As Norway settles into fall, debates over declining student performance and political accountability continue, while football ...

In a normal setting, it might seem a little strange to come across a crowd of people in red jerseys and Viking hats rowing up an escalator. But at this World Cup, that has become one of the more ...

What is gamalost, you ask? It is one of Norway’s oldest cheeses, and like lutefisk, gamalost was a key staple in the Norwegian diet in the old days. In fact, its name, “gamalost” or “old cheese” ...

Youth offenders in Norway are becoming both younger and more violent, according to a new report from the Office of the Auditor General, which examined how authorities handle juvenile crime. The report ...

On April 1, the SpaceX spacecraft Fram2 was launched with Norwegian Jannicke Mikkelsen on board. Those who followed the launch live could see glimpses of the strapped-in astronauts inside the ...

Education Minister Kari Nessa Nordtun (Labor Party) agrees with a government-appointed screen use committee on several points. She believes that the digitization of Norwegian schools has failed. “I ...

I was looking through pictures of my grandparents and other Norwegian relatives in the United States and found very few with people smiling. Those who are smiling clearly did so only on the ...

Betrayed draws from the true story of the Norwegian boxer Charles Braude and his family, who were persecuted, arrested, and murdered by the Nazis during World War II. Appallingly, the entire process ...

Let’s start with those bells we heard near the end of Peer Gynt, when he was hunted by the trolls. They are supposed to sound like church bells. Peer Gynt is rescued from the trolls by the sound of ...

Have you ever seen a troll? No, you haven’t. Nobody has. Trolls aren’t real. They are like elves and fairies. They are what we call imaginary beings. We imagine they are real. We pretend they are real ...