Ut på tur, aldri sur. Out on a hike, never grumpy. This is a well known Norwegian saying, and spending time in nature is a big part of the Norwegian identity. Many people here in…
This is a series about Norway during the war, especially evolving around the Royal family and Crown Princess Märtha and her stay in Washington DC from 1940 to 1945. During these years she became close…
This year we’re having an anniversary in Norway. 2021 marks 50 years since we started full scale extraction of olje (oil) from the sea bed of the North Sea. That was in 1971, and the…
In Norway you can pick as much berries and mushroom as you want in any forest. This is thanks to the “allemannsretten”, the right to roam. A law that ensures the public’s access to nature.…
Norway got many spectacular mountain roads, but this road might be the most spectacular of them all. Trollstigen (stige means ladder in Norwegian) is situated north of the Geiranger fjord and just south of the…
Old Norse Language The Vikings spoke a language called Old Norse. This language is extinct today, but has had a huge influence on everyday English. So as an English speaker, you are using plenty of…
You have probably heard about it, the famous Swedish Midsummer celebration taking place every year on the first Friday after the summer solstice. Smörgåsbord, Swedes dressed up in white dresses and dancing around the Maistang…
To someone who is not familiar with Norwegian culture and the Royal family here, it might come across as a bit odd finding a statue of the current Queen dressed in hiking clothes, sitting on…
In Sweden they call it Räksmörgås, in Danmark it’s Rejesmørrebrød and in Norway we say Rekesmørbrød. You might also like: How to make Kjøttkaker, Meat Cakes in a brown gravy How to prepare and eat…
This is a classic Norwegian dish, and reminds me of childhood memories and the thrill of knowing my mother was going to cook this for dinner. (find the recipe at the end of the article)…