The Norwegian American

06/10/2024

Geneaologist Kathy Solheim was invited to speak at the Daughters of Norway in Port Townsend, Wash., and ended up staying at her childhood home.

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06/09/2024

Joan and Walter Mondale were partners in politics, art, and life. Their accomplishments were many, both at home and around the world.

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06/08/2024

Norway House in Minneapolis dedicates its new Joan + Walter Mondale Galleri on May 17.

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06/07/2024

Summer is coming and our June issue is here! Read Lori Ann Reinhall's Editor's notes and get an overview of what's happening in our Midsummer issue and at the paper.

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06/06/2024

Norwegian film couple Veslemøy and Harald Zwart start work on a new animated film about two Viking girls expected to be released in 2027.

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06/05/2024

How to travel from Oslo to Bodø, the 2024 European Cultural Capital?

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06/04/2024

Bodø/Glimt, the super soccer team from the North, has its own "yellow horde," fans they consider to be part of the team.

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06/03/2024

Welcome to Bodø, Norway, the 2024 European Capital of Culture!

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05/26/2024

In this month's Norsk 101, we explore Nynorsk, or New Norwegian, and the work by linguist Ivar Aasen to create a new written language based on Norwegian dialects.

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05/25/2024

The Norwegian government announces it will officially recognize Palestine, a decision met by strong reactions from the Israeli government.

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05/25/2024

Pletly’s innovative app for children with special needs, created in Norway, is now available in the United States.

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05/24/2024

We count down to 2025 and the commemoration of the bicentennial of Norwegian emigration with a story about Cleng Peerson, known as the “Father of the Norwegian Emigration.”

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Crossings 2025

05/23/2024

Wendy Jensen's third book, Anna and the Rosemaling Hearts, honors the time-honored tradition of Norwegian rose painting.

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Scandinavian Hearts

05/22/2024

Kåken in Tirebotn is a little known cabin hidden away in western Norway, used by the resistance movement during World War II.

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05/21/2024

Read about Norwegian World War II hero Jan Baalsrud and the book and two movies that tell his story, most recently the Harald Zwart film The 12th Man.

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05/20/2024

The Eidsvoll Museum in Norway shares the true crime story of the Eidsvoll Thief, who stole valuables from the manor house in 1922.

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Eidsvoll 1814

05/19/2024

We take a new look at Ibsen's classic play, An Enemy of the People, as the English-language adaptation by Arthur Miller is currently playing on Broadway, starring Jeremy Strong.

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05/18/2024

The “russ” celebration that graduating Norwegian high school students take part in is currently under criticism by the Norwegian government, who proposes to postpone it until after exams are over (In Norwegian).

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05/18/2024

Songs of Earth—Fedrelandet—Norway’s Oscar submission for Best International Film 2024 at the 96th Academy Awards is showing in Minneapolis TOMORROW.

Filmmaker Margreth Olin will be present for a discussion monitored by Lori Ann Reinhall, editor-in-chief of The Norwegian American.

When: Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m.
Where: MSP Film at the Main Cinema 3

More details at https://ow.ly/Nl5s50RJCk6

05/17/2024

Hipp hipp hurra for Syttende Mai!

We hope you get to join in on the festivities today! Here you can read about how May 17th is celebrated in Norway, the Stavanger way

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05/16/2024

"Til Dovre faller," is an original music video featuring Norwegian children to mark the bicentennial of the Norwegian constitution in 2014.

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05/16/2024

Fedrelandet — Songs of Earth — is a film that any Norwegian American or Norway fan will not want to miss. This Sunday, it will be shown in Minneapolis with writer-director-producer Margreth Ohlin, and screenings are scheduled around the country. Check out our review and find out where you can see this beautiful and insightful filme.

The music of Mother Nature John Smistad Olympia, Wash. Synopsis: What does it mean to be “connected to nature”? An octogenarian father knows and enlightens us while he shows his daughter in the beautiful and...

05/15/2024

Gratulerer med dagen from Ambassador Krutnes!

Norway's ambassador to the United States, Anniken R. Krutnes, delivers a 17th of May greeting to the readers of The Norwegian American.

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Norwegian Embassy in Washington

05/15/2024

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05/14/2024

Get your off to a great start with a quick, delicious, and easy-to-make breakfast delight – Vanilla Overnight Oats with Cinnamon.

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True North Kitchen

05/13/2024

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05/13/2024

Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall writes about specifically including children in Norway's Constitution Day parades and celebrations on May 17.

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05/12/2024

Norway and other European Free Trade Association countries sign major trade deal that would reduce duties on Norwegian goods exported to India.

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05/11/2024

Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen wins the Áillohaš Music Award at the Sámi Grand Prix in Kautokeino, Norway, during the Sámi Easter Festival.

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