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Warm Woodhaven welcome for Norwegian veterans

Warm Woodhaven welcome for Norwegian veterans

Warm Woodhaven welcome for Norwegian veterans 17 September 2015  To honour the great number of Norwegian servicemen stationed in Scotland during WWII, a special visit was made by seven Norwegian war veterans to Scottish shores this autumn. Here they are at Woodhaven, wartime base of 333 Squadron, today a sheltered …

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Mjøsikale at the Castle! – Lillehammer Choir to lift the rafters in Edinburgh

Mjøsikale at the Castle! – Lillehammer Choir to lift the rafters in Edinburgh

Mjøsikale at the Castle! – Lillehammer choir to lift the rafters in Edinburgh 23 April 2015 Lillehammer choir ‘Mjøsikale’ hopes to lift the rafters of the Great Hall of Edinburgh Castle when conductor Inger Grini Skagsoset rouses her lively chorus of voices to song on their forthcoming visit to the …

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Norwegian eyes on Edinburgh – artist’s city residency

Norwegian eyes on Edinburgh – artist’s city residency

Norwegian eyes on Edinburgh – artist’s city residency 25 September 2014  Norwegian artist Roar Kjærnstad trained in Flanders at the Royal Academy of Art (Antwerp) where he studied the ‘Old Masters’ Rubens, Van Dyck and Rembrandt. He has just completed a month long residency in Edinburgh (exciting times for an …

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Tartan noir? ‘Norwegian Night’ sees light of day

Tartan noir? ‘Norwegian Night’ sees light of day

Tartan noir? ‘Norwegian Night’ sees light of day 16 September 2013  He knew, by streamers that shot so brightThat spirits were riding the northern light. Walter Scott’s ‘Monk of St Mary’s aisle’ may have looked up at the ‘streamers’ of the aurora borealis and shivered with fear – summoned to …

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Two Norwegian Travellers in Scotland go ‘North by Northwest’

Two Norwegian Travellers in Scotland go ‘North by Northwest’

Two Norwegian travellers in Scotland go ‘North by Northwest’ 07 September 2013 Two Norwegians have gone ‘north by northwest’ in the Scottish highlands and islands and written up their travels in book and blog. Though their itineraries are carefully planned and calmy followed – a far cry from the frenetic journey …

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Edinburgh’s Norwegian Christmas tree in symphony of light

Edinburgh’s Norwegian Christmas tree in symphony of light

Edinburgh’s Norwegian Christmas tree in symphony of light 30 November 2012 A simple and delightful symphony of light ushered in Edinburgh’s Christmas this year with the traditional lighting of the Norwegian Christmas tree on the Mound. For over a quarter century, the city has enjoyed the gift of a tree …

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Bagpipes go big time in Bergen!

Bagpipes go big time in Bergen!

Bagpipes go big time in Bergen! 08 August 2013 Big excitement for the musicians of Bergen Pipes & Drums who appear this year as the first ever Norwegian competitors in the prestitgious World Pipe Band Championships, held in Glasgow on 18 August. Led by Pipe Major Thomas de Ridder, the pipeband …

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Puzzling 100 year old parcel in Gudbrandsdal

Puzzling 100 year old parcel in Gudbrandsdal 23 August 2012  A mysterious 100 year old parcel – not to be opened until the 400th anniversary of the battle of Kringen – is puzzling Norwegians and Scots Folk in Gudbrandsdal are scratching their heads over a mysterious parcel. Packed in 1912 …

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It’s that Norwegian Penguin again!

It’s that Norwegian Penguin again!

It’s that Norwegian Penguin again! 13 August 2012  It’s that Norwegian Penguin again! Sir Nils Olav featured in Edinburgh Exhibition ‘Animals Beyond the Call of Duty’, an exhibiton celebrating the 40th anniversary of the adoption of king penguin Colonel-in-Chief Sir Nils Olav at Edinburgh Zoo, by HM the King of …

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A clutch of Norwegian-Scottish anniversaries

A clutch of Norwegian-Scottish anniversaries

A clutch of Norwegian-Scottish Anniversaries 01 May 2012  An ambush in Gudbrandsdal, a highland lodge in Vest Agder, and Norway’s first oil refinery are the unusual features of a clutch of Norwegian-Scottish anniversaries this year.  Myth and reality mix in celebrations at Gudbrandsdal with the marking of the 400th anniversary …

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Hjertelig Velkommen – A Warm Welcome to NSA

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Our Association, which meets in Edinburgh, provides an opportunity for Scots, Norwegians and friends to get together and to celebrate important Norwegian events. Whether you have a family connection with Norway, or just a love of Norwegian or Scottish culture, come and join us. You’re ‘heartily welcome’!

Our History

Founded in Edinburgh in 1966, our Association has enjoyed over 50 years of Norwegian-Scottish friendship. Learn about our history here.

 

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