Norway in the U.S

The topic of this year’s Norway Seminar was Norwegian industry in North America, inspired by the location: Houston, Texas. Voices from the industry and the academic field were represented, questioning the growth and responsibilities Norway is faced with. Read more

The Honorable Dennis Flessland of Huntington Woods, Michigan, Norway’s honorary consul to Michigan, was selected to receive an extraordinary honor from His Majesty King Harald of Norway earlier this year. Read more

Elisa Stokka has been named the Seamen Church's new student chaplain, with responsibility for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Elisa is connected to the Seamen's Church in New York, and recently she made her first visit to Canada. Read more

Pedestrians strolling along 19th Street south of Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. might be surprised to catch a glimpse of native Norwegian plants, courtesy of a mural at popular lounge Science Club. Read more

Leif Erikson Lodge No. 1, Sons of Norway, Educational Foundation (formerly the Scholarship Committee) announces the following 2012 scholarships. Read more

The Brittingham Viking Organization is announcing two scholarship opportunities for summer 2012: Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) Scholarship of USD 10 000 and The Apeland Viking Scholarship of USD 10 000. Application deadline: February 20, 2012. Read more

The terrorist attacks of July 22nd served as an important, but tragic backdrop for this year’s Norway Seminar. The annual seminar gathers those who teach Norwegian at American universities and colleges. The theme for this year’s seminar was “Norwegian identity and integration”. Read more

Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja are in the United States October 13-22, 2011. In Minnesota and Iowa, the Royal Couple will meet with representatives from the state governments and vis...

• Nordic Visit to The September 11 Memorial
• Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja at MoMA
• Luminous Modernism Opening
• Their Majesties at the Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce Award Luncheon
• Student Service at Augsburg College
• Visit to the Mayo Clinic
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Silicon Vikings in cooperation with the Norwegian Club and the Royal Norwegian Consulate General proudly present Stories, ourneys and Lessons of Norwegian Entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley on June 28th 4-6pm at SNR Denton in Palo Alto. Read more

Innovation Norway is a government entity that assists Norwegian companies and businesses abroad and helps them identify local partners in their field. Read more

Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than five million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census (2000), and most live in the Upper Midwest. There are more people of Norwegian ancestry in America than in Norway. Read more

“Norway and the United States share so much and we need each other in so many ways,” said former Vice-President Walter Mondale at the 2009 Science Week in Minneapolis. The 81-year old, whose ancestors came from Mundal, Norway may now have even closer ties to Norway than ever. For the past year he has spearheaded Norway's connection to the Midwest as the Norwegian Honorary Consul General in... Read more

• Norwegian-Americans
• Norway in the United States

• The Friends of Norway Caucus
• United States Senate Members
• United States House of Representatives
• Q&A – Congressman Earl Pomeroy
• Q&A – Congresswoman Betty McCollum
• Q&A with Congressman Keith Ellison

Established in Chicago in 1997,  the US-Norway forum aims to nurture a dialogue between the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Foreign Missions in the U.S., Norwegian-American organizations and Educational Institutions. Read more

This page presents a wide variety of sources relating to Norwegian-American Studies. Here you will find colleges in Northern America that nurture close ties with Scandinavia, providing Scandinavian Studies Programs, as well as non-academic organizations devoted to the promotion of Scandinavian-American relations. There is also information here on specific grants, and a list of films from Norway... Read more