In mid-July, HM King Harald received Norway’s national men’s soccer team at the palace, congratulating the players on a job well done at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America. He was visibly moved when talking with national team coach Ståle Solbakken.
In the July/August issue of Viking, we highlighted elements of summer in Norway from A to Z. Let’s round out the season with these last three letters of the Norwegian alphabet!
Does your family have a story or a bit of correspondence that shows how Norwegian emigrants felt about celebrating Christmas in a new place?
It has been a remarkable season for Norwegian road cyclists on the world stage.
One bite and you’ll be hooked!
If you have been watching Team Norway play at the FIFA World Cup, you can’t help but notice that Norwegian fans and the country of Norway itself are getting a lot of positive press.
Kebab is a cooked meat dish, with its origins in Persian and Middle Eastern cuisines. Many variants are popular around the world.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is well underway in North America, with several daily matches from coast to coast in host countries US, Canada and Mexico since the first whistle on June 11.
Syttende Mai has come and gone for the year. If you have a bunad, this is a good time to think about maintenance and post-party care, as issues like stains, holes and tears can happen during a day of festivities.
The Norwegian bunad is an icon of Norwegian heritage which many women and men wear with pride on Syttende Mai, Norway’s constitution day. A bunad takes a lot of time to create, and with pricing in the $3,000 to $5,000 range, bunads are not accessible to everyone.
