Norway News

Oslo - It's been known for years now that the future means everything will be digital. For Norway, however, not only will all their books be digital, but they'll be available for free as well.

Digital Journal recently published an article about the amazing friendship of a dog and fox in Norway. What we didn't know then was that there was a wonderful video on YouTube of the unlikely pair enjoying each other's company, and here it is.

Oslo - Olav Thon, the richest man currently living in Norway, recently donated a large portion of his personal wealth to his charity foundation.

One morning last summer, photographer Torgeir Berge was walking in the woods with his dog Tinni. Suddenly they came across a young fox, and what happened next is amazing.

Oslo - A video has been compiled of photos taken by wildlife cameras, hidden in the forests south of Oslo in Norway. The footage captures a rare sight of a female lynx with two cubs.

Los Angeles - Just in case you forgot who Ylvis are, here's a reminder, as the two Norwegian brothers appear in a special feature on "Dancing with the Stars" on US TV where they sang "What does the fox say" to tumultuous applause.

Oslo - Way back in 1996, Readers' Digest magazine ran an honesty test of the world cities. Back then, all ten wallets left around Oslo were returned untouched. The Aftenposten newspaper decided to repeat the test in 2013 and the results were not quite so good.

A violent storm over last weekend allowed thousands of salmon to make a big escape from the Marine Harvest fish farm in Norway. Now anyone who catches one and returns it will receive a 500 kroner (60 euros, $80) reward for their trouble.

Oslo - Customs officials in Norway are reporting a huge surge in the amount of synthetic cannabis being bought on the Internet and then delivered to people's homes by mail. They are requesting increased funding to try to handle the situation.

Due to the success they have had with recent "slow-TV" epics like a 12-hour prime-time show of a burning fireplace and a solid 13-hours of shearing and knitting, Norway's NRK broadcaster has come up with its next slow epic.