Skibladner | Norway’s oldest paddle steamer still in service

Skibladner is one of the world’s oldest paddle steamers still in regular service. Her launch was in 1856, and she sails on Norway’s largest lake, Mjøsa.

Norwegian clothing | The sweater from Setesdal

In a cold country like Norway, warm clothing is essential. This is a refined and old version of a woollen sweater from the district of Setesdal.

The ancient tradition of Norwegian mountain pasture

For more than a thousand years, Norwegian farmers sent their livestock to feed in the forests and the mountains. Today, this way of life has almost disappeared.

The old Norwegian farm | The Sæterhaugen farm saga

In 1942, Hans Hyldbakk wrote the history of the local cotter’s holdings in Surnadal, Nordmøre, Norway. The book was updated in 1966.

The old Norwegian farm | Making butter the old way

For the old Norwegians, making butter was simply a way of preserving the fresh summer milk – turning it into a type of food that could be stored.

Norwegian censuses | The 1769 census was the first

1769 was the year of the first complete Norwegian census – and the population was 723,618. Today, Norway has a population of more than 5 million.

Norwegian words | Uekte – ekte | Illegitimate – legitimate

Uekte and ekte are Norwegian adjectives, which in one context mean illegitimate and legitimate – as in a child born out of or in wedlock.

Budrått | Means milk products in Norwegian

Budrått is a Norwegian noun that means the output of milk products on a farm – such as cheese and butter. The word is often associated with what was produced during the summer on the seasonal mountain or forest pasture farm – the seter.

1895: a dead man in the Oslofjord

It was midsummer 1895. An older man was found drifting in the fjord just outside Moss, Norway – shot in the temple with a revolver. Who was he?

Queen Maud of Norway | Where did she come from?