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Heddal Stave Church in Telemark, Norway - Photo: Heddal Stave Church
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Heddal Stave Church in Telemark, Norway Photo: Heddal Stave Church

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There are three languages in Norway. The Sami represent the oldest cultures in the country.

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Heddal Stave Church in Telemark, Norway - Photo: Heddal Stave Church

Arts and culture

There are three languages in Norway. The Sami represent the oldest cultures in the country.

Arts and culture

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Norwegian arts and culture

The Sami

The Sami are Norway’s indigenous people. Travel to Northern Norway to experience their culture. Learn to throw a lasso, or try reindeer sledding.

The Norwegian languages

There are three languages in Norway. Two of them are similar and the Sami language is of a totally different origin.

Coast and coastal culture

The coastline of Norway is long, stretching from an idyllic archipelago in the south, to a wild and untamed meeting between land and sea in the north.

Religion in Norway

Norse mythology held sway until Norway became Christian around the year 1000. Today there is religious freedom.

Architecture

The stave churches are Norway's contribution to the history of world architecture. Snøhetta is one of the modern firms with international attention.

Fortresses of Norway

The most famous of all the Norwegian fortresses, is Akershus Fortress and Castle in Oslo city centre.

National costumes

The Norwegian national costumes came into existence about 100 years ago when a wave of national romanticism swept across the country.

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