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Toy Manufacturer Helps Save Millions

500 million people have used this invention and likely had no idea that a Norwegian toymaker had a hand in its development. Resusci Annie, also known as a CPR dummy, was developed in Norway in the 1950s.

By |June 23rd, 2024|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Toy Manufacturer Helps Save Millions

Potetlomper

You can serve potetlomper with hot dogs or sausages and your favorite toppings, such as crispy onions, pickled cabbage, and of course, ketchup, relish and mustard. Also try lomper rolled up with jam, or as a wrap with fenalår (cured lamb), or with herring and potatoes.

By |June 22nd, 2024|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Potetlomper

The Bergensbunad: A Family Tradition

In 1936, Haldis Nygård was a student at the Bergen Kunsthåndverksskole (School of Handicrafts) and became enthralled in one of the assignments. She and her classmates were charged with designing a bunad for the city of Bergen. 

By |May 14th, 2024|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on The Bergensbunad: A Family Tradition

Bound to Help, On Land and Sea

You may have heard of the parable of the Good Samaritan, a person who helps a stranger in trouble, expecting nothing in return. With the cold winters and many remote areas in Norway, getting assistance quickly can be a matter of life or death.

By |February 15th, 2024|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Bound to Help, On Land and Sea

Melodic Competition

Have you been sensing a certain sparkle in the air lately? It‘s probably reverberations of a special season in the Norwegian music industry. Melodi Grand Prix (MGP), the Norwegian run up to the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) kicks off each January with much glitter, theatrical smoke and fanfare.

By |January 16th, 2024|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Melodic Competition

Dramatic Beauty: Møre og Romsdal

Dotted with coastal islands and carved with deep fjords, Møre og Romsdal county graces Norway’s central west coast where imposing mountains end in plunging waterfalls or ease into lush valleys.  

By |November 22nd, 2023|Categories: Blog|Comments Off on Dramatic Beauty: Møre og Romsdal
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