Norway

King Harald attends ceremony for handover of important Sami document

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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 the northern part of the nation. King Harald was welcomed with a traditional Sami song and flowers when he arrived at…
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King Harald approves new Norwegian government

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16th October 2021
King Harald of Norway has approved the new Norwegian government after Prime Minister Erna Solberg’s Conservative Party was ousted from power during the recent elections. On Tuesday of this week, King Harald held a number of audiences at the Royal Palace in Oslo. Prime Minister Erna Solberg expressed a wish to the King to resign after she lost the parliamentary elections in September.
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King Harald, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon attend State Opening of Parliament

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12th October 2021
King Harald and Queen Sonja of Norway were joined by Crown Prince Haakon on Monday as they performed the State Opening of the Norwegian Parliament, Storting, in the country’s capital, Oslo. This was King Harald’s 29th State Opening that he has presided over as King of Norway and was the 166th time that the Norwegian parliament has officially opened. Military forces from the Navy, Air Force…
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King Harald celebrates local history

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4th October 2021
King Harald of Norway has always been interested in history. The King of Norway was present at the celebration of the National Association for Local History’s 100th anniversary on Friday afternoon. Local history is very popular in Norway, and more than 70,000…
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Queen Sonja reveals winner of her school award

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1st October 2021
Queen Sonja’s school prize for 2021 has been awarded to Sandnessjøen upper secondary school in the region of Nordland. The announcement came on September 30th 2021 during an audience with the jury at the Royal Palace in Oslo. During the audience, Queen Sonja praised the teachers’ efforts during the pandemic. The prize will be awarded on the December 2nd this year. Queen…
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