Photo: Stian Broch.Photo: Stian Broch
Last updated: 01.02.2011 //

23 February-6 March, 2011 Oslo will host the Nordic World Ski Championships. Both athletes and spectators can look forward to a memorable week in Holmenkollen, with the new ski jump in the centre of the events.

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Don Quixote battled windmills in a 1605 novel by Cervantes. The confused Spanish knight would likely think twice before attacking the Norwegian behemoth soon to be built. 
Photo: Sway.
News and events // Last updated: 21/04/2010 //

The world’s largest wind turbine is to be built in Norway. Innovative technology will make the production of renewable energy far more efficient.

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A small jump for Anette Sagen, but a great leap forward for ski jumping. 
Photo: Scanpix / Gorm Kallestad.
News and events // Last updated: 21/04/2010 //

The people of Norway chose Anette Sagen, Norway’s top woman ski jumper, to inaugurate the new Holmenkollen ski jump facility.

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Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/Scanpix.
News and events // Last updated: 06/08/2010 //

Have you seen them madly sweeping the ice dressed in their clown pants? The Norwegian men’s curling team has attracted widespread attention at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver thanks to its conspicuous attire.

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News and events // Last updated: 03/03/2011 //

Today, a new, independent National Contact Point was established for following up Norwegian companies’ compliance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. The Guidelines cover areas such as sustainable development, respect for human rights and employees’ labour rights.

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Photo: WWF-Canada / Frank Parhizgar.
News and events // Last updated: 21/04/2010 //

At 8:30 pm 27 March 2010 Norway will plunge into darkness, joining in the world’s largest visual climate change campaign.

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President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, which he received in Oslo on 10 December. 
Photo: The White House.
News and events //

During a ceremony in Oslo on 10 December, President Barack Obama received the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.

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Autumn in Aurland. 
Photo: Fritjof Fure / Innovation Norway.
News and events // Last updated: 29/10/2009 //

The fjords of Norway have once again been crowned the world’s top travel destination in the annual survey of National Geographic Travelers panellists.

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News and events // Last updated: 11/02/2011 //

Six of ten women in Uganda say they have been beaten or raped in their own homes. The Government has now decided to contribute more than NOK 60 million (USD 10.8 million) to the UN to combat violence against women in the country.

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