Carl Larsson
Swedish artist
Fridtjof Nansen
Norwegian explorer
Edvard Munch
Norwegian artist
Asta Nielsen
Danish actress
Evert Taube
Swedish poet
Jenny Lind
Swedish opera singer
Povel Ramel
Swedish entertainer
Fredrikke Marie Qvam
Norwegian campaigner for
women’s rights
Geirr Tveitt
Norwegian composer
Carl von Linné
Swedish natural scientist
Knud Rasmussen
Danish arctic explorer
Max Manus
Norwegian resistance hero
Johan Ludvig Runeberg
Finland’s national poet
Aksel Sandemose
Norwegian author
Oda Krohg
Norwegian painter
Jørgen Moe
Norwegian folklorist
Amalie Skram
Norwegian author
Gustav Vigeland
Norwegian sculptor
Henrik Wergeland
Norwegian poet
Selma Lagerlöf
Swedish author
Otto Sverdrup
Norwegian polar explorer
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje
Norwegian writer
HC Ørsted
Danish physicist
Anders Zorn
Swedish artist
Also look out for this
tail fin hero...
Danish architect
Jørn Utzon
When Norwegian entered Norway’s
domestic market in 2002, we challenged a
well-established and long-lasting airline
monopoly. So it felt natural for us to adorn
the tails of our aircraft with Norwegian
legends who have pushed the boundaries,
challenged the established order of things
and inspired others in a positive way.
And after establishing ourselves in
Sweden, Denmark and Finland, we have
become a Nordic company – something
reflected in our heroes, from Swedish
actress Greta Garbo to Finland’s national
poet, Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
Our tail fin heroes are an interesting lot –
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was described as
the best dramatist since Shakespeare; Søren
Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was the original
existentialist philosopher; and Denmark’s
Knud Rasmussen (1879-1933) has been
called the “father of Eskimology”. Read
more about our heroes at norwegian.com
Norwegian and our tail fin heroes
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