Olav Honve walks with steady pace through the premises of Sylvsmidja in Voss. His rough working hands have pressed, soldered and polished up the most delicate silver treasures since he was 15 in 1971. Treasures from Norway’s most authentic and beautiful cultural heritage, the bunad silver.
How much do you know about the world’s northernmost region? In the February 2022 issue of Viking, we highlight fascinating facts about the Arctic. Grab your parka and mittens—it’s time for another icy adventure! Here are five more reasons the Arctic is so unique.
There are many Norwegian shows worth watching, for the sake of good entertainment. While you enjoy the titles, you can also learn quite a bit about Norwegian social values, language and culture.
5-220 Trygvasson Osseo, WI 1/4/1922 100 Years 1-517 Syttende Mai Minneapolis, MN 5/17/1972 50 Years 1-519 Storting Austin, MN 5/24/1972 50 Years 3-232 Dovre Providence, RI 5/27/1922 100 Years 6-161 Centennial Vacaville, CA 5/29/1971 50 Years 5-642 Ostestaden Monroe, WI 6/14/1997 25 Years 3-522 Hampton Roads Norfolk, VA 7/1/1972 50 Years 5-525 Cleng Peerson Ottawa, IL 10/28/1972 50 Years 8-022 Dalbuen Hauge [...]
There have been a lot of changes in the way lodges can order supplies during 2021! Many of the items that used to be available through Sons of Norway Headquarters can now be ordered from our new dedicated website for lodge officers: https://sofnlodge.logoshop.com/ Some of the products you can find here are: Sports Medals and Cultural Skills Pins Member Anniversary Pins [...]
From Zoom meetings to drive-through dinners and virtual classes, we’ve heard terrific ideas to keep members engaged. Do you have a tip to share about attracting new members or engaging current members? Please email it to [email protected] and we will share the ideas in a future issue of Leadership Resource. Here are recent ideas and tips from lodge leaders: Nordkap Lodge [...]
6-052 Nordahl Grieg San Jose, CA 2/16/1946 75 Years 4-488 Nordlyset Bottineau, ND 4/24/1971 50 Years 3-432 Hudson Valley Kingston, NY 5/10/1946 75 Years 7-053 Eidsvold Victoria, BC 5/25/1946 75 Years 3-514 Gulfstream Fort Pierce, FL 5/29/1971 50 Years 5-642 Ostestaden Monroe, WI 6/14/1996 25 Years 3-646 Blå Fjell Bedford, VA 10/12/1996 25 Years 3-215 Nordkap Baltimore, MD 10/15/1921 100 Years 5-513 [...]
What is the new process for lodge leaders to order pins for the Cultural Skills and Sports Medals Programs? Sports Medals and Cultural Skills pins have now moved to our Lodge Supply Store. Lodge officers can order pins by logging into sofn.com, and searching for “lodge supply store” or by clicking this link: https://sofnlodge.logoshop.com/ Place an order for Cultural Skills pins and/or [...]
Living on an island nation has its challenges, not the least of which is transportation. In the year 2000, the government of the Faroe Islands approved construction of the country’s first underwater commuter tunnel.
Sons of Norway recently implemented a new, streamlined process for ordering supplies. This change applies to most supply orders, including Sports Medals and Cultural Skills pins, as well as general lodge supplies like table flags, placemats and napkins.
