A Norwegian heavy metal singer has become an "accidental" politician after appearing on a ballot paper with his cat and the words "please don't vote for me".

Judy Skatssoon bridges a rocky Norwegian archipelago where fish is always the dish.

The hit movie was released with the backing of Norway's tourist board, but the resulting onslaught of holidaymakers has led to a frosty reception from some communities.

Judy Skatssoon keeps cool on a search for the stunning Northern Lights.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway and back on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Lynley Bilby is currently travelling from England to Norway on the Emerald Princess. She will be posting updates throughout the trip.

Today, we'd rather be in Tromso, Norway.

Reindeer have roamed Norway for thousands of years, but now reindeer herders are worried about the impact of climate change on their way of life.

With Mads and Borge in harness, Grant Bradley is in safe paws gliding through the pine forests above the Arctic Circle.

Danger is never far away on an Arctic expedition, writes Sarah Marshall.

Hardy men with pick-axes cut through tough terrain a century ago so a snug Grant Bradley could relish views that can only be described as spectacular.

At Bergen harbour, there's a forlorn look about the oil service ships tied up bow to stern.

You can still order a minke steak in Norway, a fact that upsets some locals, writes Grant Bradley.

Norway's Statoil is exploring for oil around New Zealand. Herald reporter Grant Bradley headed north to find out why they've come all this way.

Iran, once OPEC's second-biggest producer, will boost its oil exports by 500,000 barrels a day immediately after sanctions are lifted

Hundreds of earthworms that were lifted by upcurrents of wind appeared to "rain down" on Norway this week.

Amid coal-dusted Stalinist buildings Jim Eagles finds a pole in the North Pole pointing to a pub ...

The Sea Shepherd group claims to have intercepted an illegal fishing vessel in the Southern Ocean.

New research suggests Viking conquests were more like romantic getaways than drunken stag dos - but they still had a penchant for brutality.

Yngve Slyngstad, Norwegian wealth fund's CEO, says almost all investment decisions are affected by what happens in China.

Shock as two players die at world chess tournament in Norway.

Sometimes there's nothing like a chilly holiday to leave you feeling invigorated.

A Norwegian man has shown that his love for cheeseburgers and McFlurries goes further than most people after tattooing a McDonald's receipt on his arm.

Andrea Jutson finds the real Norway while on a cruise searching for the Northern Lights.

A knife-wielding man has hijacked a bus in western Norway and killed three people on board, including the bus driver, police said.

Norway's domestic intelligence service tried to prevent one of the suspected gunmen in the Nairobi mall attack from joining Somali militants more than three years ago, but failed to talk him out of it, the agency's chief said.