Friends of Norway
The Norwegian Club of Victoria
Australia
Norwegian National Day Celebration 2025
Friends of Norway welcomes all to celebrate our ‘17. mai‘, the Norwegian Constitution Day on Sunday 18th May 2025 at the Swedish Church in Melbourne, 21 St Georges Road, Toorak Victoria
11:00 am
- Church service led by Sjømannskirken, Norwegian Church Abroad chaplain Håvard Tønnesen Osland
12:00 pm
- Welcome speech by Friends of Norway President Christian Hagelid
- aTempo is back and will sing for us
- Song - Vi ere en nasjon vi med
- Speech by Erik Svedahl, Counsellor/Deputy Head of Mission at the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Canberra
- Song - Norge i rødt, hvitt og blått
- Fedrelandssangen - Ja, vi elsker dette landet
12:30 pm
- Flag parade in the streets surrounding the church, led by Boroondara Brass Band, whom will entertain following the parade
- Coffee, tea, cakes, ice cream and waffles
- Children's entertainment, games and face painting
- Raffle
Friends of Norway likes to celebrate our seniors reaching 80/85/90/95/100 years (and beyond) with some nice flowers. We will go through our records as we have, but will also rely on information back from family and friends to make sure that no one is missing out.
Friends of Norway members
Memberships supports the running of Friends of Norway events throughout the year.
- $40 Family incl children under 18 years old
- $25 Individual
- $20 Student
- $16 Senior 60+
- $10 Joining fee
- $$$ Business sponsorships also welcome
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We welcome bank transfer with reference: member name to BSB: 633 000 account no: 1077 61959, account name: Friends of Norway. We also accept cheques (forwarded by post to our secretary, see address below), or cash payment at our events.
Friends of Norway celebrated 17. mai at Toorak House Sunday 14 May 2017. Image © Karl Reed.
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We welcome Australian - Norwegian businesses to contribute to Friends of Norway through sponsorships! Contact us today for this opportunity to share news of your products and services with the Norwegian community in Australia.
