Sondre SommerfeltThe by:Larm Guide to Oslo’s Music VenuesThis autumn, after a couple of paternity leaves and a little chronic disease (plus a pandemic, but that wasn’t personal), I found myself…Dec 7, 2022Dec 7, 2022
Sondre SommerfeltThe Setesdals FilesIf you’re into knitting, sewing, embroidery, spinning and weaving, or merely fascinated by farmers trying to dress up like Marie Antoinette…Dec 5, 2022Dec 5, 2022
Sondre Sommerfelt“Best Of Jule Doom Advent Calendar 2021-Don’t try to beat the December blues, embrace it!Nov 26, 2022Nov 26, 2022
Sondre SommerfeltEternal Cities: Life & Death In The Corona EraFrom the black death to Covid-19, pandemics have always put their marks on cities. But catastrophes are often catalysts for change…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020
Sondre SommerfeltThe Source of ChristmasYou don’t have to be Columbo to see a link between Christmas and Scandinavia. It’s enough to imagine a freezing winter wonderland with log…Dec 23, 2017Dec 23, 2017
Sondre SommerfeltThe Sūtra of Cross-Country SkiingCross-country skiing is what a Norwegian would argue is the fixie bike on snow, the Sūtra of frost — Asthanga, Norse style. A Norwegian…Dec 20, 20171Dec 20, 20171
Sondre SommerfeltOslo: Absolute Top 5 bookshopsLike everywhere else, big chains have taken over the Oslo bookshop market. Independent bookstores around the world are struggling to…Nov 14, 20172Nov 14, 20172
Sondre SommerfeltNorway: Top 5 Craft Beers of 2018Norway’s largest, most thorough beer test launches this week, and Colin Eick, Thomas Horne and Eivind Stoud Platou form the triple-headed…Nov 6, 2017Nov 6, 2017
Sondre SommerfeltFernet — Oslo folk’s favourite nipple… er, tippleOne of the more disturbing cultural practices in this city, and especially around the square of Youngstorget, is the sipping, or…Nov 1, 2017Nov 1, 2017