Norway

The country has twice rejected the chance to join the EU, including in a referendum 30 years ago this week with a 52:48 split. Why did they say no? And how’s it working out for them?

The innovative works of Norway’s Anna-Eva Bergman, realised in metal leaf, bear comparison with Rothko and Klimt

The small town of Bodø has achieved recognition as the European Capital of Culture 2024. Now, will it also recognise one of its own?

The Nordic town of Bodo, the 2024 European Capital of Culture, has everything you could wish for

Edvard Grieg may have been Norway’s greatest classical composer, but he actually inherited his name from his Scottish forebears

Banning cruise ships may reduce pollution on the water, but it also creates its own set of issues

Off the west coast of Norway lies an island luring countless tourists to its shores for its salmon

The tradition is one of the defining events of the Sámi people’s annual calendar

Blending headbanging with head-nodding, Norway’s genre-bending guitarist is having her moment in the sun

The Norwegian Christmas tree has been a gift from the City of Oslo to London ever since 1947, an annual thank you for British support during the second world war

Norway’s second city is becoming one of Europe’s hottest food tickets. Just don’t mention the lutefisk

Celebrating a rediscovery of the Norwegian realist who used colour combinations ‘like chords sounding in perfect harmony’

The green party has ambitions to make Bergen ‘cruise-free’ by 2027 but this will be no mean feat

No matter the season, this rugged Norwegian archipelago holds my heart

Even when it comes to humankind’s favourite pastime - world domination - we can’t claim any clear victory over ants

Manchester City have been a constant parade of sensational footballers over the last few years, but none arrived in the same way the Norwegian striker did

A Storm for Christmas fails to deliver more than the usual festive tropes… but perhaps it doesn’t need to

The Norwegian trio’s new album arrives with their legacy secure - but it hasn’t always been that way

Chef Roy Inge Bergli from LiVERTEN presents his Norwegian reindeer kebab

Jonas Fjeld kicked off his career by trying to make the worst record in history. This year, he now celebrates 50 years of success in the industry

A Michelin-starred underwater restaurant is working wonders for a small coastal community in Norway

Heilung's ancient-sounding music has slotted neatly into pop culture’s current enthusiasm for a bloody and merciless northern European past

Some Brexiteers are starting to look wistfully at the Scandinavian nation’s easier relationship with the EU. But it is right for Britain?

Norway’s humane approach to rehabilitating prisoners is at odds with many Europe nations. And it is a remarkable success

The frontman of one of Norway's most notorious death metal bands has now turned his hand to Riesling

The Norwegian singer's new album is an undeniably dreamlike, immersive experience

The Worst Person in the World city's renaissance

A Norwegian Christmas advert depicting Santa falling in love with a man called Harry has been widely shared on social media.

After a dismal decade for centre left parties on the continent, there are now some positive signs tempered by a widespread failure to connect with voters. 

ADRIAN BURNHAM visits the Norwegian city of Stavanger, home of one of the world’s greatest street art festivals, where even the surrounding fjords become a gallery I need to get my eyes tested. I thought I’d just seen Igor Ponosov’s work Too Far, Too Close (2017) at the brilliant Rise Up! Exhibition. I was chuckling […]