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King Harald and Queen Sonja have reigned in Norway since 1991. They enjoy a high approval rating with the citizens of Norway, but when they first met, their relationship was highly controversial.

As the rest of us were just getting started on our new year’s resolutions, on January 25, a young Norwegian was already checking a major one off her list. Karen Kyllesø set a new record as the youngest solo skier of all time to reach the South Pole.

A hundred years ago in Lillehammer, Norway, cabinetmaker Thor Bjørklund was using a planer to smooth out some wood, when the idea of a more efficient cheese slicer came to him- one that would be more precise and easier than cutting with a knife.

On July 4, 1825, a group of 52 Norwegians set sail on the ship Restauration to make the first organized migration from Norway to North America.

To celebrate 100 years of the Norwegian cheese slice, grab some hearty wheat or rye bread and try out some of these open-faced sandwich toppings featuring Norwegian cheeses.

While Norwegian and English certainly share many words in common, there are plenty of examples where their vocabulary diverges. Take for example, words such as ski, cat/katt and fjord, which need little translation.

Ingredients: 2/3 c butter or margarine   16.9 oz milk   2 packets active dry yeast   1/2 tsp. salt   1/2 - 2/3 cup sugar 2 tsp. cardamom   1 egg   approx. 7 1/2 cups all-purpose flour   Brushing and Garnishing:   1 egg   granulated sugar   Directions:   Melt the butter, add the milk and heat it to [...]

A South Dakotan TikToker and her sisters were visiting Gjerdrum, a small town on the northwestern outskirts of Oslo, where their ancestors had once lived. They toured Gjerdrum kirke, the church where their grandfather had been baptized, but could not have been prepared for what happened next.

In downtown Oslo, sandwiched between the Majorstua and St. Hanshaugen neighborhoods, you'll find Margrethe Munthes Plass, a small plaza named for one of Oslo’s former residents. 

In May, Olympiatoppen—the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports—put forth an official goal for Paris: eight medals.