EXPO 2010

The ‘Seafood and Fisheries Week’ will be held at the Norwegian pavilion at Expo in Shanghai in the middle of October. Read more

The 8th of October will be a Norwegian concert day at Expo, and there will be several music performances at the European stage, including the two concerts ‘The Moon’ and ‘Cosmic Wind’. Read more

‘The Moon’ is a cultural cooperation between Norway and China, especially developed for the Expo in Shanghai 2010. It involves young talented artists, and a unique concept. Read more

The welfare week will be held at the Norwegian Pavilion Business Centre from the 14th – 18th of September. It will be hosted by the Ministry of Education & Research, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Norwegian Research Council. Read more

The Norwegian Research Council and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) are organizing a workshop on Polar, Environment and Climate Change Research at Expo from the 9th – 10th of September. Read more

The Norwegian Expo pavilion passed 1,5 million visitors last week, which means Norway is already halfway to reaching its estimated goal of 3 million visitors during EXPO 2010. Read more

Norwegian Vice Minister of Trade and Industry Mr. Halvard Ingebrigstsen visited Shanghai last week in connection with Innovation Norway’s “Visit Norway Week”. From June 21-25 the Norwegian Pavilion at the Expo site gave thousands of curious Chinese visitors a small taste of the very best of what Norway has to offer; everything from beautiful fiords and mountains, to traditional folk dance and w... Read more

On Friday June 25, the Norwegian pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai EXPO welcomed its visitor number one million! Read more

The 28th of May was Norway Day at Expo 2010 Shanghai. The occasion was celebrated with an exciting cultural programme, including well-known Norwegian and Chinese artists. HRH Crown Prince Haakon of Norway was among the many prominent guests. Read more

After several years of preparation, on April 30 Shanghai is finally ready for the grand opening of the biggest World Exposition in history. Norway is one of 192 nations represented and our self built pavilion is now prepared to welcome more than 3 million visitors from all over the world! Read more

Norway at Expo 2010 is proud to present “The Norwegian Evening” at Expo in cooperation with Secret Garden and I.M. Skaugen. Secret Garden front figure and composer, Rolf Løvland, has written an orchestral suite especially for Norway’s pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The suite can be experienced every evening as a multimedia performance in the Norwegian Pavilion. Read more

“Better city, better life” is the theme of the EXPO 2010. Efficient urban transport is an important way of improving urban life. To illustrate this, Consul General in Guangzhou Tormod C. Endresen will try out five different modes of transport from home to work every morning this week. Read more

An official delegation representing five different governmental ministries was in Shanghai February 8-11 to inspect the Norwegian Pavilion and discuss the Norwegian contribution on Shanghai Expo 2010. A number of Norwegian Ministers will visit Shanghai and the Norwegian pavilion during the Expo, and the Norwegian Government will organize a variety of events showcasing Norwegian experiences and ... Read more

The Nordic Countries today launched their program for cooperation for the run up to and duration of the World EXPO 2010 in Shanghai. Read more

On the second of December, the Expo 2010 Norwegian Pavilion roof topping ceremony was successfully held, mixing both Norwegian and Chinese elements. After a Norwegian garland was hoisted, one of the beams in the pavilion was blessed Chinese style. Read more

All of the 15 trees shipped from Norway are now erected for the Norwegian pavillion at the 2010 world Expo. Read more

The first of the 15 trees which will contstitute the main pillars of the Norwegian pavillion at the 2010 world Expo has been erected. Read more

The city of Oslo and Norway at Expo have signed a cooperation agreement, and the Norwegian capital will take part in the 2010 Shanghai Expo as part of the Norwegian Pavillion. Read more

With the help of State Secretary Rikke Lind's firm grip on the spade, construction of the Norwegian Expo pavilion officially began on April 27th. Read more

The Norwegian EXPO Pavilion a shuffle of earth closer to it realisation. Norway’s Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Miss Rikke Lind today shuffled the first symbolic spade of earth at Norway’s Expo Cite in Shanghai. Read more