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Three Norwegian storytellers will participate at the 8th Folktales festival at the “Land of Myths and Folktales”, Kea. And it is all free of charge. Read more

Can you imagine a football match without a ball? Well, the performance "A Dance Tribute to the Art of Football" is just that. In July it will be performed in Athens. Read more

Ibsen’s play John Gabriel Borkman is to be performed this summer in Athens. This work, written by Ibsen in 1896, captures the passions of a generation and remains extraordinarily relevant today. Read more

If you are in Crete from 24 to 29 June, opt for a beautiful musical experience at the Casa dei Mezzo Music Festival. Founder Gunnar Strømsholm transformed a quiet little place in Makrigialos, Crete into a hub for classical music concerts. Summer in Greece has a lot to offer. Read more

17. mai-feiring og strandliv kan kombineres. Read more

Every second year the Archadia Choir from Norway gives concerts in Greece. This year the choir will perform at the Choir festival in Litohoro and Athens. Read more

Katerina Daskalkis Achtung Baby is performed at the stage, Mavri Sfera, in Exarchia, Athens. The music is composed my Norweigan Åsmund Skuterud. Read more

The Norwegian Association in Athens welcomes you to celebrate the Norwegian National Day on Sunday 16th May. Read more

Henrik Ibsens play A Dolls House is back at the Studio Mavromichali in Athens. Read more

In the true spirit of the Eurovision Song Contest, Sylvia Strand from Norway will represent Cyprus at the 55th Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo. With down-to-earth charm she spoke to us about the song "Life looks better in spring." Read more

Glitter, glamour, fun and fascination. Sharing the moment either on the spot or from your sofa together with approximately 100 million other people. Welcome to Oslo in May! Read more

The theory of numbers stretches from the mysteries of prime numbers to the ways in which we store, transmit, and secure information in modern computers. Over the past century it has developed into one of the most elaborate and sophisticated branches of mathematics, interacting profoundly with other key areas. John Tate is a prime architect of this development. Read more

Norway will play against Cyprus in qualification for Euro 2012, in Poland and Ukraine. Read more

The people of Norway chose Anette Sagen, Norway’s top woman ski jumper, to inaugurate the new Holmenkollen ski jump facility. Read more

“American Steven Holl’s latest project is a breath of fresh architectural air set just above the Arctic Circle,” wrote the journal Wallpaper about the new Hamsun Centre. Read more

Liv Nilsen Garras was awarded the St. Olav's Medal on 16th March at the Norwegian Embassy. Read more

One of Oslo’s landmarks is rebuilt. At the very top of Oslo towers the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump - the world's most modern ski jump. It is an imposing monument of steel and concrete. Read more

The concert that was scheduled for Saturday 17th April is canceled due to the problems with the flight traffic in Europe. The concert promoters have already booked him for next years Spring Organ Series in Athens. Read more

Continuing the series of lectures titled “Nordic Defractions of European Architecture”, Norwegian architect Arne Henriksen will present his work on Wednesday 10 March. Read more

Henrik Ibsens play Ghosts, in Greek Βρυκόλακες, on Theatro Ekati in Athens, directed by Valentini Lourba. Read more

Have you seen them madly sweeping the ice dressed in their clown pants? The Norwegian men’s curling team has attracted widespread attention at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver thanks to its conspicuous attire. Read more

We had a little chat with Fredrik Saroea of Datarock, before the bands upcoming concerts in Greece. Read more

At the Ice Music Festival in Geilo, the timing of the concerts is set by the moon and the music takes its resonance from the weather. Innovative use of nature’s own materials is front and centre at this one-of-a-kind music festival. Read more

Datarock wants to take you to the time of track suits, synth and drum machines. They will play in Athens on Thursday 4th March and in Thessaloniki on Friday 5th March. Read more

Norwegians like to think they are born with skis on their feet. But will their country’s illustrious history of polar expeditions and skiing innovations actually help Norwegian skiers to compete against the crème-de-la-crème at the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver? Read more

Winners of the February Quiz were Caterina Papadimatou and Yannis Aris Neapoli. Congratulations! This time we ask in which city the university NTNU is located. Send your answer to emb.athens@mfa.no. The winner can choose a CD with Norwegian music. Good luck! Read more

Ibsen's "The Lady from the sea" will have its premiere at the National Theatre on February 19. Read more

The Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Institute at Athens have the pleasure of inviting you to a piano recital by Christian Ihle Hadland. Read more

While thousands of Norwegians fly to Greece to get a break from the cold weather, Lefteris Fafalis is chasing the snow as he prepares for his fourth Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Read more

Scholarship funds amounting to NOK 1.000.000,- (approx. Euro 125.000,- ) will be awarded to Ibsen-related projects world wide. Read more

January 22, the Norwegian electronica group Circular will perform at the Blend Club. Read more

Do what more than two hundred people have done. Get updated on Norwegian cultural events, happenings and other useful information on Facebook. Read more

The Northern lights is a spellbinding phenomena. Learn more about, and create your own emerald green movement of the sky. Read more

After it’s successful staging in Volos, the Municipal Theatre Company of Volos has now arrived in Athens with Henrik Ibsen’s classical play Ghosts. Read more

The work of Ibsen has greatly influenced the dramaturgy of Greek theatre in the 20th century, and continues to be a source of inspiration. This winter is especially rich regarding the famous playwright: One exhibiton and four of Ibsen's most classical plays are on stage in Athens this winter. Read more

Ibsen's psychological drama Hedda Gabler directed by Spyrou Evaggelatou at the Amfi-Theatrou in Plaka. Read more

The Greek mezzo soprano Nikol Konstante and the Greek-norwegian basso Nikolai Samuelsen present a Holy Night with Christmas songs. Read more

Winners of the November quiz were Eirik Liland and Yannis Aris Neapoli. Congratulations! This time we ask: Which architecture office is behind the new Oslo opera? Winners can choose a CD, among them a signed CD by Alexander Rybak. Read more

The two exhibitions “Contemporary Norwegian Architecture 2000-2005” and “The Opera of Oslo” are currently on display at the Benaki Museum in Pireos street. Read more

Get the Norwegian Christmas spirit! For those who miss home or who want to learn some more about Norway and Christmas music traditions - the Norwegian Institute and the Norwegian Embassy in Athens wish you, your families and friends, welcome! Read more

Beautiful garments from the Norwegian company OLEANA's collection can be found in Athens. Read more

M² Music Entertainment presents Sivert Høyem and his Moon Landing European Tour in Athens the 19th and 20th of December 2009. Read more

Fifty of the most important buildings designed in Norway from 2000 to 2005, will be presented in Thessaloniki 18 November – 6 December. Read more

After nearly three decades together, Norway’s most renowned pop group is splitting up. Read more

Six years after “All Over” was big hit in Greece, Magenta return to Athens on November 22nd. In this interview founder Anders Odden talks about the Norwegian metal scene, Vikings and his special connection with the Greek fans. Read more

For 15 years they have refused to play live. When Ulver now comes out of the recording studio, Athens is on the tour list. Read more

Over the course of one year, Nordic architects will hold lectures and three exhibitions will show the styles of the region. Among them is The Oslo Opera. Read more

- Norwegian design is clean, honest and on it’s way up, says Petter Knudsen. He is one of 40 promising designers exhibited at the Contemporary Space Athens. Read more

Greek photographer Yannis Skoulas will participate at the Athens Photo Festival 09 with an exhibition titled “Going Down North”. Read more

Oslo Handball Club 's Old Boys (OHB) have for many years made it a nice tradition to take one week off in June og rent a sailboat on the Greek Islands. Read more

A Greek choreographer and Norwegian composer collaborate in this dance performance based on the myth of Medea. Read more

Jon Fosse is recognised as one of the world’s greatest contemporary playwrights. Now you can see one of his plays in Athens. Read more

The Norwegian band Madder Mortem will make its first appearance in Greece with two live shows. Read more

The author of Sult (Hunger), one of the first genuinely modern novels in European literature, Knut Hamsun is considered one of Norway's greatest writers. During the Athens Book Festival, the 150 year anniversary of his birth was celebrated. Read more

One of Norway’s most beloved choirs will be the final act at the Rhodes festival. Read more

The Athens International Film Festival this year features three Norwegian films, including Tommy Wirkola's "Dead Snow". Read more

Speed skating legend Johann Olav Koss continues to help children with his organization, Right to Play. Read more

Steen Vidar Larsen (photo) and Gøran Samuelsson play songs by some of Scandinavias most beloved artists at the Greek island of Kalymnos. Read more

August will be a great months for fans of Norwegian football in Greece. Vålerenga plays PAOK on the 6th of August and one week later, the U21 international team will travel to Cyprus for their European Championship Qualification. Read more

In the hunt for a place in the newly formed Europa League, football teams Vålerenga of Oslo and PAOK Thessaloniki will meet in a home/away double fixture. Read more

Greece's most reknown festival of classical music honoured this year the music and artists of the Nordic countries. The festival was running from 19 to 28 June at various venues across the old town of Nafplion, attracting audiences from all over Greece. Read more

The winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009, Norwegian Alexander Rybak, visited Greece on his promotional tour monday the 20th of July. Read more

The International Ibsen Award for 2009 is given to Ariane Mnouchkine. Read more

Henrik Ibsens play A Dolls House is back at the Studio Mavromichali in Athens. Read more

23-year old Alexander Rybak charmed the whole of Europe and won the Eurovision Song Contest with his performance of Fairytale. “I had a story I wanted to tell, and it seems to have hit home,” an extremely happy Alexander commented. Read more

On 20 May, the largest arts festival in the Nordic countries opens in Bergen. Politicians are encouraged to let themselves be inspired. Read more

Alongside great international bands and artists, the Norwegian electronica duo comes to Greece for this years Ejekt Festival. Read more

Within the framework of the close co-operation of the Nordic countries, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden participated with a common stand at this year’s International Book fair in Thessaloniki, taking place on 28th-31st May. Read more

Two Norwegian participants can be seen at this years Athens Video Art Festival at Technopolis, Gazi from the 14th to the 17th of May Read more

The Greek literature website diavasame.gr featured a number of Norwegian books in April, including  Gunnar Staalesen's At night all wolves are grey. Read more

The Koriander Chamber Choir will hold a concert at the Mikis Theodorakis Concert hall in Agryoupoli the 19th of May Read more

Norwegian Alog and Satyricon visit Greece this weekend for live performances. Read more

Per Petterson has been awarded the Nordic Council’s Literary Prize for his novel I Curse The River Of Time Read more

In connection with the marking of the 250th Anniversary of the death of baroque composer Georg Friederich Haendel, the Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Institute at Athens are organising a piano recital with jazz improvisations on Haendel. Read more

For the second time, the International Ibsen Scholarships at the amount of NOK 1.000.000 will be awarded within the artistic and cultural community. Read more

Hilde Aagaard’s fourth solo exhibition opens at the Ground Floor of Ileana Tounta Contemporary Art Centre on Wednesday 1st April 2009, at 19.30. The exhibition will run until 2nd May 2009. Read more

The Norwegian singer and songwriter has had great success in Norway and other European countries over the past years. Now she is out with a new album, Cause and Effect . Read more

Ivar Papadopoulos Samuelsen`s book My Greece to be presented at the Danish Institute at Athens the 7th of March. Read more

Extreme Metal veterans played their first show ever in Greece. Read more

The 2009 Open European Championships in Athletics, regarded as one of the International Blind Sports Federation’s top competitions, is to be held on the Greek Island of Rhodes 4-14 June. Read more

The Norwegian author Håkon Smedsvig Hanssen will be in Athens to present his book " Theophrastus from Eressos. The philosopher of joy of life" on 21 and 22 October Read more

The concert was the second of a series of cultural events organised by the Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Institute at Athens held at the Theocharakis Foundation 17 October Read more

The Norwegian Institute and the Norwegian Embassy in Athens organised a Christmas concert on Sunday 21 December at the German Church in Kolonaki  Read more

Matta Kokkinaki presented photos from her trip to Norway last summer Read more

The Danish Institute, the Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Institute welcome you to the exhibition "Slowly Arrives" by Kirsti Grotmol, running from 10  to 30 November Read more

Greek-Norwegian football cooperation became reality when AEK Athens F.C. participated in the Solid International Friendship Cup 2007 for youth teams on the island of Stord 9-12 November. Read more

The choirs of Haukeland Songlag and Friends of Modern music held a joint concert on Saturday 25 October at 20:00 Read more

Last year’s success with Henrik Ibsen’s play “John Gabriel Borkman” continues for the winter season 2008 – 2009 at the Alma theatre Read more

Artist Audhild Dahlstrøm participates in the 1st International OpenArt Residency in Eretria, Evia, 1 June - 30 September Read more

Welcome to a presentation of Norwegian literature on Tuesday 23 September and to a poetry marathon on Thursday 25 September in connection with the 37th Book Festival in Athens. Read more

Ibsen`s Ghosts directed by Ektoras Lyghizos is shown at Scholeion, 27-31 July. Read more

Ibsen`s play John Gabriel Borkman will be shown by Alma Theatre at Moni Lazariston Cultural Complex in Thessaloniki 2-25 May. Read more

The Municipal Regional Theatre of Agrinio shows the play 'Hedda Gabler' by Ibsen. 2-8 May the play will be staged at Theatre 'Jenny Karezi' in Athens. Read more

Randi Nygård participates in the exhibition 'NO BORDERS JUST N.E.W.S' at the Thessaloniki Center of Contemporary Art, 19 June - 28 September. Read more

Enjoy songs and dance by Greek and Norwegian choirs and folk dance group at the Concert Hall Ionia in Voula, Friday 13 June. Read more

The Embassy in cooperation with the Norwegian Institute at Athens participated for the first time with a stand on Norwegian literature at the International Book Fair in Thessaloniki, 29 May - 1 June. Read more

The Norwegian Embassy and the Norwegian Institute at Athens are organising a piano concert at the Theocharakis Foundation 29 May at 20:30 hours. Read more

Norwegian literature translated to Greek is growing with three new books. Read more

The Norwegian short film 'Baluba Runa' by Christian Lo was awarded two prizes and the 'Wild Olive Crown' as a Prize of Honour at the Olympia International Festival for Children and Young People held in Pyrgos 1 - 8 December. Read more

The Hellenic Ministry of Culture together with the Embassies of Sweden, Denmark and Norway are organising Scandinavian Film Days in Athens and Thessaloniki 1-15 November. The film tribute will present the next generation of Scandinavian directors. Read more

The Orchestra of Colours and Norwegian pianist Joachim Kjelsaas Kwetzinsky will give a concert at the Athens Concert Hall Thursday 18 October. The event is organised in cooperation with the Norwegian Embassy in Athens. Read more

The Norwegian bands Apoptygma Berzerk, Magenta and Maika will be performing at the 'Norway in Athens Festival' arranged by M2 Music Entertainment. Read more

The documentary film 'Loop' by Sjur Paulsen received the WWF honorary award at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival held 16-25 March 2007. Read more

The Embassies of Australia, Canada and Norway invited to a photo exhibition called "Halfway - Bosnia a decade after". Read more

Theatrical Company "Metaxi Sovarou kai Asteiou" shows the play Hedda Gabler at the Theatre Altera Pars in Athens. Performances scheduled through January 2007. Read more

Studies of Ibsen`s life indicate that ancient Greek culture appears to be a concealed layer of reference in many of his works. On the other hand Ibsens works have greatly influenced the dramaturgy of Greek theatre in the 20 th century and have inspired Greek playwrights, actors, directors and not least the Greek audience. Read more

Amalia Experimental Theatre of Thessaloniki shows the play Ghosts at the Theatre Amalia. Performances scheduled until 14 January. Read more

Jens Lien was honoured with the Price of the City of Athens in the category Best Director with the film "The Brothersome Man" at the Opening Nights at the Athens International Film Festival.  Read more

The theatrical company "Theatrinon Theates" shows the performance "What happened with Nora", based on "A Doll`s House" at the Theatre Pantomima in Athens. New autumn performances scheduled from 9 November. Read more

Theatrical Company Alli Skini shows the play "An Enemy of the People" at Theatro tis Imeras. Performances scheduled from 26 October through December. Read more

The project "Creative Entertainment Centre" at the Athens International Airport, organised by the non-profit association The Smile of the Child, gives children from around the world an opportunity to play together. In spring 2006 the Norwegian Library Bureau sponsored the centre with around 50 children books. Read more

The poster exhibition "To be a poet is to see-Ibsen in our time" is shown at the Ibsen Tea & Coffee House in Limassol. Read more

It all started in the Norwegian county of Telemark. Because of that, this fascinating style of skiing was called Telemark skiing. Now, the word Telemark has become known worldwide, and Telemark skiing is gaining popularity, both as a recreational activity as well as in competitions like World Cup and World Championship. Read more

The exhibition "Contemporary Norwegian Architecture" was shown at The Center for Mediterranean Architecture in Chania 30 October-21 November, and at the Municipal Gallery of Rhodes 1-20 October. The exhibition presented 50 of the most important buildings that have been built in Norway in the period 1995-2000. Read more

On the occasion of the State Visit of Their Majesties King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway to the Hellenic Republic, the exhibition " Past in Future: The Sculpture of Nico Widerberg" was shown at the Eleftherias Park Art Centre in Athens 9-30 June.   Read more

Bermuda Triangle, Live & DJ Set gave a concert at Free2Go Club 22 in Athens 29 April. The group will be back in Athens for the Music Festival June 19-22. Read more

Flunk, with a downbeat melodic take on electronic music, gave a concert at the Mylos Club in Thessaloniki 14 May. Read more