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Slovenia will be represented by 17-year old Alpine skier Jernej Slivnik In PyeongChang, Slovenia will be represented by 17-year old Alpine skier Jernej Slivnik who will compete in the slalom and giant slalom. More

On 5 March 2018, at the City Hall, Mayor Zoran Janković hosted Andrea Agnelli, the co-owner of Fiat and president of the Juventus football club. More

Slovenia changed into Fair Vida An ingenious and bold way of thinking about Slovenian poetry linked with modern Slovenian rap music, as presented in the book Kla kla klasika by Rok Terkaj – Trkaj, rapper, and Dr Igor Saksida, literary historian, encouraged the Ministry of Culture to invite the authors to participate in the promotion of the European Year of… More

Snowboarder Žan Košir won bronze in the parallel giant slalom in PyeongChang, his third Olympic medal and the second for Slovenia at this year's Winter Olympics. More

A Major Celebration of Literature and Culture Slovenia’s appearance as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (19-23 October 2022) was formally sealed by the Director of the Slovenian Book Agency, Renata Zamida, and Juergen Boos, Director of the Frankfurter Buchmesse, in the presence of the Slovenian Minister of Culture, Anton Peršak, and numerous authors and publishers. More

Olympic winners put Alpina among the best in the world Alpina was among those presented at the Slovenia House. The games in South Korea are the 10th in a row at which it has equipped the world’s elite athletes. More

In April 2016 the Olympic Committee of Slovenia – Association of Sports Federations opened the Slovenian Olympic Education Centre. This serves to present Slovenian sports people, the history of Olympianism and the Olympic Games through photographs, video content and exhibits. More

He gave an impeccable shooting performance and hit all 20 targets to finish just five and a half seconds behind Johannes Thinges Boe of Norway. More

Ljubljana received the title most dog-friendly city 2017. In the first round of the competition the visitors to the website www.kuzek.si nominated candidates who in their opinion deserve to be called the best. More

The series of attractive events continues at the Slovenian House. It has also now served as the venue for a gathering and meeting of members of the World Olympians Association (WOA), an organisation that works for the wellbeing of Olympians in all stages of life. More

The Slovenian men's ice hockey team opened the Olympic tournament in PyeongChang on 14 February with a 3:2 win over the favoured United States in overtime. More

Triglav – the primary graphic motif Slovenia’s Olympic athletes who will be competing at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang will be going there in stylish and recognisable kits. More

Just being here is enough! As we turn our eyes this winter to the upcoming Olympic Games and the events featuring our skiers, we can’t help but have major expectations. More

On 9 February 2018, the round table titled Football People – Whole Rainbow of People was held at the City Hall where the participants opened a discussion on the social role of football, openness and inclusion with special emphasis on the LGBTIQ community, as well. More

Special attention at the Slovenia House in Pyeongchang is also paid to the presentation of Slovenia's tourism products and services that are offered to Korean tour operators and tourist agents. More

Traditional Slovenian Carnival character on the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage The wandering kurent figures rank among the more visible traditional Shrovetide Carnival customs in Slovenia, and the kurent is the most recognisable Carnival character, with records of his appearance dating back to 1880. More

On the renovated Gallus Embankment the Fish sculpture is now erected bringing together the refurbished embankment of the Ljubljanica River. The concrete fish is a sculpture and a piece of playground equipment in one. More

Slovenia House opens its doors in South Korea Stanko Gruden/STA The Slovenia House, also known as the ‘I Feel Slovenia House’, is now officially open. More