Polen i Norge

August 15, on the occasion of the Polish Armed Forces Day, a delegation of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo, consisting of the military attache of the Republic of Poland, W. Torbicki, Counselor-Minister G. Szopiński, and Consul A. Jach, and the Director of the Polish School affiliated by the Embassy I. Prokop laid flowers at the monument to the Polish Pilots and the Silent Unseen at the Vestre Gravlund Cemetery in Oslo.

Vi minner på at Republikken Polens Ambassade holder stengt 15. august (grunnet: Jomfru Marias oppdaget i himmelen).

On July 24-August 1. another edition of the Music and Art Festival (K&M Fest) took place in Stavanger. Poland was represented at the Festival by opera singer Kornelia Szczypka and violinist Adam Suska. The festival was supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo.

27-28 May, on the 84th anniversary of the Battle of Narvik, a team from the Polish Embassy in Oslo - Chargé d'affaires Tomasz Orłowski, Defence Attaché Col. Waldemar Torbicki and Head of Consular Section in the Embassy, Consul Agnieszka Kucińska-Spyrka - visited memorial sites of the Polish Armed Forces in Narvik and the surrounding area.

May 10, on the occasion of the National Day of the 3 May Constitution of Poland, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo, in cooperation with the Norwegian Academy of Music, organized a concert by students of the Academy.

On May 2, on the occasion of the Day of Poles and Polish Diaspora Abroad, the official opening of Rafal Wojczal's exhibition "Vi er akkurat som dere/We are just like you" took place in front of the Polish Embassy in Oslo. The exhibition's 49 boards present the profiles of Poles living in Norway, briefly describe their stories and the reasons that brought them to this country.

May 1, the 14th edition of the Norwegian version of the Thanks Jimi Festival took place in Kolben kulturhus. The festival is supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo. This is the only event of this type in Norway where Norwegian youth sing Polish songs togehter with Polish performers!