EXPO 2010

October 31th marked the closing of the largest Expo the world has ever seen – with more than 73 million people visiting the Expo 2010 in Shanghai. The majority of the visitors were Chinese, and the Norwegian Pavilion at Expo has been an important arena for Sino-Norwegian activities the past six months. Several seminars, cultural activities and concerts have been held in the pavilion Read more

There was huge interest among people at Expo when Norwegian artists played at the European Square on Sunday. Together with them on stage, they had Chinese school children – who choired in Norwegian! Read more

A Norwegian Cultural Week will be held at Expo from the 8th -14th of October, featuring various Norwegian and Chinese artists collaborating on music projects. During this week, artists will use music to bridge between cultural differences in Norway and China. Read more

When all the Norwegian Expo guides were invited to a party with the other Nordic countries, Vice Minister Halvard Ingebrigtsen joined the rest of the EXPO-administration and other representatives from the Ministry of Trade and Industry and Consulate General, and took over as guide in the Norwegian pavilion. Read more

Marit Larsen, a Norwegian singer and songwriter, will be performing at the European Square at the Expo site in Shanghai on the 29th of September. Read more

The Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Shanghai and The Foundation for Design and Architecture in Norway will host the seminar The Architecture of Tourism; Authenticity, heritage and renewal at the Norwegian Expo pavilion on September 27th. Read more

The Cosmic Wind concert is the result of a cultural collaboration project that aims to gather people with different ethnic, cultural and artistic background to work and create together. The project also aims to spread multicultural aspects from the Norwegian music stage to a Chinese audience. 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... 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