Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/ScanpixPhoto: Robert F. Bukaty/Scanpix
News and events // 28/02/2010 //

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.

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Photo: Emile Holba
News and events // 16/02/2010 //

At the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, the timing of the concerts is set by the moon and the music takes its resonance from the weather. Innovative use of nature’s own materials is front and centre at this one-of-a-kind music festival.

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Alpinisten Aksel Lund Svindal, Kitzbühel januar 2010.
Photo: Franck Fife/Scanpix
News and events // 31/01/2010 //

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?

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Photo: Johan Wildhagen/Innovation Norway
News and events // 03/01/2010 //

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.

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Ibsen-festivalåpning
Photo: Nazrul Islam (Jugantor)
News and events // 22/11/2009 //

With great enthusiasm and much publicity, the fourth international Ibsen-festival is being arranged in Dhaka from the 12th to the 22nd of November 2009.

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Photo: Stian Andersen
News and events // 04/11/2009 //

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

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