Oscarshall is one of Norway`s most
important national memorials. However, the facility is more than
the building with its interiors and artwork. The surrounding park
is an essential part of the place. This autumn, Norwegian
archaeologists have been on a tour of the facility around
Oscarshall Palace. When the castle building was restored from 2005
to 2009, both the building itself and the interiors…
At the invitation of King Harald and
Queen Sonja of Norway, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of
the Netherlands will pay a state visit to Norway in early November.
The visit marks the close relationship between Norway and the
Netherlands and the two royal houses.
November promises a return to royal
normalcy, with three state visits on the calendar for Denmark, the
Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. State Visit of Denmark to
Germany: 10-13 November From 10-13 November, Queen Margrethe and
Crown Prince Frederik will…
For the ninth year in a row, Crown Prince
Haakon of Norway has brought together young Norwegian leaders and
talent to the conference SIKT. This year’s event is taking place at
Nord University in the city of Bodø. After last year’s digital
edition of the annual conference, Northern Norway and the cultural
city of Bodø are the arena when the SIKT conference brings together
almost 200…
It was King Haakon, King Harald’s
grandfather, who laid the foundation stone for the University of
Bergen, and it happened 75 years ago this year. He spoke at the
gala dinner and called the event: “A milestone not only for the
history of Bergen and Western Norway…
Earlier in October, it was revealed that
the Norwegian Sami Parliament sent a letter to Queen Margrethe of
Denmark asking for help in returning a special artefact – a Sami
drum that was confiscated after a witchcraft trial in 1692. The
drum has created controversy…
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway
have opened a new art museum in Oslo dedicated to a famous
Norwegian artist, Edvard Munch. The King and Queen were joined by
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit for the opening
of the MUNCH Museum. The opening ceremony took place outside on
Edvard Munch Square, where the King spoke, and the Queen cut the
ceremonial ribbon. His Majesty…
King Harald has opened the ninth Sami
Parliament. Crown Prince Haakon was also present at the solemn
opening in the city of Karasjok. The Sami Parliament is the Sami
people’s elected parliament in Norway. Every four year,s at the
same time as the Norwegian…
King Harald attends ceremony for handover of important Sami document
21st October 2021
King Harald was present when the
important and symbolic document “Lappekodisillen” came home to the
Sami archive in Kautokeino, 270 years after the signing of the
border treaty between Norway and Sweden. The Norwegian monarch is
also a monarch over the Sami people living…
In 1992, the year after King Olav’s
death, King Harald of Norway established a new prize for cancer
research in honour of his late father, and this week, Bjarne Bogen
and Bjørn Tore Gjertsen were awarded King Olav V’s Cancer Research
Prize for 2020 and 2021. His Majesty the King was responsible for
the solemn presentation of the award. Professor Bjarne Bogen
received the award…
