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The Polish community in Norway: consular matters, Polish schools, organisations and the people who live here.

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"I see ghosts." Dominika from Sarpsborg talks about life as a medium. What does science say about it?

Some will call it contact with the world of the dead, others intuition, a spiritual experience or the workings of the human mind. Dominika "Domi" from Sarpsborg says she sees and feels the presence of deceased people. Before we ask her in an interview what it looks like from her perspective, we examine what mediumship actually is, what science has managed to investigate, and why experiencing something extraordinary does not necessarily amount to proof of the existence of ghosts or to illness.

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Is your neck, back or shoulders hurting? Natalia Gołębiowska helps Poles in Norway care for overworked bodies

Construction, cleaning, caregiving, warehouse work, long hours driving a car or a whole day in front of the computer. Different professions, but often the same outcome: a stiff neck, tense shoulders and back pain. Natalia Gołębiowska, a massage therapy technician working in Norway, explains what problems people most often come to her with and where massage ends and a situation that should be evaluated by a doctor begins.

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Your Norway — a portal for Poles who are part of Norway

Your Norway is not just a portal with advice. It is a place for Poles in Norway — our businesses, schools, histories, problems, successes and everyday life. In five languages, with audio playback of articles, a services map and step-by-step guides we show who we are and what part of Norway we already are today.

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Polish shop BAZA in Oslo. Polish flavors in Holmlia

Do you miss Polish bread, good Polish sausage, Polish dumplings, Polish cheesecake or products that are hard to find in an ordinary Norwegian supermarket? BAZA at Rosenholmveien 7 in Holmlia has for years been a place where Oslo residents can find fresh deliveries from Poland, Polish baked goods and flavors well known from home.