Culture

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.

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?

Scholarship funds amount to NOK 1.000.000,- (approx. Euro 125.000,-/US Dollars 150.000,-) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects world wide.

The 19 year old chess player born in Tønsberg, Norway has since 1 January 2010 been ranked as the No. 1 chess player in the world, with a FIDE-rating of 2810. This makes him the youngest No. 1 chess player of all times. In an interview with TIME Magazine he nevertheless asserts that he is “just a normal person”.

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

The commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Knut Hamsun’s birth is a tribute to his literary achievements, including the Nobel Price in Literature and to his position in European literature.

Six months after the opening of the spectacular Opera House, Oslo’s new landmark has won the WAF Award for Culture for 2008.

What happens when you combine Norwegian and Nepali building traditions? The answer is to be found in the majestic surroundings on the outskirts of the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, where Norway has built a new, quite unique embassy.

The first International Ibsen Prize was presented to the British director Peter Brook (83) at the National Theatre in Oslo on Saturday. The prize is worth NOK 2.5 million.

One of the most important consequences of globalisation is the integration and mutual dependence of national and regional labour markets at very different levels of development. This has created huge opportunities, but also new challenges – for authorities, employees and employers alike.