Is this the secret training that gives this country a competitive edge? It’s the day before National Day and people across Norway are working hard to make the whole country look clean and tidy ahead ...

Dugnad might seem like a hassle, but its actually incredibly rewards, Frazer Norwell argues. Pictured is Oslo. Photo by Marleen Mulder-Wieske on Unsplash. Unpaid and voluntary labour in the spirit of ...

If you tap dugnad into Google Translate, it suggests ‘voluntary work’. While this translation certainly is not incorrect, it does not quite grasp the essence of this - admittedly very Norwegian - ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

I recently visited my parents, both well into their seventies, at their cozy Norwegian home, in the village where I grew up, Røros. I found myself surrounded by an open landscape that seems to hold ...

Based in 4 Norwegian cities, with the head office in Oslo, Mad arkitekter is an interdisciplinary collective operating at the intersection of people and their environments, with a body of work ...

The Norwegian tradition of ‘dugnad’ encourages everyone to contribute in order to achieve a common goal. It is based on a process of social relations, reciprocity and community solidarity and thus on ...

The cathartic hug Jamey Kennedy and Bente Flem shared at a hotel in Molde, Norway, on Sunday morning came near the denouement of an intense 24 hours for both women. Kennedy had been airlifted from the ...

Is this the secret training that gives this country a competitive edge? It’s the day before National Day and people across Norway are working hard to make the whole country look clean and tidy ahead ...

It’s the day before National Day and people across Norway are working hard to make the whole country look clean and tidy ahead of the celebrations on May 17. In a school playground in the small town ...