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In 2009, it is 150 years since the birth of the Norwegian Nobel winning author Knut Hamsun. The anniversary was launched with a street theatre performance that offered hundreds of passers-by a taste of Hamsun’s Oslo novel Hunger.

The short animated film Peter and the Wolf, co-produced by the Norwegian company Storm Studio, won an Oscar in 2008. In recent years, several Norwegian animated films have made their mark on the international film scene.

Every year, thousands of skiers participate in Birkebeinerrennet. A lot is at stake, but at least they don't have to deal with a civil war in the tracks. 800 years ago, two men of the Birkebeiner group followed the same route to get the newborn future king Haakon Haakonssøn to safety during a turbulent and dangerous time in Norway.

The home of Peder Günth whose life inspired Henrik Ibsen to write "Peer Gynt" in 1867, is open to the public thanks to the 27-year-old who restored the estate.