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Falkum
Falkum is a neighborhood in Skien, Norway, with 15,234 residents. It is a high-density, youthful neighborhood with a high percentage of families headed by single parents. Falkum is largely a working-class neighbourhood, with a mix of low and high income residents, as well as many immigrants. Character Falkum has both a villa district and a residential section. The residential section is in the north, and consists chiefly of 63 apartment buildings. The villa district is in the South, and it is dominated by large houses and large villas. The mix of villa district and residential section can be seen as a part of the social democratic ideology that heavily influenced Norwegian society: People of different classes were to live peacefully on each side of the neighborhood. In recent times, the northern part of Falkum is known for being a dense and diverse residential neighborhood of Skien. Suburban development began in the late 1950s, and today the area is characterized by a mix of Low- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skagerak Arena
The Skagerak Arena is a football (soccer), football stadium located in Skien, Norway. It was formerly called Odd Stadion, and was built in 1923 as the home ground of Eliteserien club Odds BK, Odd. The stadium is often referred to as ''Falkum'', being situated in Falkum, that area of Skien. The stadium has been undergoing an extensive redevelopment process, begun in November 2006, which produced a modern all-seater venue by April 2008. Part of the finance Odd needed for the project was obtained through the lease of the stadium's naming rights to the club's main sponsor since 1995, the Norwegian Electrical power industry, power company Skagerak Energi. The stadium will therefore be known as Skagerak Arena until at least 2017. The pitch has been rotated 90 degrees in order to free up space. As is increasingly common in Norway, the new surface is artificial turf, artificial. The old main stand is now an end stand, incorporated into the new structure as the only surviving feature of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cities And Towns In Norway
A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agreed definition of the lower boundary for their size. In a narrower sense, a city can be defined as a permanent and Urban density, densely populated place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, Public utilities, utilities, land use, Manufacturing, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations, government organizations, and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving the efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbasan Rashani
Elbasan "Elba" Rashani (born 9 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger. Born in Sweden, he represents the Kosovo national team. Club career Brøndby On 24 July 2014, Rashani signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby and received squad number 14. Brøndby reportedly paid a 4.9 million Danish krone transfer fee. Seven days later, he made his debut with Brøndby in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Club Brugge after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Mikkel Thygesen. Rosenborg 2016 season as loan On 11 January 2016, Rashani joined Tippeligaen side Rosenborg, on a season-long loan. Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Odd after being named in the starting line-up. 2017 season On 18 November 2016, Rashani returned and signed a two-year contract with Eliteserien club Rosenborg and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2017. On 23 March 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronny Deila
Ronny Deila (born 21 September 1975) is a Norwegian Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player, who is the current head coach of Atlanta United FC, Atlanta United in Major League Soccer. He spent most of his playing career at Odds BK, Odd before becoming head coach at Strømsgodset Toppfotball, Strømsgodset, winning the Norwegian Cup in 2010 and the Norwegian League title in 2013. In two seasons managing Celtic F.C., Celtic, in 2014–15 and 2015–16, he won the Scottish Premiership twice and the Scottish League Cup in 2014–15. Deila won the MLS Cup 2021 with New York City FC, New York City. Playing career Deila began his playing career with lower league club, IF Urædd, Urædd. He then joined Odds BK, Odd, where he became a mainstay in their defence. In 2000, he played in the side that defeated Viking FK, Viking 2–1 in the 2000 Norwegian Football Cup, Norwegian Cup Final, his only major honour as a player. He joined Viking in 2004, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Svindal Larsen
Tommy Svindal Larsen, born 11 August 1973, is a Norwegian former professional footballer. He primarily played as a defensive midfielder for Odd, Start and Stabæk in his home country, along with a four-year stint at 1. FC Nürnberg in Germany. Svindal Larsen represented Norway internationally, earning 24 caps. Club career Svindal Larsen, born in Skien, was recognized as an exceptionally talented player during his youth. He made his senior debut for Odd in the First Division at the age of 15. By 17, he was signed by Start for the 1991 season. Despite regular appearances for the Kristiansand club, he was overshadowed by other players and left Start after the 1994 season, having only briefly demonstrated his potential. He then joined newly promoted Stabæk. At Stabæk, Svindal Larsen became a first-team regular. Initially known as a creative attacking midfielder, he transitioned into more of a midfield anchor role and excelled in it. Teaming up with Martin Andresen, he forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rune Jarstein
Rune Almenning Jarstein (born 29 September 1984) is a Norwegian professional association football, footballer who plays as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for IF Herkules, Herkules. Club career Early career Jarstein was born in Porsgrunn. He started his career playing for local team Herkules IF, Herkules in Skien. During his teens, he had trials at several European top clubs, including Manchester United F.C., Manchester United and FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich. Jarstein made his debut in the Norwegian top division, aged 18, playing for Odds BK, Odd in 2002. In 2007, after Odd Grenland had been relegated to the Norwegian First Division, he was transferred to Rosenborg BK, Rosenborg. On 8 March 2010, Jarstein signed for Viking FK, Viking, after losing his starting position to Daniel Örlund. His contract with Viking expired after the 2013 season. Hertha BSC On 17 December 2013, he signed a two-year contract for German club Hertha BSC. Throughout the 2015–16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russefeiring
The (English: ' celebration') is a traditional celebration for Norwegian high school students in their final spring semester. Students that take part in the celebrations are known as . Students in high school normally prepare for this celebration from the start of the year. celebrations normally happen before the final term exam for the high school students before they are off to university or college. celebrate all over Norway, but the traditions differ between regions and counties. Some purchase large buses to drive to events and to party in, while others may simply buy a van or a car. Not all russ, particularly in the big cities, have buses at all. The traditionally starts around 20 April (with some starting earlier or later depending on the county) and ends on 17 May, the Norwegian Constitution day. Participants wear coloured overalls (usually red, blue, green, white, or black). Some form groups that name a bus, car or van (often making a name or logo). Some celebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian Football Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football tournament in the country. The tournament is commonly known as ''Cupen'' ("The Cup"), NM or NM Cup (''NM Cupen''), an acronym formed from ''Norgesmesterskap'' (" Norwegian Championship"). These terms are used to describe both the men's and women's competitions. The equivalent competition for women's teams is the Norwegian Women's Football Cup. The Norwegian Football Cup is a national championship, meaning that while the Eliteserien may be the most prestigious competition to win, it is the winners of the Cup who are awarded the title "Norwegian football champions". This differs from, for example, English football, where the winners of the Premier League are the ones who become English champions. Winners receive the King's trophy. Winners also qualify for the Europa League seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tippeligaen
Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division. Seasons run from March to November with each team playing 30 matches (playing each other home and away). Most games are played on Sunday evenings. Eliteserien was founded in 1937 as Norgesserien (), and the first season was the 1937–38 season. The structure and name of Eliteserien, along with Norway's other football leagues, has undergone frequent changes. The top level was renamed ''Hovedserien'' in 1948, ''1. divisjon'' (now used by the second-level league in Norway) in 1963, then ''Tippeligaen'' (named for the main sponsor) in 1990. Starting with the 2017 season the league adopted the current ''Eliteserien'', after NFF decided to totally drop any sponsor's names from the name of the league. TV 2 have been the owners of the broad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skagerak Energi
Skagerak Energi is a Norwegian utility company. The company's main focus is production and distribution of electrical power and other energy, in addition to business areas related to this. The group has about 600 employees, and an annual power production of 5 TWh, about 176,000 grid customers, and an annual revenue of NOK 2 billion. Skagerak does not sell electricity to end-users, but is a co-owner in the end-user power company Fjordkraft. Skagerak Energi is a part of Statkraft Group, and is owned 66.62% by Statkraft Regional Holding, and 33.38% by the towns in the Grenland region in Norway. It operates 17 wholly owned and 28 partially hydroelectric power plants. Skagerak Energi is a major sponsor of the first-division Norwegian football team Odd Grenland. History The company was founded on 1 January 2001 as a merger between Skiensfjordens kommunale kraftselskap (SKK) and Vestfold Kraft. The latter had been purchasing all the power grid companies throughout Vestfold Ves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odds BK
Odds Ballklubb, commonly known as Odd, is a Norwegian professional association football, football club from Skien. Originally the football section of a multi-sports club, founded in 1894 nine years after the club's founding. Most sports other than football and gymnastics were discontinued and the club became dedicated primarily to football. Odd plays in the Norwegian First Division, the second tier of the Norwegian football league system, and holds the record of winning the Norwegian Football Cup the most times with twelve wins, the last coming in 2000. The club was known as Odd Grenland between 1994 and 2012. Founded in 1894, Odd is the oldest football club in Norway. As of 13 May 2017 the club was granted a membership in Club of Pioneers. It then became the first Nordic football club to be granted this membership. History IF Odd was founded in 1885, and is thus one of the older sports clubs in Norway still in existence. The name derives from Viktor Rydberg's novel ''Seierssver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
