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Geography

LANDSCAPE
Mountain - Johan Berge,
Innovation Norway


Glacier - Per Eide,
Innovation Norway


Fjord - Johan Berge,
Innovation Norway


Waterfall - Per Eide,
Innovation Norway


MIDNIGHT SUN
Green northern lights photo -
Bjørn Jørgensen,
Innovation Norway


Series of midnight sun photos -
© Aune Forlag

All other images -
www.arctic-circle.no

NATURE/WILDLIFE
Puffin, White Tailed Eagle and Razorbill - Norwegian Ornithological Society

Cod - Kjell Ove Storvik, Norwegian Seafood

Plants and Reindeer - Knut Nylend, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management

Seal - Terje Rakke, Innovation Norway

Ptarmigan - Arild Lyssand, The Governor of Svalbard

Moss/lichen - Friends of the Earth

Purple saxifrage -
www.glittertindforlag.no

Elk, Wolf, Lynx, Mountain Hare and
Bear
- Roar Solheim

Wild reindeer and lemming
- Knut Nylend, Norwegian Directorate
for Nature Management


THE MAGIC OF SVALBARD
All images - The Governor of Svalbard

NATURE/WILDLIFE OF SVALBARD
Arctic Fox - Eva Fuglei with permission from SOE Norway

Polar Bear, Walrus, Poppy, Seagull and Geese - The Governor of Svalbard
People

HOW TO SAY HELLO...
- Helly Hansen

WHAT I LIKE DOING
Girls playing football - The Football Association of Norway

Boy in school yard - Roar ¯hlander

HAPPY TIMES!
Christmas - Thomas Skyum, Innovation Norway

Easter - Nancy Brandt,
Innovation Norway

Midsummer Eve - Johan Berge, Innovation Norway

Birthdays - Ute foto

THE SAMI PEOPLE
Smiling Sami girl holding
Sami shoes
- Kurt Hamann

Sami Parliament - Marcus Kuhmunen

Culture

MYTHICAL CREATURES
Troll - drawing by T. Kittelsen

CHILDREN'S STORIES
From Mrs Pepperpot

FAIRYTALES
From Three Billy Goats

LITERATURE
Roald Dahl - © RDNL, roalddahl.com

The Big Friendly Giant
Reprinted with kind permission of Quentin Blake

MUSIC
Photo of Grieg - The Royal Library, Copenhagen

Hardanger Fiddle - Roar ¯hlander

Langeleik - Ringve Museum

ART
All Munch images - © Munch Museet, Oslo

All Vigeland images - © Vigeland Museet

CLOTHING
Traditional clothing
- Svein Grønvold

Outdoor clothing - Helly Hansen

DESIGN
Tripp Trapp chair - Stokke

FOOD
Packed lunch - Royal Norwegian Embassy
History

VIKING TRADING
Oseberg ship - Museum of Cultural History, University of Oslo

Leirfall ship - Camilla Olsson, Stj¿rdal Rock Art Museum

THE NOBEL PRIZE
Photo of Alfred Nobel - Norwegian Nobel Institute

PEACE PRIZE WINNERS
All photos - Norwegian Nobel Institute

THE ROYAL FAMILY
Crown Prince Haakon Magnus and Crown Princess
Mette-Marit
- Jo Michael

Norway's King Harald V and Queen Sonja - Morten Krogvold

17TH MAY CELEBRATIONS
Photo 1 - Innovation Norway

Photo 2 - Trine Kolstad Vegem
Adventure

SKIING
Cross country skiing -
Terje Rakke, Nordic Life, Innovation Norway

Downhill and slalom -
The Norwegian Skiing Association

Telemark - Terje Rakke, Nordic Life, Innovation Norway

Ski jump - The Norwegian Skiing Association

OTHER WINTER ACTIVITIES
Snowboarding
- Jakob Hertz, Innovation Norway

Figure skating - The Norwegian Ice-skating Association

Speed skating - The Norwegian Ice-skating Association

Ice Hockey
- The Norwegian Ice Hockey Association

Sleigh riding
- Terje Rakke, Nordic life, Innovation Norway

Tobogganing - Terje Rakke, Nordic life, Innovation Norway

SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Football - The Norwegian Football Association

Handball - The Norwegian Handball Association

Swimming - Kurt Hamann, Innovation Norway

Sailing - Niels J¿rgensen, Innovation Norway

MORE SUMMER ACTIVITIES
Horse-riding
- Morten Brun, Innovation Norway

Kayaking - Terje Rakke, Nordic Life, Innovation Norway

Cycling - PŒl Bugge, Innovation Norway

Forest walking - Mari Kollandsrud, with permission from SOE Norway

ADVENTURE SPORTS
Glacier walking
- Stig Tronvold, Samfoto

Rock climbing
- Morten Brun, Innovation Norway

Mountain hikers 1
- Asle Hjellbrekke

Mountain hikers 2
- Esben Bratlie

Mountain hikers 3 - Johan Berge, Innovation Norway

EXPLORERS
Painting of Roald Amundsen - Painting by Eiving Engebretsen, photo by O V¾ring

Erling Kage
- Kjell Ove Storvik

Kon-Tiki
- Kon-Tiki Museum, Oslo