Fun

Terje Sørgjerd spent a week capturing one of the biggest aurora borealis shows in recent years. Shot in and around Kirkenes and Pas National Park bordering Russia, at 70 degree north and 30 degrees east. Temperatures around -25 Celsius.

Prof. Spash jumps into 30 cm of water from 11.03 meter at University of Science and Technology in Norway.

Moose on the Loose

Humorous slant on Norway and Norwegians.

A quick guide for englishmen to better understand Norwegians.

Police van stranded on a heavily flooded street.

What the English get up to on a weekend.

Traditional Morris Dancing in the UK.

Norway's National Day - Traditional dress, marching and music.

Norway's winning entry to Eurovison

The UK's last winner of Eurovison was in 1997.

Norwegians don't need a rope or ladder.

Extreme base jumping off mountians in Norway.

Extreme ironing - A sport only the English could make up.

Norway's greatest ever football result? 4-2 win over Brazil.

England's greatest football result? 5-1 win over Germany.

Great helicopter shots of North Tyneside. Includes clips from 'Goal!' a film about NUFC.

Norway, Oslo - Bergen, Fjords and mountains.

Create your own Northern Lights.

The magical Northern Lights have bewitched humans for centuries, and now you can create your own Aurora Borealis online against a fairytale Norwegian backdrop.

Paint the sky above a dramatic northern Norwegian coastal landscape with your mouse, or use your astrological constellation, in a palette of colour reflecting your mood, to create your own Aurora Borealis.

visitnorway.com/uk/mynorthernlights

Norwegians on Weather.

• +15°C / 59°F
  This is as warm as it gets in Norway, so we'll start here. People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves. The Norwegians are out in the sun, getting a tan.

• +10°C / 50°F
  The French are trying in vain to start their central heating. The Norwegians plant flowers in their gardens.
• +5°C / 41°F
  Italian cars won't start. The Norwegians are cruising in cabriolets.
• 0°C / 32°F
  Distilled water freezes. The water in the Oslo Fjord gets a little thicker.
• -5°C / 23°F
  People in California almost freeze to death. The Norwegians have their final barbecue before winter.
• -10°C / 14°F
  The Brits start the heat in their houses. The Norwegians start using long sleeves.
• -20°C / -4°F
  The Aussies flee from Mallorca. The Norwegians end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here!
• -30°C / -22°F
  People in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth. The Norwegians start drying their laundry indoors.
• -40°C / -40°F
  Paris start cracking in the cold. The Norwegians stand in line at the hotdog stands.
• -50°C / -58°F
  Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole. The Norwegian army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.
• -70°C / -94°F
  The false Santa moves south. The Norwegian army goes out on winter survival training.
• -183°C / -297.4°F
  Microbes in food don't survive.
  The Norwegian cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.
• -273°C / -459.4°F
  ALL atom-based movent halts.
  The Norwegians start saying "Faen, it's cold outside today."