Dear members and friends, We want to assure you that we take the health and well-being of our community very seriously. Like you, we’re closely monitoring the quickly developing effects…
This past week saw a historic first – an all-women delegation in the UN General Assembly Hall! Pictured are Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and…
Effective February 1, 2019, two well-managed and historic organizations have merged to form NORWEGIAN SOCIETY AND CHURCH SERVICE WASHINGTON, D.C., INC. The two organizations enjoyed a close relationship for several…
Keep your eyes peeled for a familiar Norwegian face on or around January 10 when Prime Minister Erna Solberg will be visiting Washington D.C.! In a recent press release from…
In November, 2017, we learned about President Trump’s nomination of Kenneth J. Braithwaite of Pennsylvania to become the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to…
When Norwegian Society decided to create a new web site in cooperation with the Norwegian Church Service in Washington, DC last year, we were very lucky to find an able…
The Norwegian singer/songwriter Susanne Sundfør will be at The Hamilton in DC on November 6. Get your tickets at http://live.thehamiltondc.com/event/1530000/?utm_source=fb1 For a sample of her songs/music, search for her on…
All Things Go Fall Classic 2017
Union Market, Washington, DC, US
September 3, 2017 – January 28, 2018
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
West Building, Ground Floor – Gallery 22
Free
Films of Norway, a Norwegian company, is currently offering their streaming services to people in the US with an interest in Norway. If you sign up, you will be able…
We have been busy creating our new web site (still at it) and adding social media (twitter) and when we were brainstorming about our new site a while ago, we…
Norwegians sure love their slow TV shows! Now CBS Sunday Morning has come out with an interesting 9-minute documentary about it. The program introduces the concept with the following description:…
The Norwegian billionaire Kjell Inge Røkke is currently funding the purchase of a giant research vessel for WWF. The ship will be able to collect and melt up to 5…
On May 30th, the new Norwegian banknotes were released. The common theme is no longer portraits of the famous, but “the sea”. This year there will be new 50-krone, 100-krone…
Many people ask about the strategy of the Norwegian Government in relation to the new administration of the United States. Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende (Conservative Party) answer that…
Birth rates in Norway have decreased for the seventh year in a row. Last month we could read the news that the birth rates in Norway have decreased for the…