Hundreds of residents of Nøtterøy, an island south of Oslo, gathered on New Year's Day to light candles for the victims of last week's tidal waves in Asia. Mathanraj Raman is among many Norwegian residents who are missing family members in Sri Lanka.
New Year's Day was an official day of mourning in Norway for the victims of the Asian tidal waves. With more than 1,300 Norwegians still missing, all flags were lowered to half-mast.
Oslo's boy choir known as Sølvguttene (The Silver Boys) earlier had sang in the holidays. Their concert at Oslo City Hall is always packed, as are most of their other appearances throughout the holiday season.
The Silver Boys are Oslo's answer to the Vienna Boys' Choir, and their television concert every year starts many a holiday celebration in Norwegian homes at 5pm on Christmas Eve.
Another holiday tradition in Norway involves cookie baking, and an old saying maintains that all good hosts and hostesses should have seven types on offer.
Holiday shopping hit new records this year, and Oslo's transit system rolled out antique trams to move shoppers around. This one was driven by a Santa Claus-type, known as julenisse in Norway.
Before all the snow melted, many Oslo residents escaped holiday madness in the city to go skiing. Here were some heading for home after a late afternoon tour on the trails.
Back in town, shoppers rushed home with their parcels.
Christmas tree sellers reported brisk sales this season.
Anders Kværn was an enthusiastic seller of Christmas trees at Youngstorget, in downtown Oslo.
Tree seller Anders Kværn showed off one of his favorites.
Christmas parties at Norwegian day care centers began weeks ago. Children and parents rallied 'round the tree at the Sogn Student's Kindergarten on the first day of December.
Children, blissfully unaffected by the stress of the season, knew how to have fun.
This wintry scene was captured on one of Oslo's main shopping streets, called Bogstadveien. With the help of a zoom lens, the Holmenkollen Ski Jump tops the hill in the background.
Weary shoppers headed home after spending time and money in local stores.
The sun changed course on December 21, bringing the promise of brighter days ahead. In this photo from earlier in December, morning had broken, with the first rays lighting up Herbern and Bygdøy on the Oslo Fjord.
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