The copper which clads the Statue of Liberty is from the Island of Karmøy (near Stavanger) in Norway!
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The copper which clads the Statue of Liberty is from the Island of Karmøy (near Stavanger) in Norway!
The Norwegian economy is dependant on oil and gas. If they shut down the oil and gas industry they would have an economic crisis and burn through their sovereign wealth fund.
The NOK is really weak at the moment, one of the main reasons being that the Norwegian economy is so dependant on oil and gas.
Their government has subsidised the EVs with huge amounts of money, it is oil and gas money that is subsidising it.
It is not as simple as that. Norway has more than one leg to stand on and will survive, even if the market for oil and gas should disappear tomorrow, (Hardly likely)
Source: The Norwegian economy and business sector -
Norway was NOT a dirt poor country before oil was found either, nor did it suddenly become rich when production started in 1971:
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She was born in France and arrived in the US without a visa.
Now she is preparing to leave before she is deported:
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Probably heading back to France, where she was “born”.
Or maybe to Karmøy, where her “roots” are?
Nobody should be so foolish as to try to take (or buy) Greenland before the ownership of the island is settled between Denmark and Norway.
If anybody is that foolish they have to contend with the mighty Norwegian hordes that will be heading there to claim their rightful ownership to the island that they discovered and settled before anybody else:
Who say they will stop there?
Anybody with Norwegian ancestry here? If so, do you know in which county in Norway your roots are?
Coat of arms…from the counties in Norway
… where are your roots from?
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Things are changing in Norway (No I’m NOT talking about the Government)
The weather is VERY changeable, especially in the high north:
Snow flurries and wind are affecting visibility in Bodø. Photo: Marius Guttormsen
Further North, in Finnmark there is a temperature change comming the next few days:
BRRRR! Tuesday morning it was -35 degrees in Karasjok. But in a few days it will really change.Photo: Naima Khan Nergård / NRK
In case you missed it last year:
Norway has a new Government:
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre (middle) on Tuesday presented his new ministers outside the King’s castle in Oslo. Jens Stoltenberg to the left.
Screenshot from regjeringen.no
If anybody think that Norway today still is a country with a homogeneous population, with Viking blood in their veins, think again:
Class 10 C has chosen Greece as the theme for their class act. Here they dance to Bonnie Tyler’s 80s classic “Holding Out for a Hero”. Photo: Kenneth Kamp
The approximately 230 students at Skarbøvik Junior High School are divided into 48 nationalities!
Source: https://www.smp.no/kultur/i/wgk22n/verden-rundt-paa-en-scene
PS> Skarbøvik is a part of Ålesund town. In Oslo and the surrounding area the % of multi-ethnic students could be much larger at some schools.
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Tonight you may see the Full moon, several Planets and Northern Light simultaneously. The last a lot further south than normally:
The picture is from Torpoåsen in Hallingdal in January.
From X:
@ The Meteorologists
Tonight you should take a little look up 
Large parts of the country will be cloud-free tonight, and there are a number of things to look for in the sky 
Northern Lights 
Full Moon 
Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn (and more with a telescope)
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A quiet evening in Skibotn, Norway. The warmth of the cabin light reflecting on the frozen ground feels like home in the middle of the wilderness.
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Skiboten,is situated on the shore of Lyngenfjord, Troms County:
How to get down hill in (some parts of) Norway:
The “Blue hour”:
PS> Here in Ålesund we got the first snow since early January. Abt, 2 cm of it came down last night.
(More expected next week, before the warm air from the south west melts it again at the end of the week)
My home island of Hessa, with the characteristic Sukkertoppen ("Mt. Sugarloaf ")
As seen from the East:
Sukkertoppen as seen when arriving from the open sea:
Or arriving by air:
Hiking trip to Sukkertoppen from the comfort of your easy chair:
PS> The track to Sukkertoppen has been improved since this video was made.
A new track is still being developed on the west side.
Or maybe you would prefer a more beaten track?
This is the 419 steps to Mt, Aksla viewpoint::
PS> It gets crowded at times, especially when there are several cruise ships in town simultaneously
Going down the steps from Mt.Aksla in the winter can be dangerous sometimes:
Winter wonder land:
But it is only likely to last until Wednesday before warmer air comes in from the south.
Popular viewpoint in Geiranger:
The road to Dalsnibba is open 24 hrs. every day in the season. (closed during the winter) They don’t have a fixed date when they can open, (the weather condition decide) Normally in the end of May or beginning of June.
Come for trip up from Geiranger:
Sagafjord Hotell in Sæbø at the Hjørundfjord. Photo: smp.no Archives
Hjørundfjord is not yet frequented by most cruise ships, but regarded by many as the “best” fjord in Western Norway.
It can be reached by smaller fjord cruise vessels from Ålesund:
PS> This is in the autumn. I would recommend Spring, early summer as th e best time to visit West Norway.
Another fjord that claim to be “the most beautiful fjord in Norway” is Nærøyfjorden, an arm of Sognefjorden and an UNESCO World Heritage site:
It is too narrow for the larger cruise ships to enter, but such ships are visiting Flåm in the nearby Aurlandsfjorden, from where there are several local cruise vessels making excursion to Nærøyfjorden.
Incl. two full electric vessels, the “Vision of the Fjords” and the “Future of the Fjords”:
https://www.thefjords.no/our-boats/
Along Nærøyfjorden there is a small village called Bakka:
Bakka in Sogn:
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