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Norway and Russia agree in Barents Sea Posted by kari on Apr 28, 2010
For mange tiår (decades) Norway and Russia have argued over ownership of 175,000 sq. km. in Barentshavet (the Barents Sea). You might be wondering what the big deal is about Barentshavet. It’s just water, right? No, it’s money, and lots of it. Tens of billions of barrells of olje (oil) and 1-3 of the world’s…
Icelandic volcano’s effects on Norway Posted by kari on Apr 18, 2010
It has been difficult to keep up with the ever-changing updates on the vulkanutbrudd – volcanic eruption – that happened in Iceland last week. Uttbruddet of Eyjafjallajökull is being referred to by many as ”The world’s worst travel disaster in history. Thousands of flights have been delayed already and it is expected that flight travel will…
Viking ancestors in England Posted by kari on Apr 14, 2010
You betcha there are many British citizens who are etterkommere (descendants) of Norwegian vikinger (Vikings), although it is unknown how many and where from. Britiske forskere (British researchers) are conducting a study to chart Northern England’s Viking legacy. Professor Peter Harding at the University of Nottingham will be leading the study and working very…
St. Patrick’s Day Posted by kari on Mar 18, 2010
According to the Norwegian Irish Society, there are about 620 Irish citizens living in Norway, but the Society claims that number is low because it doesn’t take into account the children of Irish parents that have recently been born. I didn’t even know there was a Norwegian Irish Society. For those of you who have heard…
Phillip Morris Sues Norway Posted by kari on Mar 16, 2010
Røyker du? Do you smoke? Get a load of this. And just to forwarn you, if you are a smoker, I mean in no way to offend you. I smoke occasionally myself. Just informing you and commenting as objectively as I can on an issue. On January 1, the Norwegian government banned the display of…
Oljefondet-Norway’s Government Pension Fund Posted by kari on Mar 10, 2010
Oljefondet is Europe’s largest pension fund and the world’s fourth largest. It is a giant, we’re talking over 2.6 trillion dollars and that figure was taken as of year-end 2009, which, if you haven’t forgotten, was in the middle of a huge financial crisis that we are still recovering from! So what exactly, you might…
The New Holmenkollen Ski Jump Posted by kari on Mar 9, 2010
A while back, I wrote a post about Holmenkollen, Oslo’s famous ski jumping arena. Well, it’s about to get more famous and attract lots of international attention next weekend during the World Cup trials. Just to give you some background information again, the first competition at Holmenkollen was back in January of 1892. So, that…