Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians indulge in crime fiction novels and Nordic noir TV and film every Easter. Known as ‘easter crime’ (påskekrim), the tradition is just as well known within Norway as it is confusing to visitors.
Since 1997, national dairy Tine has featured cartoon crime stories on its milk cartons in the run-up to Easter. When Tine decided to remove the now traditional stories from the cartons last year, a fierce response forced them into an unexpected u-turn.
Ever since then, crime stories have been a feature of Easter. To this day, Gyldenhal is asked to comment on the phenomenon.that other Easter traditions such as escaping the city to spend time in a mountain cabin help keepalive: “Few other countries have as many days off during easter as Norway. The length of our holiday means that we have time to read.”Most Norwegians get three public holidays around the Easter weekend.
This means that getting away from the city is another common tradition. For keen skiers it’s the last opportunity to hit the cross-country skiing trails although this year’s late timing of the Easter holiday may scupper those plans for some.has created more destination options alongside SAS and Norwegian.
Of course, whether you find a Norwegian on the slopes or on a Spanish beach, chances are they’ll have a crime novel by their side.