The Orange Girl is a film adapted from the critically acclaimed novel "Appelsinpiken" by Jostein Gaarder.

Nordic film festival in Nicosia

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Two Norwegian films "Vegas" and "The Orange Girl" will be screened during the Nordic Film festival in Nicosia taking place from 27 May to 7 June. The festival showcases a flourishing Nordic movie industry.

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" I can’t remember when sausage in bread became my big 17.May passion, but I can’t have been very old. My parents were not fond of this food, but 17.May was the exception to the rule – I ate sausages in bread and ice-cream – heaps of it! ". Read the 17.May Norwegian-Greek influenced recipe by Merete Amymoni Skeibrok.

A painting by Axel Revold of Nansen in front of Smyrna, a city destroyed by fire in 1922 during the war between Turkey and Greece.
Photo: UNOG Library.

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The Association Friends of the Foundation “Memory of Albert Cohen” invited the Embassy to participate at their annual meeting with an event dedicated to Fridtjof Nansen on Sunday 14 April at the Palace of St Michael and St George in the city of Corfu.

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The Olympus Festival 2013 begins in July.

Potato race.
Photo: Bjørn Harry Schønhaug.

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Games, smiles and fun - have a look at the traditional 17.May activities.

Ylva Schwenke, 15, from Troms, said: 'I bear my scars with dignity, because I got them standing for something I believe in'. She was shot in the shoulder, her stomach and in both of her thighs

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Photo: Andrea Gjestvang.

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The young Norwegian photographer Andrea Gjestvang was announced as the L'Iris d'Or / Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year. The judges voted unanimously for Gjestvang's powerful series of portraits of children and youths who survived the massacre in Utøya in 2011.

Photo: Norwegian National Tourist Routes .

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Drive off the main road and take one of the eighteen Norwegian National Tourist Routes to see some of Norway’s finest nature and architecture.

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Katerina Daskalaki's play "Sexperience", taking place from 13th May to 6th June, features music by two Norwegian musicians Erlend Kristensen and Åsmund Skuterud.

Faneromeni Library .
Photo: Andreas Constantinou.

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The Association for Historical Dialogue & Research (AHDR) invites you to join a unique training workshop, exploring Nicosia, as a living museum. Application Deadline:15th May 2013.

Nordic film festival in Nicosia

17.May menu – Norwegian sausages in bread with a Greek twist!

An evening in Corfu dedicated to Fridtjof Nansen

Norway is the Country of Honour at the Olympus Festival 2013

17.May - a special day for children

Norwegian Photographer Andrea Gjestvang Named Photographer of the Year

Make a detour through Norway’s most picturesque landscapes

Norwegian musicians in Greek theatre play

The city as a living museum - Nicosia

Norway - the official site in Greece