The story behind Norway`s growing wealth

How petroleum became Norway`s main income

14th of July 1972, this was the day that changed Norway`s future, making it one of the richest countries in the world, after Monaco. On this day the government decided to form a national petroleum

The time thief among Norwegian teenagers

Social media among teenagers in Norway

 

Social media is an important thing for many people these days. Especially teenagers. A Norwegian teenager uses in average 7 hours each day on social medias. There are a lot of different ways to use social medias, but the mostly used one, is the cellphone. But why does this “attract” so many teenagers?

 

In 2014, the statistics shows that over 3 million Norwegians used the social media called “Facebook”. Most of them are of course teenagers. Many grown-ups think that 7 hours on social medias is way too much. But teenagers have other thoughts in their mind. Some of them use it because they want to keep in touch with old friends or so, other use it because it´s practical. Many people think that you get too busy checking your phone, so you won´t have the chance to experience the real world.

 

My opinion is that most teenagers spend too much time on social medias. Of course it´s a good way to communicate with people around the world, but you should be aware of how much time you spend on looking at a screen. You cannot live a life in your phone, you have to look up and see the real world. Spend more time on friends and other stuff like that.

 

Eivind

Norwegian athletes (not cross country skiing)

In Norway we really like to win in sports. We like everything that we usually win. You might know that we are amazing at cross country skiing, but I`m going to tell you a little bit about some other great athletes we have, that Norway normal is not that good at.


Magnus Carlsen is Norways best chessplayer. He has won the wold champions twice, and we would say he is the worlds best chessplayer.














Cecilia Brækhus is a boxer. In Norway professional boxing is illegal, so she boxes in Germany. And last year she was the fist woman in the world to hold all major world championships titles in her weight division. 

Martin Ødegaard is a 16 (!!) years old soccer player from Drammen. When he was 15 he was the youngest Norwegian soccer player to play in the best soccer league in Norway. And now he actually plays for Real Madrid reserve team!

Olaf Tufte is a rower. Also the best in Norway. He has two gold medals and one silver medal in the olympics. And in the world Championships he has two gold medals, one silver and three bronze. With other words he is one of the worlds best rowers.














Kilder:
Wikipedia
http://www.tv2.no/a/5145557  (Bilde 1)
http://gfx.dagbladet.no/labrador/148/148302/14830232/jpg/active/978x.jpg  (Bilde 2)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Ødegaard#mediaviewer/File:Martin_Ødegaard.JPG   (Bilde 3)
http://www.communicate.no/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Olaf-Tufte.jpg (Bilde 4)

Written by Mathilde

Lapps now adays

It does not exist any official registration for Lapps in the world, but it is estimated it is :

-       In Norway 40 000

-       In Sweden 17 000

-       In Finland 7500

-       In Russia 2000

Lapps

Lapps is indigenous people. Indigenous people are the people that lived in a area and then the area has been colonized. They traditionally lived in the northern part of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. Previously it was common to divide the Lapps in to four groups, depending on their way of living and settlement.

Norway cup!

Norway Cup is an international youth football tournament which has been held annually since 1972, in Oslo, Norway.It is the world`s largest football tournament and the tournament takes place at Ekebergsletta. The cup consists of tournaments for ages 10 through 19 for both genders. Norway Cup has had players, teams and refrees from 126 different nations since its inception in 1979.

Are Norwegians really born with skis on their feet?

Most Norwegians love skiing. There is a saying that ”Norwegians are born with skis on their feet”. This saying is obviously not true.

A lot of Norwegians drive to their cabins during the winter holidays. We often go skiing with our family and eat oranges and a Norwegian chocolate called Kvikk Lunsj.

Norwegian architecture

Stabbur

In the past it was normal that the Norwegian farms had a house called “stabbur”. The ”stabbur” was used to store food, such as flour, wheat, and dried or salted meat. The house is built on stilts so that it doesn’t get damp inside. The stairs aren’t connected to the building, to prevent mice and rats from

Here are a few Handy Phrases

Are you tired of not being able to become one with the norwegian people because you can`t understand them. Well then you`ve come to the right place. Here are a few basic phares to help you connect with the norwegian people.

Are Norwegian teenagers crazy?

A normal Norwegian teenagers daily life often consits of a schoolday, homework, eating, sleeping and most important activities after school. In norwegian it`s called "fritidsaktiviteter". And almost every teenager in Norway have one of them.

My bunad

As I told in my last contribution is bunad the Norwegian national costume, and now am I going to talk about  my own bunad. It comes from the place Hardanger witch is in West Norway. We live in Oslo, but because my great grandmother was from Hardanger has my grandmother on my mothers side and all her siblings wore it, and then my mom and now me and my sister.

Shopping in Norway

If you are planning a shopping trip, Norway is not the place to go. We have the same shops on every shopping center in every shopping street. We got our first “Starbucks coffee” last year. We do not have Abercrombie, Juicy, Victoria’s secret, forever 21 or Hollister. But almost all our clothes are from those stores. How weird is that?

You know you`re from Norway when... part 2

...You own a “Marius genser” 

This knitted jumper is a jumper most Norwegians have. When you wear this particular sweater, you feel Norwegian, and I guess that`s why people wear it, because it`s actually itchy and it makes you look fat.

Norwegian design

By Ylva (15) from Oslo, Norway

Scandinavian* design is a term that originated in the 1950s. The term was established in the USA in connection with the traveling exhibition "Design in Scandinavia", which was shown at a lot of museums in the United States and Canada. The period and the term created good impression of Nordic design that still stands , and still

“Matpakke”

“Matpakke” is a Norwegian tradition that means “packed food”.  This is for a good reason, as it is food usually wrapped in paper. Most children in Norway bring a “matpakke” to school, and many adults continue the tradition into their working lives. And if a true Norwegian is hiking into the forest or in the mountains during the weekend

The Kings Of Snow!

As you might understand skiing is a very popular sport in Norway . It`s maybe not so surprising that we have some of  the best skiers in the world! You have might heard of Marit Bjørgen, Therese Johaug or Petter Northug? They are the best and most famous cross country skiers in Norway.

Matpakke

Matpakke? Matpakke literally means "packed food". This is actually more a lifestyle than just food Basically matpakke consists of single slices of bread with cheese, liverpai, salmon or bananas on top of it, carefully separated with sheets of paper and wrapped. It is popular among Norwegians who take it to school, to the university, when they go on a hiking trip or to their job.

Absurd facts about Norwegian teenagers

According to forskning.no the Norwegian teenagers on average sleeps 6 hours and 45 minutes. That is less than in almost every other country in the world!

Are Norwegians impolite?

Norwegians have a reputation of being impolite. Are we really, or do we just have another way of behaving than people from other cultures?

Reasons people think Norwegians are impolite:

How to celebrate Christmas like we do in Norway

People celebrate Christmas in many different ways. I am going to tell you a little bit about the Norwegian Christmas.

Food

In Norway food is a very important part of Christmas. We make all kinds of homemade food before Christmas.

Norway’s Crazy High School Tradition

Norway is filled with great people and traditions, but did you know that every spring teenagers go crazy and everyone is totally fine with it?

“Russ” is a yearly tradition that is part road trip, part rave, part high school graduation and full craziness. It happens in May every year for the class that graduates.

Norwegian Fun Facts

Norway is not a very well know country, but did you know that it has very many fun facts!
If you did not know, you better take a look here...

Handball

Handball is a team sport with seven players on each team. The purpose is to win by scoring more goals than the other team. Some things that are not allowed is to step on the six meter line or to take more than three steps with the ball. Handball is a very popular sport in Norway and our national women team has won the world champion chip several times.

Attractions in Oslo/Norway

If you ever plan to visit the Norwegian capital, Oslo, you will experience a beautiful city located between the Oslo-fjord and a number of wooded hills.
The city has plenty of thing to see and experience, and I will recommend these three attractions:

The most famous season in Norway

Between October and December falls the first snow.  The beautiful pearly white snow. People run to the stores to buy the newest ski. Everyone loves the winter snow and you can see plenty of children sliding, skiing and falling down the slopes.