Norway Coming Your Way

Everybody knows that Santa Claus is from Norway. So who could be better suited to get you in the yuletide mood than the folks from the land of the midnight sun? This December, the nation’s capital will get a taste of Norway with the eighth annual cultural festival Norwegian Christmas at Union Station.

Stolen Scream

Two masterpieces by the Norwegian painter Edvard Munch were stolen on Sunday morning as two armed men forced their entry into the Munch Museum in Oslo. Norwegian police have now launched a nationwide hunt for both paintings and thieves.

Obituary for Stig Lorentzen

Stig Lorentzen, the editor of News of Norway, died on June 24. This marks a very special loss to all of us who have had the privilege to be Stig's colleagues and to feel the warmth of his friendship.

Missing Norwegian Citizens

The Norwegian national police agency New Kripos is responsible for the list of missing Norwegian citizens after the natural disaster in South East Asia. A frequently updated list of the missing is now available at http://saknet.kripos.no/ . This is the most complete list available for Norwegian citizens. However, this is not a final list and it will be frequently revised as new information...

Municipal and County Elections 1995

The Norwegian Municipal and County Elections will be held on Monday, September 11, 1995. Advance voting in the United States may take place from 10 a.m. on July 3 until 4 p.m. on September 8, 1995.

Jon McKee Wins Norway

"I have goose bumps all over!" Jon McKee told News of Norway over the phone as he stood before 20 second graders at Mount Woodson Elementary School in Ramona, California. The 49-year-old teacher had just learned that he had won our Short Story Contest -- and thus a trip to Norway for two -- for his story about "My Norwegian-American Experience,"

The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony in Oslo on 10 December

The Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for 2004, Wangari Maathai, will receive the award at Oslo City Hall on December 10. The Nobel Days in Oslo end with the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, where a number of American artists will perform.

HRH Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Christening

101 years after her great-grandfather and wearing the same gown, Princess Ingrid Alexandra was babtized at the Royal Palace in Oslo on Saturday. And although the little one spent the entire ceremony crying, Bishop Gunnar Stålsett declared that it was a day of warm feelings. See the pictures here!

Commissioned to put values on national agenda

The Norwegian economy is prospering thanks to the oil. Norway is the second largest net oil exporter after Saudi Arabia (3 million barrels daily, 1996), and Norway ranks sixth on the list of leading oil producers (3.2 million barrels daily) after Saudi Arabia (8.8), the US (8.6), Russia (6.2), Iran (3.8) and Mexico (3.3).

Norway - the official site in the United States