Culture

Norway’s Constitutional Day on 17th May is celebrated in memory of the day members of the National Assembly signed and sealed the Norwegian Constitution in 1814.

23 February-6 March, 2011 Oslo will host the Nordic World Ski Championships. Both athletes and spectators can look forward to a memorable week in Holmenkollen, with the new ski jump in the centre of the events.

The Norwegian Film “Sykt Lykkelig” was Saturday 29th January awarded the Grand Prix at Sundance Film Festival 2011 in the USA.

His Majesty the King of Norway's 3rd company is widely regarded as one of the best music and drill companies in the world. Watch them demonstrate their skills at a Military Tattoo held in Norway.

A 19-year-old chess Grandmaster from Norway defeated 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?

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?

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.