By Kelsey Larson Managing Editor Recently, the Norwegian American Weekly has been keeping up with the Østmarka wolves on the Norwegian news page (page 2), but it is time to bring this story to our English-speaking readers, with a little challenge involved. For those who may not have heard the story, it was recently discovered [...]
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 Nora and Lukas top the list for 2012’s most popular names in Norway Statistics Norway Nora had been the “top ten” for 12 years before it finally was chosen as the most popular girl’s name in Norway last year. Lucas / Lukas has dominated the past five years, and was the most popular boy’s [...]  On the Edge: An opinion column about current events in Norway By Siv Jensen To avoid a tax level debate, the ruling Norwegian Labor Party and their coalition partners promised that they would not raise the tax level above the 2004-level, both in the 2005 and 2009 parliamentary elections. However, the devil is in [...]  Press Release Legatum Institute The Legatum Institute named Norway as the most prosperous country in the world for 2012, followed by Denmark and Sweden respectively. The index is a unique annual assessment of global prosperity based on both material wealth and personal wellbeing. The Prosperity Index benchmarks countries in eight categories: Economy; Education; Entrepreneurship [...]  By Kelsey Larson Managing Editor It’s our last issue of the year, and with it we’d like to offer some reflections on the highlights of 2012. This year was an interesting one for Norway, as it tried to make sense of the tragedies of July 22, 2011, through Anders Behring Breivik’s trial. The country [...]  Norwegian heritage, Christmas culinary traditions and family create the perfect holiday atmosphere By Daytona Strong A few simple touches are all it takes to create a meaningful tradition. That’s not to say, however, that all the work that went into celebrating Christmas in my family was simple. On the contrary, the countless cookies and [...]  Stories of the “Han Ola og han Per” comic Christy Olsen Field Managing Editor So who are those characters that are on page seven? It’s a question we get on a regular basis. With an unusual mix of English and Dano-Norwegian dialects, Ola and Per are a slapstick Norwegian-American comedy routine. Their place in [...]  Proof is in the savings: Norwegian shows how smart new technology can lower travel costs Christy Olsen Field and Kelsey Larson Norwegian American Weekly Norway’s high cost of living can cause a lot of sticker shock for tourists and residents alike, but airline travel shouldn’t be one of them, thanks to forward-thinking airline [...]  Entrepreneur and philanthropist Fred Kavli strives to make the world a better place Larrie Wanberg Norwegian American Weekly The Kavli Prize will be presented in Norway on Sept. 4, with His Majesty King Harald bestowing the medals at the Kavli Prize Symposia that includes a week of Laureate Lectures. Six distinguished scientists are awarded [...]  Outside Oslo’s Daytona Strong reflects on sharing tradition in the kitchen Sometimes it’s a grandmother’s wedding ring, other times a great grandfather’s Bible inscribed with handwritten notes about special dates. When it comes to family relics – those items that carry with them the legends of generations past – the object is not what [...] |
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