A Nisse is a mythical creature of Scandinavian folklore, called Tomte in Sweden and Tonttu in Finland – originally believed to take care of a farmer’s home and children and protect them from misfortune, in particular at night, when the […]
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Winter Solstice and Santa Lucia at Yule
The return of the sun this Winter Solstice day is a calendar milestone with an important impact on top of the northern hemisphere. The day has been celebrated for over ten thousand years throughout the world. Interpretations of the event […]
Read MoreSmalahove at the best and oldest Engebret cafe in Oslo
Engebret café is the oldest in Oslo dating from 1857 and with former patrons like Henrik Ibsen, Edvard Grieg, and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson from Norway. It sits directly north of Akershus Castle Fortress in two buildings that have been joined together […]
Read MoreNobel Peace Prize 2010 awarded China dissident Liu Xiaobo
The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2010 Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. From the committee’s announcement it’s written:”Over the past decades, China has achieved economic advances to which […]
Read MoreCrown Princess Victoria of Sweden to marry Daniel Westling
The historical, cultural and Royal event when Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden will marry Daniel Westling in Stockholm Cathedral (Storkyrkan), is of course to be mentioned since my blog is about Norway and the Nordic countries. I mean after all; […]
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