The 45-meter ascent at Hanshelleren cave in Flatanger, a three-hour drive north of the city of Trondheim, is considered to be the world’s hardest single rope-length climb.
A small community of elite rock climbing has in the last few years fixated on this giant windswept granite cave in Flatanger, Norway. One climber, Czech Adam Ondra (24), had prepared himself for four years and seven visits to Norway to set a new world record.
Czech climber Adam Ondra (24), had prepared himself for four years and seven visits to Norway to set a new world record
It’s called the world’s first 5.15c route and Ondra has proposed the highest grade ever to be given to a route. The young man who has dominated rock climbing in recent years achieved the ascent in just 20 minutes earlier this month.
In a blog post Ethan Pringle, one of the developers of the climb describes the cave as “like if Jailhouse and Mickeys Beach had a baby, and that offspring was artificially inseminated with rock sperm from Rumney and Column of the Giants at the same time … then THAT baby grew up subsisting on nothing but muscle milk, steroids and acid.”
Adam Ondra climbs the world’s first 9c3
“At the end of the route when I knew I did it, I had one of the strangest emotions ever,” said Ondra.
For a so-called sport climb – in which expansion bolts are drilled permanently into the rock to clip the rope into – climbers can spend years trying to complete their first ascents.
Adam Ondra’s project Misja
To claim a grade climbers must provide photographic proofs of the ascent, and Ondra had it all filmed.
Ondra climbing in Hanshelleren, Flatanger
Hanshelleren cave is a favorite with seasoned climbers, partly due to its giant overhang, which means it rarely rains inside. The water can however sometimes seep through.
Climbing was approved as a sport for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo by the International Olympic Committee. Ondra’s next victory may therefore well be an Olympic medal.
The World’s Hardest Rock Climb – in Norway, written by Tor Kjolberg
Scandinavia has been honored with the first major retrospective presentation of Marina Abramovic’s work in Europe this year. First out was Moderna Museet in Stockholm. From there the exhibition travelled to Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen where it will be on display through 22 October. 24 November, the Henie Onstad Museum of Modern Art in Oslo opens its doors for The Cleaner, which will be on display through 11 March 2018.
Few artists in the world today evoke such strong emotions and reactions as the pioneer of body and performance art Marina Abramović. She has inscribed herself in the history of art as one of the pioneers of body and performance art, and since the 1970s she has developed one of contemporary art’s most radical and uncompromising practices.
Marina Ambramovic. Image via cdn.com
“This will be the most extensive presentation of Marina Abramović’s works in Norway ever. We are very proud to be able to take this exhibition to Norway,” says Director Tone Hansen at Henie Onstad Kunstsenter.
Marina Abramović has been expanding the boundaries of art. Using her own body as a vehicle, she has pushed herself to the ultimate limits, often exposing herself to lethal hazards to create performance art that is shocking, challenging and deeply moving.
Since the 1970s Marina Abramovic has developed one of contemporary art’s most radical and uncompromising practices
In line with Henie Onstad Kunstsenter’s history, the exhibition The Cleaner at Høvikodden will feature more than 100 works from five decades and presents several of her most famous performance works as films, video installations, live performances, scenographies and photographs from the 1970s to today. It includes works created with the German artist Ulay, her partner in art and life from 1976 to 1988. Several of her early pieces – paintings, photos, sound compositions and works on paper – are shown here for the first time.
Volcano, by Marina Abramovic
Marina Abramović – The Cleanerhas been developed in a dialogue with the artist and is organized by Moderna Museet, Stockholm, in collaboration with Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Henie Onstad Kunstsenter and Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn.
On Ciacometti, by Marina Abramovic
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ – A SHORT BIOGRAPHY Marina Abramović was born 1946 in the former Yugoslavia. Here she graduated as painter from the academy of art in Belgrade 1970, but quickly abandoned painting in favour of a practice that took place in real time and space in direct encounters between artist and audience. With her sound and performance works she was a formative part of Belgrade’s experimental avant-garde scene until 1976, when she moved to Amsterdam and embarked on a close partnership and collaboration for the next twelve years with the German photographer and performance artist Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen, b. 1943)
Marina Abramović’s The Cleaner in Scandinavia, compiled by Admin
Designers Saturday Oslo is a 3 day event being held every other year in September. Designers Saturday is a chance for Norwegian and International interior brands to showcase themselves and their showrooms as well as mingle with others in the industry. This year’s event is being held 8 – 10 September.
The Designers Saturday idea was dreamt up by enthusiastic industry insiders who brought the concept over from New York in 1986. This is the only national exhibition in Norway, dedicated to furniture, textiles, lighting, flooring and other interior and design related products aimed at both industry professionals and the wider design aware public.
The Designers Saturday idea was dreamt up by enthusiastic industry insiders who brought the concept over from New York in 1986
A free bus service is available to attendees; simply jump on and off the bus where you want. 190 cutting edge Norwegian, Scandinavian and international exhibitors will display their latest offerings at 36 locations across Oslo city center.
A free bus service is available to attendees
In 2007 Designers Saturday Oslo instigated Designers Saturday Awards. The awards serve to heighten interest in interior architecture and give students and experienced professionals’ alike, recognition of design excellence and quality. There will be two awards; one for best interior, where a jury of experts choose between the latest works of Norwegian interior designers.
Participants visiting an interior showroom
The other one is for best talents, where emerging designers will have a chance to show their talents to potential employers in the industry, hopefully resulting in collaboration between designers and manufacturers.
The jury chairmen Anne Heinsvig and, Jonas Stokke
The jury chairmen, Jonas Stokke and Anne Heinsvig, will announce the winners and hand over the awards during the opening ceremony.
The opening ceremony in 2015 at Oslo National Academy of Arts was a success. This year the opening ceremony has moved to the new spectacular construction called “Arctic Pyramid” or Salt, looking like a gigantic fish rack. It’s just a five minute walk along the Bjørvika shoreline from the Oslo Opera House towards Vippetangen Port.
The nominees in category Best Interior are:
Norgesglasset by Snøhetta
Norgesglasset by Snøhetta
Snøhetta has designed a unique bar and interior concept for the expansion of Oslo Airport. Located centrally in the new domestic terminal, the playful design of Norgesglasset draws inspiration from its namesake, the Norgesglasset jar, a classic product long used for pickling and storing food familiar to many Norwegian homes. Snøhetta re-used over 4000 original Norgesglasset jars to clad the ceiling and back wall of the 65 sqm bar.
Aesop Homansbyen by Snøhetta
Aesop Homansbyen by Snøhetta
Aesop opened its second Norwegian signature store in the vibrant retail and residential district of Majorstuen, Oslo in June this year.
Business lounge at Stavanger airport Sola, bvy Metropolis
Business Lounge Stavanger Lufthavn Sola by Metropolis
Rhe Wool Central/The Prthodontists (Ullsentralen/Kjeveortopedane) by Sol Design
Ullsentralen – Kjeveortopedane (The Wool Central – the Orthodontists) by Sol Design
Grand Café, Oslo by Radius Design. Photo: Niklas Hart
Grand Café, Oslo by Radius Design
Faust, by Snøhetta
Faust by Snøhetta
For the high-end shoemaker Faust, Snøhetta has created a complete visual identity and the brand’s very first signature store.
Make an Entrance, by Metropolis
Make an entrance by Metropolis Architects
Summit Bar, Oslo by Snøhetta
Summit Bar by Snøhetta
Grïnerløkka Innovation Factory, by Ledsten Architecure
Mat- og Merkevarehuset på Grünerløkka-innovasjonsfabrikken by Ledsten arkitektur
Norwegian Medicine Agency, by Snøhetta
The Norwegian Medicine Agencyby Snøhetta
Designers Saturday Awards Best Interior 2017:
No 1: Mat- og merkevarehuset – Ledsten Arkitektur
No 2: Make an entrance – Metropolis arkitektur & design
No 3: Faust – Snøhetta
Best Talent 2017:
Designer Marcus Voraa was awarded for his dining table, which grows by the means of a crank handle.
Are you going to Norway in the near future? According to a recent unofficial domestic championship, you’re now able to find the hotels in which you can experience Norway’s best breakfasts.
Twinings Best Breakfast is the unofficial Norwegian championship in hotel breakfast. This year more than 400 hotels have been reviewed, and 19 county winners have been selected.
“The breakfast gives the hotels a great opportunity to give the guests the best start of the day, “says Svein Arild Steen-Mevold, CEO at Scandic Hotels
“Norway is in a special position regarding hotel breakfasts. The norm is that breakfast is included in the price when staying at a hotel. Therefore, this competition is particularly important. In fact, there are over 9 of 10 hotel guests who have breakfast at the hotel they are staying at. This gives the hotels a great opportunity to give the guests the best start of the day, “says Svein Arild Steen-Mevold, CEO at Scandic Hotels.
Food and drink director at Scandic, Morten Malting
The winning recipe Food and drink director at Scandic, Morten Malting, believes that the combination of service and innovation is the recipe for award-winning breakfasts.
“The best breakfast requires local produce, hard work and continuous efforts in order to develop and improve. It is clear that sustainable and ecological initiatives pay off. With top-level service, it‘s also important that the chef has a central role. Managers, chefs and waiters alike must understand breakfast trends and be ahead of them,” says Malting.
Best breakfasts in Eastern Norway (Østlandet) Scandic St. Olav’s in Oslo has been chosen to be the best breakfast experience in the capital city. Magnus Melsom, responsible for food and drink at Scandic St. Olav’s, says that the most important issue for the hotel is that all guests should experience a perfect breakfast. The hotel also has a major emphasis on fruit and vegetables.
Scandic Hotel at St. Olav’s Square in Oslo
“Breakfast is a meal where everyone has special wishes and needs. We have invested heavily in healthy and customized foods, so that all our guests will find a breakfast tailored to their needs. In addition, good signage and inviting presentations are important so everyone finds what they are looking for. The offer must be equal good and tempting if you are the first or the last person who enters the breakfast restaurant,” he says.
Trøndelag’s best breakfasts In Trøndelag the winners were Scandic Helland Scandic Nidelven. Hotel Scandic Nidelven in Trondheim has won Twinning’s award for 10 of the 12 previous years. Hotel Director Kjetil Vassdal believes that one of the secrets of Trondheim’s best breakfast for so many years is the hotel’s ability to renew, for example, by developing its own unique products.
Scandic Hotel, Nidelven, TrondheimDirector Kjetil Vassdal at Scandic Nidelven believes that one of the secrets of Trondheim’s best breakfast for so many years is the hotel’s ability to renew
“One of the news this year is that we have produced our own cheese, Nidelven Blue, whil we have developed our own breakfast beer that fits perfectly with this cheese,” he says.
The chef at Scandic Nidelven, Sigve Eliassen, hopes that the hotel will take a 11th win this autumn in the championship “Norway’s best lunch 2017”.
“We have cooks who like to brag about themselves, and that adds a little extra to each guest every single day, he says, and adds: “To stand out in the breakfast room is demanding, and we’re working hard to renew ourselves year after year. Even if you are being endorsed for a perfect breakfast, it does not mean that you can sit back and rest. With us it has become a corporate culture.”
Scandic Seoleu (The Sail), Molde
Best breakfasts at the west coast In Western Norway the winners are Scandic Seilet, Scandic Sunnfjord and Scandic Maritim Hotel Haugesund. Enjoy Bergen’s best breakfast at the Scandic Bypark. Hotel director Lene Mjeldheim believes that the key to the winning position lies in the use of unique western Norwegian ingredients and an extensive breakfast offer.
Breakfast heroes at Scandic Seilet: Grom left chef Tone Rød, breakfast chef Arnt Lyngstad, breakfast chef Anacita Uren, waiter Maimona Lauvstad, weiter Vigdis Kittelsen, restaurant director Sylvia Borgundvåg.
“We use superior ingredients, carefully selected local food, and we have a lot of homemade dishes on the menu. In addition, the staff put their own personal touch on the breakfast with recipes like Sam’s famous omelet, Fonn’s Vitamin C shot and Bengt’s homemade graved salmon,” says Mjeldheim.
Jevgeni Mlinnikov, hotel director at Scandic Kirkenes
“For the last year we’ ve been aiming to serve a varied and tasty breakfast for all our guests. Regardless of whether you have allergies, intolerances or are vegans or vegetarians, you should have a large and varied breakfast offer. To be the county winner is an inspiration to be even better, and it shows that the job we are doing is appreciated,” says Jevgeni Mlinnikov, hotel director at Scandic Kirkenes.
Figures from Statistics Norway (SSB – Statistisk sentralbyrå) show that there has been a clear jump of Chinese trourists coming to Norway in 2017 compared to the last three years.
Worldwide the Chinese tourism boom started almost 10 years ago, and new statistics on hotel stays show a 90 percent increase in Chinese nationals to Norway so far this year with 31,803 overnight stays.
China and Norway illustration by Thinkstock
One of the reasons for Chinese to go to Norway is according to GoDigitalChina that the average income in China has risen by 30 percent. Assuming that only 4 percent of the population in China has an income of at least $15 000 annually, the number of people who can afford travelling to Europe has increased by 600 percent.
Chinese tourists in the Frogner Park, Oslo Photo: Lise Åserud / NTB scanpix
Another reason is improved relations between Norway and China. The tourist industry noted a downturn in relations between Norway and China after Liu Xiaobo received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010. In December last year, the government announced that relations between the two countries had been normalized after six years without any political engagement.
Chinerse tourists in Oslo
A third reason is the beautiful nature in Norway and the fact that Norway is considered a peaceful country.
“The Asian market is growing the most,” Bente Bratland Holm, travel director for Innovation Norge, told newspaper Aftenposten earlier this year. “Norway now has the most overnight stays by Chinese tourists in Scandinavia.”
Purchases of airline ticket and hotel reservations have led travel and tourism organizations to expect yet another record year, with business up 28 percent over last year.
Ole Warberg
‘China can become one of our largest foreign markets,’ said Bergen Reiselivslag Director, and President of NHO Reiseliv, Ole Warberg.
Feature image (on top): Members of Chinese rock-band Escape Plan on a tour to Norway
Chinese Tourists Are Looking to Norway, written by Tor Kjolberg
50 years ago, 3 September 1967 Sweden switched from left-hand to right-hand traffic. At that time 90 percent of Swedes drove left-hand drive vehicles which led to many head-on collisions when passing on narrow two-lane highways. The H stands for Högertrafik (right traffic).
The H Day was an historic and potentially catastrophic moment, which luckily unfolded smoothly as anyone possibly could have imagined. The decision to move to the other side of the road was however not taken lightly. In fact, the idea had repeatedly been voted down during the preceding decades.
Left-hand drive bus in Stockholm
Over one thousand new buses were purchased with doors on the right-hand side. Some 8,000 older buses were retrofitted to provide doors on both sides, and the city of Malmö exported their right-hand drive buses to Pakistan and Kenya. Related: Nostalgic Driving in Sweden
Swedish G Day sign
There had of course been meticulous planning ahead of the momentous occasion, including government-led education campaigns as well as a right-hand-traffic-themed song-writing competition by public broadcasters. As you know, Swedes know how to write popular music.
Here is the winner:
A popular referendum in 1955 showed however that 83 percent of the Swedish population was opposed to the change, but on 10 May, 1963 the Swedish Parliament approved the introduction of right hand traffic in 1967.
Trams pn Line 5 in Stockholm, 1962. Photo: Håkan Trapp
On September 3rd 1967 all non-essential traffic was banned from the roads between 1am and 6am; in Stockholm and Malmö the ban was in place from 10pm on September 2nd to 3pm the next day.
Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen’s sturdy oak ship Maud was made to withstand Arctic winters but sank off the coast of Cambridge Bay, in northern Canada’s remote Victoria Island in 1930. 87 years later she is ready to sail back home to Norway.
“It is not my intention to dishonor the glorious grape, but already now you shall get the taste of your real environment. For the ice you have been built, and in the ice you shall stay most of your life, and in the ice you shall solve your tasks. With the permission of our Queen, I christen you Maud,” said Roald Amundsen when he ceremonially christened the vessel in 1917, crushing a chunk of ice against her bow.
Roald Amundsen christened the vessel Maud in 1917
Maud was built for his second expedition to the Arctic through the Northeast Passage and named Maud after Norway’s then-queen. Amundsen’s original plan was to sail through the unexplored part of the Arctic Ocean, and perhaps drift over to the North Pole. After two failed attempts, he abandoned his plan to go to the North Pole, and after seven years of exploring the Arctic, Maud was seized by Amundsen’s creditors and sold to the Hudson’s Bay Company in 1925.
Maud was an attraction for cruise ships coming in, sail boaters, and just regular visitors to Cambridge Bay
For years Norwegian project manager Jan Wanggaard and his team has worked with the “Maud Returns Home” project. Last summer they used giant “balloons” to raise the wreck and then slipped a barge under it. Over the winter they let it dry and then followed considerable repatriation efforts.
Although the Maud’s exploits aren’t widely known today, the expedition was quite eventful for Amundsen. He was nearly mauled to death by a polar bear and poisoned by carbon monoxide. However, it resulted in heaps of scientific data on the Arctic environment.
Deputy Mayor of Cambridge Bay
Joe Ohokannoak, deputy mayor of Cambridge Bay and an amateur historian who enjoys studying Arctic history, says Maud certainly is a part of their history. “It was an attraction for cruise ships coming in, sail boaters, and just regular visitors to Cambridge Bay, especially the last year when it was totally out of the water on pontoons,” he says. For decades, parts of her hull protruded above the waters.
Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole, including the first successful transit in the Northwest Passage.
Pehr Adolf Janson had a dream – to make the world’s best handcrafted beds and for five generations, the company he founded in 1852 has had as its goal that people should sleep well and wake up refreshed. He created Häsyens – the Swedish Dream Factory.
“Before Thomas Edison invented the light bulb, before Alexander Graham Bell made his first phone call and before Henry Ford put the world on wheels, my great-great-grandfather founded Hästens,” says Jan Ryde, fifth-generation owner and executive chairman of Hästens.
Pehr Adolf Janson
The Hästens history
The Hästens company began in 1852 as a saddler. Master saddlers at that time were also upholsterers, and as a result, the horse, horsetail hair, the tailor and his handcraft have always been present in every detail of Hästens and its beds. The arrival of the automobile reduced the need for saddlery as the company focused more and more on beds, and soon Hästens was manufacturing the most comfortable beds ever made.
The best beds during the 19th century were considered to be made in Europe. So Swedish master craftsmen did what Swedes do best; combining the standout features of European beds with Swedish ingenuity, craftsmanship, logic and problem solving.
The Hästens topper measures an impressive 7cm deep and keeps your body at the ideal temperature and provides the right balance between firmness, cushioning and springiness to give you that instant cloud feeling when you climb into bed
Hästens launches the world’s first frame bed Production of beds has now been lifted to a whole new level, and the continuous product development that has made Hästens famous has now become the norm.
Hästens Excel frame bed
Hästens was the first company in the world to use a top mattress on a continental bed and launched the world’s first frame bed.
Hästens trademark registered in 1935
In 1917, third generation David Stefanus Janson decided that the company should concentrate solely on making beds. Hästens’ logo was then designed by Janson’s artistic cousin Paul Janson, the trademark being registered in 1935.
David Stefanus Janson’s vision was to build a “dream factory” in Sweden. A relatively unknown British-Swedish architect, Ralph Erskine, was engaged to design an untraditional factory to be built in Köping, south-west of Stockholm. The building, which was jokingly called “the Tivoli”, has later gained iconic status among architects in Sweden as well as abroad. In 1998, Erskine returned to Köping to expand the building he had designed more than 50 years before.
Fifth generation Jan Ryde in front of Hästens’ headquarter in Köping
The Swedish Dream Factory grants 25 year warranty In the 1940’s, Hästen introduced a 25-year guarantee on all its beds, and in 1952, the Swedish American Line ordered Hästens beds for its cruise ship M / S Gripsholm, enhancing Hästen’s reputation as a manufacturer of quality beds worldwide.
The Appaloosa mattress designed by Bernadotte & Kylberg
David Janson’s daughter Solveig, married to the artistic visionary Jack Ryde, continues Hästens’ traditions with her sisters and husband. In 1978, the famous blue-checkered Hästens pattern (currently available in 13 different colors) was designed by Ryde. A modern cubic version of the pattern was launched in connection with the 40th anniversary of the checkered pattern which was designed by the Stockholm-based design duo Bernadotte and Kylberg.
Family traditions have been continued with quality crafts and forward thinking
Family traditions are the very symbol of Hästen’s success The synergy between father and son, parents and children, generation after generation, has become the symbol of Hästen’s success. The children have been inspired by their parents and have always built on their experience. Family traditions have been continued with quality crafts and forward thinking.
Handmade stitching
Fifth generation
“I want you to be better than I am, learning to master a profession of your choice that gives people something they need. This way you will always be able to take care of the people you love the most,” said the foresighted founder, Pehr Adolf Janson, to his sons Adolf Fredrik and Per Thure.
Fifth generation Jan Ryde, is now the owner and manager of Hästens, with one of his sons actively involved in the business.
Inside Hästens factory in Köping
Walking around in Hästen’s factory in Köping is like walking around in an animation movie of Walt Disney’s. Each department and each employee has its specific tasks. There are no robots here, only 100 skilled professionals making 30 mattresses a day.
A Hästens bed consists of layer upon layer of natural materials
A Hästen mattress follows the laws of nature We spend about one third of our lives in bed so the mattress is very important in order for us to sleep deep and well. Good sleep comes from more than the sum of the different components, more than just the bed frame and mattress. It is the culmination of five-generation sleep craftsmanship using natural materials adapted to individuals. Sleeping on the wrong mattress can cause insomnia, pain and in worst case sickness.
We spend about one third of our lives in bed so the mattress is very important in order for us to sleep deep and well
In all Hästens beds, horsehair from slaughterhouses in South America, where horse meat is a delicacy, is used. The horsehair is washed and twisted tight in long braids while still wet. In Sweden the braids of horsehair, which have become curly of the twine, are then opened.
The hairs in the horse’s tail are hollow so that when heated, they absorb moisture. When cooled down, they release the moisture. These are features perfectly fit for beds. The hairs absorb the moisture that is emitted while you sleep and release the moisture after you rise.
The headquarter in Köping was jokingly called “the Tivoli” and has later gained iconic status among architects in Sweden as well as abroad
At the factory, the horse hair is distributed by hand across what is about to become the mattress and top mattress. A twin top mattress contains 3-4 kilos of horse hair while the bed itself contains much more. Between several layers of horsehair and over the bed bottom itself are sections with felted wool and cotton blend.
Only natural materials
In a Hästens bed, wool from the abdomen on sheep in New Zealand is used. The wool gives warmth when it’s cold and coolness when it’s hot.
From Hästens Beds’ flagship store in Dubai
The pine wood in the bed frame comes from northern Sweden while the plugs hidden inside the famous blue–checkered pattern are fashioned from Swedish oak. The spring coils in the bed are made of Swedish steel. A common curing process makes the steel rigid. The springs are treated with induction so that the outside becomes hard while the core is still soft, resulting in better suppleness. Small spring coils are packed into viscose bags resulting in less rubbing and preventing static electricity, which some sleepers might otherwise respond to. The mattresses consist of two harnesses, both of which are embroidered. A double bed often consists of one hard side for the man (who generally has the heaviest body weight) and a softer side for the woman. The natural materials adhere to the body.
The top of the line Hästens continental bed takes more than 320 hours to produce
The top of the line Hästens continental bed takes more than 320 hours to produce andaccording to CEO Björn Kölerud, Hästens is now represented in 37 markets, North America being the largest.
“The combination of springs, pocket springs and materials creates a whole,” says Kölerud. “Other manufacturers may have specialties like memory foam etc., but for us it’s about allowing people to sleep well and wake up refreshed,” he concludes.
Oslo International Hub is welcoming internationals with the first-ever “Oslo Welcome Week”, starting today Thursday 31 August.
“Oslo Welcome Week“ ’17 is a pilot, preparing for OWW ’18. We hope to contribute to Oslo becoming an even warmer city for internationals moving here,” says founder of Oslo International House, Jørn Lein-Mathisen. OWW is here to welcome internationals and repatriated Norwegians back to Oslo after summer, no matter how long since they arrived first time,” he adds.
Oslo International Hub is helping under-utilized international talent to package and sell their competence – no matter if they do tech or consulting
Oslo Welcome Week is organized by International House in Oscarsgate 27, right behind the royal palace and run by the incubator Oslo International Hub, the only incubator in Norway focused on internationals. From today throughought next week internationals and repatriated Norwegians are invited to a host of different events, and more are still being added. “We are just these last days inviting any other institution in Oslo to add to the OWW program” says Lein-Mathisen, continuing “any event held in any language but Norwegian, that is open to any internationals and focused on the values of cosmopolitanism, business and creating your own future”.
Oslo International House in Oscarsgate 27. Photo: Nicci Oih
In fact, OWW opens this Thursday afternoon 5.00 – 8.00 pm with French Market 2017.
This is the third French market, arranged jointly between French-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce, Atout France, France Alumni Norvège and Oslo International Hub. Members and business people with any connection to France can mingle with an international business community and discover a selection of French products and services, as well as enjoy the yearly summer party at the International House.
CEO of Oslo International House, Elisabeth Kalsnes
When the International House was awarded “Oslo Garden of the Year 2016”, Elisabeth Kalsnes, CEO of Oslo International Hub, said, “We are very proud to receive this award for our garden in the heart of the embassy district behind the royal palace.”
Friday 1 September follows with weekly Friday International Lounge, from 3.30 – 6.00 pm. Every Friday international professionals meet at International House in a relaxed atmosphere. When the weather allows, the participants are enjoying the surroundings in the beautiful “royal” garden – ir even going sailung together – so check our Facebook page. You are free to bring a bottle or snacks to share, and are encouraged to bring business cards and your smile. Alternatively to the garden, the state of the art Conference room does just fine. At 4 o’clock starts a tour of International House. These Friday lounges are organized jointly by Oslo International Hub and Oslo International Club. For those who want to continue the evening in a fashionable manner, Litteraturhuset Café is just down the block.
Foinder of OIH, Jørn Lein-Mathiesen welcomes internationals and repatriated Norwegians back to Oslo after summer
“Embrace that you are more than just Norwegian. Give your international self to co-create this cosmopolitan city that Oslo has become. By internationals, for internationals,” says Lein-Mathisen.
Saturday 2 September at 2.00 pm until midnight is The Summer Networking Barbecue Festival.
This is a collaboration of the most influential social, startup and entrepreneurial networks in Oslo, where the startup and expat community of the city meets up for the largest Summer Networking Event in this area this year – all while having nice drinks, talks, opportunities and excellent BBQ. Organizers: Oslo International Hub are among others New to Oslo (facebook-group), DrinkEntrepeneurs Oslo, Expats in Oslo, HUB.no, Millenials in Oslo and Alfaskolen.
There will be several Barbecue options, including Vegan. Unique, handmade, and delicious food is served. The raffle includes one of Alfaskolen’s professional Norwegian courses, tailored to the winner’s skill level – as well as a two part-time desks at International House.
There is limited program by design, this is all about mingling. But the garden opens at 2.00pm, a short tour of International House is offered at 2.30pm before an official welcome at 3.30pm followed by another tour of the House. At 4.00pm we have a fireplace chat on innovation trends: How London corporates are trying out new models for outsourcing innovation. Jerome Andries is CFO at the leading HIV company Viiv, about to take on the CFO role for all R&D in pharma giant GSK.
The party moves indoor around 9 o’clock to continue eating, drinking and having fun until late.
“Oslo has become a very cosmopolitan place, much more so than when I last lived in Oslo ten years ago.” said So Takahashi, graphic design guru, when he visited International House earlier this month.
Oslo Welcome Week is organized by International House in Oscarsgate 27, right behind the royal palace
Monday 4 September 12.00 – 12.30 pm is the Informal International Lunch where the participants bring their own lunch and listen to a 5 minutes presentation of a hot topic, followed by questions and answers as well as mingling. This is organized every Monday at 12pm at International House.
Oslo International Hub is by internationals, for internationals,” says Jørn Lein-Mathisen.
“International House is the leading arena for internationally-minded professionals in Norway,” says Jørn Lein-Mathisen.
Welcome drink and mingling, then followed by short program – and then the OWW party. The program ask if “good” values matter in international business today? More so?
– All Norwegian businesses (receiving public funds) must follow the 2015 UN Guiding Principles on human rights, by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (TBC)
– Norwegian business as a force for good globally, by Kirsten Sandberg Natvig, RBAdvisors
– Being businessworthy – common values in purpose-driven companies. By Per Saxegaard, founder Business for Peace Foundation.
Wednesday 6 September 5.00 – 7.30+: OWW Party Drinks and mingling with the International House community – Oslo Welcome Week. Drinks and food for sale. Organized by: Chamber of Commerce – France, Israel, Ukraine, Nigeria, Litauen, Columbia (musica!) and International House.
The Oslo Internatuonal House’s Garden was awarded “Oslo Garden of the Year 2017”
Wednesday 6 September 6.30 – 7.30 pm Oslo International Rotary Club As every Wednesday at International House, the only English-language Rotary Club in the Oslo region has its meeting 6.30-7.30pm. Guests are always welcome, but better connect beforehand.
Thurday 7 September 4.00 – 7.00pm:
Inspirational Forum #LoveWhatYouDo
Topics like
– Bring Love and Passion to your Work
– Get inspired and
– Start changing your life
This event is for YOU and about YOU.
*Passionate and inspiring people
*True stories
*Great content and new ideas
*Insights and advice
*Mingling and wine
Amazing people with different experience and backgrounds will come together.
No matter what you do if you do it with love its already a success.
The speakers will share their true stories, – Stories of successes and failures. They will open their hearts for YOU. Hear from the people who believe that creating things with passion and love can change the world. And they do change it!
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Organizers: Love What you do, Oslo International Hub
And once again it’s Friday and time for another Friday International Lounge.
Friday 8 Septeptember 4.30 – 5.30 pm: Friday International Lounge Program as of 1 September.
Oslo International Hub OIH, the incubator that runs International House, is helping under-utilized international talent to package and sell their competence – no matter if they do tech or consulting or anything else.
Oslo International Hub was started in 2013. During the first year, more than 70 startup companies moved in, and in the same time period a new startup concept was conceived from the synergies between the different startup companies. These synergies are what make the Hub unique.
“We are helping qualified expats in Norway to use their talents and contribute to our country’s economic growth,” says founder Jørn Lein-Mathisen in Oslo International Hub. “Our hairy goal is to increase our foreign trade with at least 1% annually. So far we are well on our way – having created what is the closest thing to a world trade center in Norway for now,” he adds.
A two-minute walk south of the City Hall on H.C. Andersens Boulevard is the Dansk Design Center with ongoing Danish and international exhibitions.
The Danish Design Centre seeks to promote the value of design for Danish business and industry. Denmark has a unique design narrative. The DDC is rooted in history and in the qualities that Danish design stands for, but it is also oriented towards the future.
Until 29 September you can explore the winners and finalists of this year’s Danish Design Award, who demonstrate the difference design can do.
Exhibition at Danish Design Center
Across the road is the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. This exquisite museum offers a grand art collection begun by the brewer Carl Jacobsen and maintained by the New Carlsberg Foundation.
There are collections of ancient Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Etruscan sculptures, as well as some French masterpieces from Cézanne, Gauguin and Todin. The lush, palm-lined indoor Winter Garden has a wonderful café.
Feature image (on top) Sculptures in Ny Carlsberg Gyptotek
Art and Design in Copenhagen, written by Tor Kjolberg
