https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The outdoors lifestyle, or ‘friluftsliv’, is synonymous with Norway. 2025 marks ‘Friluftslivets år’, which will see organisations and clubs make a big push to create an inclusive environment and introduce as many as possible to this way of life. https://www.thelocal.no/20250117/interview-our-dream-is-for-everyone-to-find-a-sense-of-belonging-in-norways-nature Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:56:17 +0100 interview-our-dream-is-for-everyone-to-find-a-sense-of-belonging-in-norways-nature As autumn engulfs Bergen and western Norway in its red, orange, and amber colours, the city offers up a number of great walk opportunities, ranging from lush parks to picturesque trails. https://www.thelocal.no/20231009/five-amazing-autumn-walks-in-bergen Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:22:21 +0200 five-amazing-autumn-walks-in-bergen A man in his late seventies was killed after falling around ten metres on the Besseggen mountain ridge in Oppland county on Thursday, police have confirmed. https://www.thelocal.no/20180628/man-dies-in-fall-from-popular-norwegian-mountain-trail Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:20:17 +0200 man-dies-in-fall-from-popular-norwegian-mountain-trail Stretching from the Swedish to the Norwegian coast, St Olavsleden is a hiking route and pilgrimage following in the footsteps of a Norwegian king. The Local spoke to some of those who have made the journey who told us what it meant to them, and shared their tips for anyone hoping to embark on the trail. https://www.thelocal.no/20180615/st-olavsleden-pilgrimage-hike-sweden-norway Fri, 15 Jun 2018 18:00:00 +0200 st-olavsleden-pilgrimage-hike-sweden-norway Several anniversaries and one-off events are taking place in 2018. As many good excuses to visit Norway this year, says our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20180105/heres-what-not-to-miss-in-norway-in-2018 Fri, 05 Jan 2018 18:21:46 +0100 heres-what-not-to-miss-in-norway-in-2018 Hiking Norwegians have Sherpas to thank for well-laid paths on many of Norway’s best-trodden mountain paths. https://www.thelocal.no/20171023/sherpas-build-hundreds-of-kilometres-of-paths-in-norways-wilds Mon, 23 Oct 2017 18:03:20 +0200 sherpas-build-hundreds-of-kilometres-of-paths-in-norways-wilds Love hiking but not keen on exhausting yourself in the process? Here are five easy hikes in less travelled destinations in Norway. All tried and tested by our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20170901/norway-five-easy-hikes-youve-probably-never-heard-of Fri, 01 Sep 2017 09:48:41 +0200 norway-five-easy-hikes-youve-probably-never-heard-of Heading to Sunnmøre this summer? Discover the best the Ålesund region has to offer with our travel editor Marie Peyre. https://www.thelocal.no/20170525/lesund-in-summer-top-10-things-to-see-and-do Thu, 25 May 2017 13:21:55 +0200 lesund-in-summer-top-10-things-to-see-and-do Thirteen Dutch hikers have been found in good health by rescuers on snowmobiles after being stranded in the mountains of central Norway, where helicopters were unable to reach them because of blizzards and worries about avalanches, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20160226/13-dutch-hikers-stranded-in-mountains-of-central-norway Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:56:36 +0100 13-dutch-hikers-stranded-in-mountains-of-central-norway A Norwegian government wildlife agency has asked hikers and hunters to collect any bear poo they stumble upon and send it in for DNA analysis. https://www.thelocal.no/20150918/norwegians-asked-to-collect-bear-poo-for-science Fri, 18 Sep 2015 22:26:02 +0200 norwegians-asked-to-collect-bear-poo-for-science We've all heard the stereotypes about the Norwegians, but what do Norway's neighbours think? The Local hit the streets of Malmö to learn exactly what Swedes think about their neighbours to the west. https://www.thelocal.no/20140522/what-do-swedish-people-really-think-of-norwegians Fri, 23 May 2014 00:36:00 +0200 what-do-swedish-people-really-think-of-norwegians