Don't miss this traditional annual event! Norwegian Cod has been ordered and will be baked in the Norwegian way and served with the traditional side dishes of Norwegian Culture. Seating is Limited so get your tickets before they are gone! Tickets for this event can be purchased during the following Sons of Norway Harald Haarfager events at Trinity Lutheran Church, 812 N 5th [...]
Announcing Our First Ever Adult Norwegian Ridge Language and Culture Camp! Have you ever wanted in on the fun of camp but been too old to join? Have you been wanting to learn Norwegian or improve your language skills? Now is your chance! Our first ever special edition of NRLCC geared specifically towards grown ups will take place this October 17th through [...]
Looking for a way to cope with still being stuck at home as we pass the one-year mark of the pandemic? We need to look no further than the Norwegian tradition of lille lørdag.
Much of the content that makes its way to North America may give you the feeling that Norwegian TV and movies are either gruesome (think Norsemen, Borderliner) or dead serious (Occupied, Beforeigners) or both (The 12th Man, 22nd July).
With Norwegian society gradually re-opening since May, many offices are open for business again. To ensure that public transportation in Oslo can allow for proper distancing, authorities have asked residents to work from home, and to only use buses, trains and trams for essential travel.
Dugnad (pronounced doog-nahd), literally, “voluntary work,” is a Norwegian cultural tradition where members of a community work together toward a common goal for the greater good.
Norway’s Kvikk Lunsj and England’s Kit Kat have long been the subject of comparison - Which came first? Which tastes better? Who has cooler packaging?
or all the similarities between Norwegian and American culture, I am perpetually fascinated by the differences, sometimes small and sometimes gaping, that I occasionally stumble across. One of the most interesting to me is the Norwegian concept of allemannsretten (ALL-eh-mahns-ret-en). Literally meaning “everyman’s right,” allemannsretten is also called “the freedom to roam” in English.
