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Film festivals happen around the world and Norway is no exception. Every year, for one week in August, enthusiasts gather in the coastal city of Haugesund to celebrate the country’s film industry.

This fall, NRK’s podcast Leseklubben (The Reading Club) launched a nationwide reading campaign to get Norwegians to read a book within the month of October. The Boktober (Book-tober) project hopes to spread the joy of reading and create a platform for Norwegians to talk about literature.

The Norwegian mountainside and landscape is an awe-inspiring sight that stirs up feelings of wonder and amazement. However, it also contains its mysteries, one of which is the story of a World War II pilot who lost his life in a plane crash at Skardfjell.

Smash! is a favorite sweet-salty Norwegian treat. If you live in the US or Canada, the highly addictive snack can be found online or bought in Norway and carefully brought home in a suitcase.

Sons of Norway was invited to attend the state funeral of His Majesty King Harald V, as the largest Norwegian heritage organization outside of Norway and due to the King’s long standing patronage of the Sons of Norway Foundation.

In many cities around the world, graffiti is seen as a problem that needs to be cleaned up. However, in Norway’s capital, the Oslo Street Art Festival aims to view it in a more positive light.

The region of the world known for its “midnight sun” recently experienced an event not seen in decades – a total solar eclipse. The August 12th event saw observers gathering across the Nordic countries to witness the occurrence.

This flavorful stew is a perfect way to warm up in the coming brisk months

On August 28th at 6:35 a.m. King Harald V passed away at Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet after being hospitalized for a rare blood illness. Harald V served as Norway’s king for 35 years and passed away just two days before his 58th wedding anniversary with Queen Sonja.  

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!

Once every four years, soccer fans around the world cheer on their favorite teams participating in the FIFA World Cup. Norway fans have been in a 28-year drought, last cheering on their men’s team in the 1998 event.  

In April of this year, the largest ever Viking Age coin discovery in Norway was made. The remarkable findings dethrone the previous largest Viking Age coin hoard made almost 200 years ago.

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.

A large part of traveling in Europe is seeing the many museums the region has to offer. This year, the Nordic countries will each host special exhibits in various galleries. The coordinated goal of these exhibits is to experience art as a bridge between past and present and challenge the ways in which we engage with the world.

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.

Let's explore three regional styles of Scandinavian hot dogs - each with its own unique flair!

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.

Artist Edvard Munch is probably best known for his painting, The Scream, but over the course of his career, he made over 1,700 other paintings, including a very special commission.