Summer dairy farming at seter and støl Many small farms in Norway have access to an abundance of outlying grazing land. For hundreds, if not thousands, of… Food traditions Knowledge of nature and the universe Oral traditions and expressions Traditional crafts
Hardanger headdress-pleating A few years ago, no one but Ingebjørg Byrkjeland knew how to pleat the headdress traditionally worn with folk costumes… Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts
Traditional costume-maker When we see people proudly wearing Norwegian traditional costumes (bunads), it is easy to fall in love with the overall… Traditional crafts
Traditional costumes in Norway, craftsmanship and social practice Few countries in the world can boast such a widespread and common use of traditional costumes as Norway. Traditional costumes… Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts
Boat pulling at Bjørkedalen Boat pulling is the the process of bringing a finished clinker-built wooden boat out of the boat shed at Bjørkedalen… Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts
Traditional use of clinker-built boats For at least two thousand years, open clinker-built boats have been rowed and sailed in Norway. In days gone by,… Knowledge of nature and the universe Oral traditions and expressions Social customs, rituals and festivities Traditional crafts
Traditional clinker boat building The Norwegian clinker-built boat has a history stretching back at least two thousand years. Throughout history, it has been a… Knowledge of nature and the universe Traditional crafts
Story Walks in the Natural World The revival of live oral storytelling often goes hand in hand with ethical values of sustainability. Respect for nature as… Knowledge of nature and the universe Oral traditions and expressions Practical art
Dual-language multi-ethnic Storytelling Myths, fairy-tales, legends and jokes are still being told and retold today. Norway has its own treasured stories in Norwegian… Oral traditions and expressions Practical art