News & Events

Norway makes its move in the international chess world

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:00:12 GMT

A 19-year-old chess Grandmaster from Norway competes against the whole world, and the northern city of Tromsø makes a bid to host the World Chess Olympiad in 2014. Can Norway become a key player in international chess?

Student festival on global health

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:31:24 GMT

ISFiT -The International Student Festival in Trondheim, one of the world’s largest student festivals, is being held in Norway in February 2011. The theme for this year’s festival is global health. The application deadline is 30 September.

The labour market and the economic crisis

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:18:27 GMT

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will 13 September host a high-level conference on the international situation in the labour market, where millions of people are unemployed as a result of the global economic crisis.

Support of Oslo Commitments on Armed Violence

Wed, 19 May 2010 13:55:25 GMT

More than 60 countries agreed to concrete measures to address armed violence in Geneva on 12 May.

United on Arctic challenges

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:55:14 GMT

Although there are those who have warned that increased activity and unresolved boundaries in the Arctic would raise tensions, developments in the region are bearing witness to just the opposite.

Building a cutting-edge wind turbine

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:48:05 GMT

The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient.

An historic jump

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:02:00 GMT

The people of Norway chose Anette Sagen, Norway’s top woman ski jumper, to inaugurate the new Holmenkollen ski jump facility.

“The hairy guy”

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:57:34 GMT

“American Steven Holl’s latest project is a breath of fresh architectural air set just above the Arctic Circle,” wrote the journal Wallpaper about the new Hamsun Centre.

A perfect winter in Norway

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:04:18 GMT

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.

More Norwegians consider themselves to be of Sámi heritage

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:26:09 GMT

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.

Welfare day outing

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:49:09 GMT

Welfare day - Brain teaser!

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Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:57:59 GMT

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:11:59 GMT

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Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:12:26 GMT

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