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 February 6th marks Sami Day in Norway, and for more than 30 years events have been held across Norway to celebrate the occasion. https://www.thelocal.no/20240206/everything-you-need-to-know-about-sami-day-in-norway Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:07:37 +0100 everything-you-need-to-know-about-sami-day-in-norway Scores of wind turbines are operating in Norway despite them being ruled illegal in 2021. They have sparked protests and even prompted Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg to get involved. https://www.thelocal.no/20231012/reindeer-vs-wind-turbines-norways-row-with-indigenous-sami-explained Thu, 12 Oct 2023 17:10:48 +0200 reindeer-vs-wind-turbines-norways-row-with-indigenous-sami-explained The Norwegianisation of the Sami and Kvens has had severe consequences, which are being felt to this day, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's report has found. https://www.thelocal.no/20230601/how-the-governments-norwegianisation-policies-harmed-indigenous-people-in-norway Thu, 01 Jun 2023 17:51:02 +0200 how-the-governments-norwegianisation-policies-harmed-indigenous-people-in-norway The Hard Rock Café chain has lodged a complaint against a Sami school after it registered the name Hard Joik Café with the Norwegian patent office. https://www.thelocal.no/20201228/norwegian-sami-register-hard-joik-caf-brand Mon, 28 Dec 2020 18:45:33 +0100 norwegian-sami-register-hard-joik-caf-brand Oslo’s city council wants the Norwegian capital to have an official name in Sámi, the language group spoken by indigenous people from the north of the country. https://www.thelocal.no/20191028/why-oslo-is-soon-to-get-a-new-official-name Mon, 28 Oct 2019 18:33:50 +0100 why-oslo-is-soon-to-get-a-new-official-name Reindeer crossing the border between Norway and Sweden have caused conflict between agricultural ministries in the two Scandinavian countries. https://www.thelocal.no/20171005/norway-and-sweden-in-quarrel-over-reindeer Thu, 05 Oct 2017 17:21:23 +0200 norway-and-sweden-in-quarrel-over-reindeer The presence of the Sámi people is not well recognised in any of the countries where Sámis live. Yet more and more Sámis are moving into cities and blending their traditions with an urban lifestyle. While doing this, protecting their culture is a common important notion. https://www.thelocal.no/20170810/gkti-and-instagram-how-oslos-young-smis-face-tradition-and-urban-life Thu, 10 Aug 2017 17:53:39 +0200 gkti-and-instagram-how-oslos-young-smis-face-tradition-and-urban-life Protests over the fishing rights of indigenous Sami people in the Tenojoki or Tana river region straddling the border between Norway and Finland are gaining momentum, with moratoria declared against new regulations. https://www.thelocal.no/20170721/northern-norwegian-islands-in-moratorium-over-fishing-rights Fri, 21 Jul 2017 15:26:09 +0200 northern-norwegian-islands-in-moratorium-over-fishing-rights A commission will be appointed to map out the history of Norway’s Sami and Kven people, after a proposal received parliamentary support Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.no/20170614/history-of-norways-indigenous-sami-and-kven-people-to-get-inquiry Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:13:43 +0200 history-of-norways-indigenous-sami-and-kven-people-to-get-inquiry February 6th is Sami National Day, and the 2017 edition is set to be particularly special as it marks the 100th anniversary of the first Sami congress held by Scandinavia’s indigenous people. https://www.thelocal.no/20170206/2017-sami-national-day-marks-100th-anniversary-of-first-sami-conference Mon, 06 Feb 2017 10:21:50 +0100 2017-sami-national-day-marks-100th-anniversary-of-first-sami-conference Blockbuster crime novelist Jo Nesbø has been accused of stereotyping Norway’s Sami people after describing a character as having "narrow eyes” in his new book More Blood. https://www.thelocal.no/20150825/nesb-accused-of-pissing-on-sami-minority Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:26:14 +0200 nesb-accused-of-pissing-on-sami-minority Refugees sent to far northern areas of Norway populated by the country's Sami ethnic minority should be taught to speak the Sami language rather than Norwegian, a local mayor has declared. https://www.thelocal.no/20140410/refugees-should-be-taught-sami-mayor Thu, 10 Apr 2014 19:14:46 +0200 refugees-should-be-taught-sami-mayor A church in Northern Norway has defended its ban on 'joiking', the traditional singing of the Sami ethnic minority, arguing that it is a relic of the "old religion" and inappropriate for a Christian place of worship. https://www.thelocal.no/20140327/vicar-defends-ban-on-joiking-in-church Thu, 27 Mar 2014 15:38:22 +0100 vicar-defends-ban-on-joiking-in-church Norway's Sami minority are campaigning to paint a coastal ferry in their national colours and adorn it with Sami flags in an effort to put their stamp on one of the country's most popular tourist attractions. https://www.thelocal.no/20130909/sami-call-for-their-own-coastal-ferry Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:46:54 +0200 sami-call-for-their-own-coastal-ferry The mayor of Narvik, one of Norway's most northerly cities, has rejected plans from ethnic Sami politicians to rename it 'Ahkkunjarga'. https://www.thelocal.no/20130822/sami-lose-push-to-rename-norway-town-ahkkunjarga Thu, 22 Aug 2013 10:35:00 +0200 sami-lose-push-to-rename-norway-town-ahkkunjarga A Sami herder whose herd of 24 reindeer were found dead has claimed they were murdered to warn his children from following in his footsteps. https://www.thelocal.no/20130820/reindeer-were-murdered-to-scare-my-children-herder Tue, 20 Aug 2013 13:50:00 +0200 reindeer-were-murdered-to-scare-my-children-herder A deputy mayor plagued by sleeping problems and infections in the throat, ears, eyes and sinuses believes a Sami politician cast a spell on him over local school closures in the far north of Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20120322/i-was-cursed-by-a-sami-politician Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:22:00 +0100 i-was-cursed-by-a-sami-politician Norwegian photographer Iris Egilsdatter is challenging shopworn stereotypes with her exhibition in Oslo looking at Sami women’s strength and sexuality. https://www.thelocal.no/20120321/sami-women-can-be-sexy-too Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:23:00 +0100 sami-women-can-be-sexy-too New Oslo restaurant Maaemo has become the first ever eatery in the Nordic region to go straight in to the Michelin Guide with a two-star recommendation. https://www.thelocal.no/20120314/oslo-restaurant-scoops-two-michelin-stars Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:51:00 +0100 oslo-restaurant-scoops-two-michelin-stars A reindeer farmer in northern Norway is claiming a traditional Sami chant used in Hollywood movie The Thing was originally given to him as a gift by his aunt. https://www.thelocal.no/20111223/hollywood-joik-is-mine-reindeer-herder Fri, 23 Dec 2011 13:48:56 +0100 hollywood-joik-is-mine-reindeer-herder