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 One of Norway's leading universities has been forced to change a message warning overseas students of the US's "poorly developed health services", after it was dragged into a storm of criticism on social media. https://www.thelocal.no/20200317/norway-uni-pulls-coronavirus-message-citing-poorly-developed-us-health-system Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:24:10 +0100 norway-uni-pulls-coronavirus-message-citing-poorly-developed-us-health-system A 17-year-old photo taken aboard a Norwegian research vessel has been given a new life, much to the disappointment of the Norwegian Polar Institute. https://www.thelocal.no/20170126/fake-news-alert-17-year-old-pic-of-polar-bear-visiting-norwegian-vessel-passed-off-as-new Thu, 26 Jan 2017 16:09:41 +0100 fake-news-alert-17-year-old-pic-of-polar-bear-visiting-norwegian-vessel-passed-off-as-new At a time when it often feels like we are more and more being split up into ‘us’ and ‘them’, King Harald of Norway is being hailed for a speech that highlights our commonalities and embraces diversity and acceptance. https://www.thelocal.no/20160902/see-the-norwegian-kings-amazing-speech-on-diversity-and-acceptance Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:58:49 +0200 see-the-norwegian-kings-amazing-speech-on-diversity-and-acceptance You may have seen some unique wedding and engagement photos online, but you’ve likely never seen a couple go to such great heights as these Norwegian lovers. https://www.thelocal.no/20160720/does-this-norway-couple-have-the-best-wedding-photos-ever Wed, 20 Jul 2016 14:11:05 +0200 does-this-norway-couple-have-the-best-wedding-photos-ever Hot enough to melt snow, this apparent reincarnation of Thor has captured hearts the world over. https://www.thelocal.no/20160429/norway-viking-conquers-instagram Fri, 29 Apr 2016 17:01:48 +0200 norway-viking-conquers-instagram Just in time for the vital New York primary on Tuesday, a Norwegian spoof video about US presidential candidate Donald Trump has spread across the internet like wildfire. https://www.thelocal.no/20160419/norways-trump-wig-farm-video-a-viral-hit Tue, 19 Apr 2016 16:17:42 +0200 norways-trump-wig-farm-video-a-viral-hit This video of a Swede and a Norwegian attempting to cross country ski inside Scandinavia's most famous furniture store has sent social media sites into meltdown. Are you jumping on the bandwagon? (or should that be ski lift?) https://www.thelocal.no/20160315/skis-lycra-and-ikea-38m-hits-but-is-this-video-actually-funny Tue, 15 Mar 2016 12:31:49 +0100 skis-lycra-and-ikea-38m-hits-but-is-this-video-actually-funny Whether he’s shooting himself underwater or setting himself on fire, YouTube viewers can’t seem to get enough of Norwegian physicist Andreas Wahl. https://www.thelocal.no/20160129/death-defying-norwegian-scientist-is-viral-star Fri, 29 Jan 2016 08:26:00 +0100 death-defying-norwegian-scientist-is-viral-star Stig ‘Tonish’ Tonsjø is a proud Norwegian police officer and a big fan of Rihanna, so he and a colleague decided to post a video of his fancy footwork to show the human side of Norway’s finest. https://www.thelocal.no/20160119/norwegian-cop-dances-like-a-boss-to-rihanna Tue, 19 Jan 2016 10:43:53 +0100 norwegian-cop-dances-like-a-boss-to-rihanna A Norwegian campaign to highlight sexual assault and domestic abuse has racked up over five million views in Sweden and Norway and a new English version hopes to bring its heartfelt plea to fathers around the world. https://www.thelocal.no/20151211/norways-dear-daddy-film-breaks-fathers-hearts Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:11:35 +0100 norways-dear-daddy-film-breaks-fathers-hearts A Norwegian man’s video chronicling his travels around the world with his girlfriend is quickly picking up steam on YouTube. https://www.thelocal.no/20151203/norway-pairs-backpack-adventure-a-viral-hit Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:37:19 +0100 norway-pairs-backpack-adventure-a-viral-hit Two Norwegian comedians got Chicago’s fastest rapper and his sidekick to improvise a bank heist film on the spot, then used the recording for a film they acted out themselves back in Oslo. Amazingly, it works. https://www.thelocal.no/20151103/norwegian-rapper-bank-heist-movie-goes-viral Tue, 03 Nov 2015 08:28:56 +0100 norwegian-rapper-bank-heist-movie-goes-viral UPDATED: A Norwegian comic causing a stir in Sweden has told The Local why he wrote a blog post calling on his country people to throw all Swedes out of Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20150916/comedian-throw-the-swedes-out-of-norway Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:05:39 +0200 comedian-throw-the-swedes-out-of-norway A nine second video of rubber ducks* apparently screaming with excruciating pain, made in Norway, has gone viral, reaching 7.8 million views on Youtube. https://www.thelocal.no/20150910/norway-duck-army-video-goes-viral Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:07:50 +0200 norway-duck-army-video-goes-viral The Local spoke with Norwegian filmmaker Eskild Fors, whose video poking fun at the Danish language has gone viral in Denmark, about the difference between the two Scandinavian countries. https://www.thelocal.no/20150824/video-the-origins-of-the-danish-language-explained Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:29:42 +0200 video-the-origins-of-the-danish-language-explained An advert by a Norwegian anti-alcohol campaign group is probably the last thing you’d expect to go viral. But then again, never has not drinking looked quite so cool. https://www.thelocal.no/20150623/norway-anti-booze-ad Wed, 24 Jun 2015 01:16:14 +0200 norway-anti-booze-ad A 19-year-old Norwegian high school student who posted a message on Facebook to demonstrate the dangers of internet virality saw it spread to more than 30,000 people over four continents and get more than 27,000 comments in less than 23 hours. https://www.thelocal.no/20150609/oslo-schoolgirls Tue, 09 Jun 2015 23:40:06 +0200 oslo-schoolgirls A Norwegian short film about the miseries of life in the age of Facebook has struck such a chord that it has had nearly three million views on YouTube in less than a month. https://www.thelocal.no/20140626/norwegian-facebook-short-goes-viral Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:16:00 +0200 norwegian-facebook-short-goes-viral A Norwegian advert mocking Russia's gay propaganda law has taken the internet by storm, winning nearly 700,000 views on YouTube in just five days. https://www.thelocal.no/20140211/norwegian-olympic-ad-takes-on-anti-gay-law Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:12:00 +0100 norwegian-olympic-ad-takes-on-anti-gay-law The maniacal laugh of a Norwegian baby girl has thousands of YouTube users and US news outlets bewitched. https://www.thelocal.no/20111128/evil-youtube-video-bewitches-americans Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:38:45 +0100 evil-youtube-video-bewitches-americans