Tag: Norway

Founded more than 1000 years ago, Oslo received capital status only in 1905 with the re-establishment of the Norwegian kingdom. Three-quarters of its territory is a real “countryside”: forests, lakes, islands – even the geographical center is located in a huge forest. Oslo is the only capital in the world where you can go skiing […]

Yearbook 2005 Norway. Also in 2005, there was conflict over the Kurdish Islamist mulla Krekar, who has long had asylum in Norway but who has been accused of terror in Iraq. The government decided to expel Krekar, who was appealing but lost in court, with regard to the security of the state. However, the government […]