We love this tradition of gathering friends and family around to start the Christmas season off with baking! What could be better than sampling fattigman, krumkaker, rosetter, sandkaker, and brunepinner?

The first Scandinavian Christmas Market at BYU was a smashing success! We were able to talk to many students and families about the scholarships and grants available from the Sons of Norway Foundation and enjoy the festive (and crowded) atmosphere inside the Joseph F. Smith Building courtyard. More than double the estimated number of attendees showed up to sample Scandinavian treats and entertainment from vendors like these : Grandma's Norwegian Lefse Rebecca’s Baked Bliss To

Many thanks to the Vikings of Utah Historical Group and the fantastic work they do to share their knowledge of authentic Viking age history and artifacts.

The flour was flying and fingers were rolling as we managed to assemble not one but two kransekake on Saturday. A big thank you to all...

What an amazing day! On our way from the hotel to the float this morning in our bunader, we were told by passers-by that our float had won the President’s Award in the Business Class.

The Days of '47 Float Preview was a wonderful opportunity for Sons of Norway to share the message of the Crossings 200 Celebration with thousands of attendees. The level of interest in the float, our bunader, and Norway in general was high.

It couldn't have been a nicer day than last Saturday at Troll Hagen in Timberlakes. The weather was cool, the mosquitos were subdued, the...

This year's celebration was one to remember. The cool weather seemed to invite participants to wear their festive clothes in greater...

What could be more appealing than a walk through the Norwegian countryside of Gudbrandsdal? This presentation by Lisa Maddux, Leif...

From bunader to folkedrakt and festdrakt, Maren provided a well-researched, insightful, and thought-provoking discussion of bunader...

Liv Marit Haakenstad gave a detailed presentation on the first organized group of immigrants to come to the United States from Norway....

Thank you to all who volunteered to assist participants in this year's Ski for Light event this past week. We made many new friends as we...

Come celebrate Christmas among classic Norwegian stabbur.

In Norway, the Christmas season (juletid) usually kicks off with baking in November. Making cookies and baked goods is serious business for

Lots of interest in traveling to and within Norway Thursday night as travel professional (and Leif Erikson Lodge vice president) Lisa...

Thank you to Kari and family for the perfect setting for our activity on Hygge (and Koselig). We enjoyed an evening of good food and...

Share your skills or learn new ones while making homemade flatbrød and its close cousin lefse . We'll learn about the history and...

As a fervent hiker, Henrik Ibsen gave name to a concept already deeply rooted in the Norwegian psyche: friluftsliv (free-loofts-leave)....

This year’s “17th of May” (Syttende Mai) celebration will be held on Saturday May 18th at the International Peace Gardens located at 10th...

Come participate in Norwegian Family History Day in one of the following ways:

Leif Erikson Lodge of Sons of Norway has some fun and educational activities lined up for the next three months. We begin with “Learn to...

This month we have the opportunity to learn about Norwegian Folk Dancing taught by our own Tom Oesleby and Gwen Trefts who are two of the...

December and Christmas is  a special time in Norway as well as here at home.  We usually have our Sons of Norway Juletrefest somewhere in...

With December and Christmas just a few weeks away, we thought it would be fun to learn about some Norwegian baking traditions that are so...