Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
That these issues are causing such angst serves as a reminder that, for perhaps the first
time since the Viking era, Norway is negotiating its place in the world from a position of
considerable strength.
Top Books
The Ice Museum
(Joanna Kavenna) Vividly captures our fascination with the Arctic
North.
Rowing to Latitude
(Jill Fredston) A journey by row boat along the length of Norway's
coast.
Isles of the North
(IanMitchell)Aboatjourneyintothefjords,withmusingsonNorway's
place among modern nations.
Fellowship of Ghosts
(PaulWatkins)Followstheauthor'ssolofootjourneysthroughNor-
way's high country.
Conversations
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Too many immigrants?
From 1.5% to 11.4% of the population in the past four decades.
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Oil wealth
How to act as one of the world's richest countries?
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The environment
Leadingenvironmentalactivistversusleadingproduceroffossilfuels.
Icons
Henrik Ibsen
One of the world's best-loved playwrights.
Edvard Grieg
Composer of Norway's classical soundtrack.
Edvard Munch
The country's leading 20th-century painter.
Roald Amundsen
Unrivalled explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Fridtjof Nansen
Explorer and architect of modern Norway.
Jan Garbarek
Ground-breaking jazz saxophonist.
