Norwegian Constitution Day – in pictures

Orkney’s special friendship with Norway was celebrated on Wednesday (17 May) when the annual Norwegian Constitution Day took place.

Norwegian Constitution Day is celebrated in Orkney every year and the longstanding relationship dates back many centuries to when the islands were populated by Norwegians in the late 700s.

In 1983 an official Twinning Agreement was signed with Hordaland County Council and at Christmas a tree is delivered to Orkney as a gift from the region. This formal agreement was reaffirmed by Vestland County Council in 2022, following creation of the County in 2020 when the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane merged.