Svalbard Is the Only Visa-Free Zone in the World, Regardless of Citizenship

There is one place on Earth where immigration rules function differently from anywhere else. Svalbard, a remote Norwegian ...
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Fargo-Moorhead to celebrate this week's 200th anniversary of Norwegian immigration

FARGO — Americans of Norwegian descent have reason to celebrate this week as Thursday, Oct. 9, marks the 200th anniversary of immigration from Norway. On that date in 1825, 52 people arrived in New ...
Daily Herald

Celebrating 200 years of Norwegian immigration to America on Oct. 3-5

Celebrating 200 years of Norwegian immigration to America, hundreds of Chicago area residents are expected to gather for a Nordic culture weekend Friday through Sunday, Oct. 3-5. Events will take ...
Star Tribune

Rash: Celebrating Minnesota’s rich heritage, 200 years after Norwegians first docked in the U.S.

Two hundred years ago this month, a Norwegian vessel docked in New York, beginning an extraordinary exodus of up to a third of Norway’s population over the next century, creating a diaspora that ...
KWWL

Royal visit: Crown Prince of Norway honored at Luther College in Decorah

DECORAH, Iowa — Luther College in Decorah welcomed a special guest as the Crown Prince of Norway visited the campus. Students and staff gathered to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first ...