A large trapping “facility” constructed with exceptionally well-preserved birch tree branches was found under melting ice at an altitude of 1.400 meters; piles of reindeer antlers and carved artifacts date back to around 520 AD, prior to the Viking age

Ine Eriksen Søreide, former Defense and Foreign Minister, is the new leader of Norway’s Conservative Party Høyre; she won support of all contenders and revived hopes for those who want Norway to join the European Union

A verbal assault on King Harald V, broadcast by his son-in-law Durek Verrett, has set off public uproar among Norwegians; calls for the king to strip Princess Martha Louise, of her royal title have come from monarchists and those favouring a republic

The Sami Parliament Sametinget in Northern Norway won’t go through any major leadership changes: Norske Samers Riksforbund remained its biggest party after last week’s election and leader Silje Karine Muotka will remain Sami president