Karen Marie Oseland '14, Stavanger, Norway, shakes hands with Loren Anderson after the Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Oseland said her self decorated pants are a tradition among young people in Norway for Syttende Mai.
Sten Arne Rosnes speaks with Loren and MaryAnn Anderson after the Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Anne Cecilie Muri, 13, Oslo Norway, raises the flag with Kirk Swanson '12, right during the Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Foods of Norway served for the Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Siri Olsen '15, meets with Sten Arne Rosnes after the Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Claudia Berguson, associate professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Studies Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Kim Nesselquist '83, speaks about his impending Norwegian knighthood during the Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Kylie Leinski '12, sings a composition of Edvard Grieg during Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
Professor Svend Ronning leads a procession while playing a hardanger fiddle for the Syttende Mai, Norwegian Independence Day, celebration at PLU on Thursday, May 17, 2012.
