NorwayPalaces & Buildings

New room in Oslo Royal Palace to be opened to the public

By
9th May 2022
In the summertime, Oslo Royal Palce is opened to the public as King Harald and Queen Sonja exchange residences for the royal farm at Bygdøy right on the outskirts of the Norwegian capital. From late June until mid-August the Palace can be visited. All visitors follow a guided tour which takes guests through some of the Palace’s most important representation rooms.The visit includes a…
Read more
Norway

Rare and historic Norwegian royal cars to go on show

By
6th May 2022
Queen Sonja’s Art Stable in the Royal Palace of Oslo’s old stable buildings has this winter and spring hosted an exhibition on the royal family`s car collection. Now, as the exhibition enters its last few weeks, a special display has been added for visitors to enjoy.
Norway

Crown Prince Haakon christens the world's first electric and self-propelled ship

By
2nd May 2022
Crown Prince Haakon of Norway toured a ship building factory and christened a new ship, the Yara Birkeland, during a visit to Porsgrunn. Accompanying the Crown Prince was the Mayor of the city and a State Minister, as well as local factory officials. Yara Birkeland is the world’s first electric and self-propelled ship – a pioneering design that will replace up-to 40,000 trucks…
Read more
Norway

Norway's royal court announces 111% increase in electricity spending and delays in security project

By
27th April 2022
The Norwegian royal court has released its annual spending report, and two surprising things were revealed.First, electricity bills have doubled, and second, the work on securing royal properties against terror attacks has been far more expensive than initially thought. Last year, the Norwegian royal house saw an increase of 111% in electricity costs compared to the previous year. For 2021…
Read more
Norway

King Harald attends solidarity concert for Ukraine

By
25th April 2022
King Harald of Norway has attended a solidarity and support concert for Ukraine at the Oslo Concert Hall. The ballet “Giselle” was performed by dancers from the Kyiv Grand Ballet from Ukraine.A packed concert hall, on April 22nd 2022, showed solidarity with…
Norway

King Harald witnesses consecration of new bishop of Borg

By
25th April 2022
It is not every day a diocese gets a new bishop, but that was what has just happened in Norway. His Majesty King Harald of Norway was present in the grand Fredrikstad Cathedral, southeast in Norway, on the morning of April 24th 2022, when Kari Mangrud Alvsvåg was consecrated as the eighth bishop of Borg diocese.King Harald was received on the church steps and accompanied into the cathedral by…
Read more