history of polar expeditions and skiing innovations actually help Norwegian skiers to compete against the crème-de-la-crème at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver? And will Norway be rewarded once again for fair play?

Photo: Johan Wildhagen/Innovation Norway.

News and events // Last updated: 17/12/2009 //

Twenty years after the Samediggi (the Sámi parliament) was established, the number of individuals registered as part of the Sámi population has risen from 5 500 to almost 14 000.

El levantamiento de Kautokeino / Nils Gaup.
Photo: Real Embajada de Noruega.

News and events // Last updated: 22/09/2009 //

Nunca se habían estrenado tantas películas noruegas en México como en el 2009. Ahora Puebla se une a las muestras de la Ciudad de México, Guadalajara y Morelia,con los títulos más destacados del cine noruego.

News and events // Last updated: 09/10/2009 //

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

Not just clowning around

A perfect winter in Norway

Summer programmes

a-ha takes a final bow

Orkanen Rick er nedgradert til 'tropisk storm'.

From the South Pole to Vancouver

More Norwegians consider themselves to be of Sámi heritage

Sigue la invasión del cine noruego

Barack Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Real Embajada de Noruega en México