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Photo: SwayThe largest windturbin of its kind. Photo: Sway
News and events // 10/03/2010 //

The construction of the wind turbine will take place in Øygarden in Hordaland County, where the new technology will be tested on land over the next two years. The wind turbine will be the world's largest of its kind, with a rotor diameter of 145 metres generating 10 MW (more power than three diesel locomotives).

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Norwegian artist Berit Myreboee will hold a floor talk coinciding with her upcoming exhibition at Dominik Mersch Gallery in Sydney.

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Exhibition Park in Canberra hosts the National Folk Festival during the Easter Week. The Nordic folk group Færd will perform during the festival.

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News and events // 10/03/2010 //

Jan Egeland has been elected to co-chair the High-level Taskforce for the Global Framework for Climate Services, an international taskforce that is to compile and make available climate information.

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Photo: Emile Holba
News and events // 15/02/2010 //

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.

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Norwegian artist Berit Myreboee will exhibit at Dominik Mersch Gallery in Sydney from 31 March to 1 May 2010.

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NATO logo (stor)
News and events // 10/03/2010 //

Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg have called on NATO to support efforts to achieve a world without nuclear weapons. “Our aim is to reduce the importance of nuclear weapons in NATO’s security policy,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

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Photo: Robert F. Bukaty/Scanpix
News and events // 26/02/2010 //

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.

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It is possible to swim with the orca whales from October to January in Tysfjord.
Photo: Solvin Zankl/Tysfjord Turistsenter
News and events // 12/02/2010 //

Norway has much to offer tourists in the winter: snow, mountains, fjords and the unique culture of the Sámi people. We invited Audun Pettersen, one of the people most actively involved in Norway’s tourist industry, to tell us about some of the activities he would recommend.

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