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Norwegian football stars building schools in Africa

13/08/2008 :: The Norwegian footballer Ole Gunnar Solskjær is one of the best known Norwegians of all times. He played his testimonial game for Manchester United at the beginning of August. Now he is concentrating on being a “skooligan” for Africa and UNICEF goodwill ambassador. + More

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Norway’s International Football Bash

07/08/2007 :: Norway Cup (29 July – 4 August) is the world’s biggest football tournament for kids and young people. This year, a record breaking number of 1560 teams from 45 different participated at Ekebergsletta in Oslo. + More

Winter Sports
Terje Rakke/Nordic life/Innovation Norway

Get ready to ski in Norway!

14/11/2007 :: The snow is sprinkling the landscape and the winter has already hit the Norwegian mountains. This week numerous ski centres opens to the public, and alpine ski runs and ski tracks are just waiting to be tested. + More

The Cradle of Skiing

The cradle of skiing

In Norway the sport of skiing was a natural consequence of the country's mountainous topography and heavy winter snows. Modern skiing had its origins in the county of Telemark in the last century, but an ancient rock carving, at Rødøy in ... + More

Winter Sports

Winter sports in Norway

What do Norwegians do in winter while snow and ice cover large parts of their country? They go cross-country skiing, ski-jumping, downhill skiing. At weekends, during their holidays, after work. When the snow melts in the lowlands in ... + More

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