Nobel Prize... I'm confused?

Question

The thing that bugs me is that, if most of the prizes are awarded in Alfred Nobel's home country of Sweden, how come the Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo, Norway?

Answer 1

the Norwegian Nobel Committee, whose members are chosen by the Norwegian Parliament, is appointed to select the laureate for the Peace Prize, and the prize is awarded by its chairman, currently Dr. Ole Danbolt Mjøs. At the time of Alfred Nobel's death Sweden and Norway were in a personal union in which the Swedish government was solely responsible for foreign policy, and the Norwegian Parliament was responsible only for Norwegian domestic policy. Because Alfred Nobel never told anybody [1] why he wanted the Peace Prize to be awarded by a Norwegian body, whereas the decisions on the other Nobel Prizes are made by Swedish institutions, a lot of speculations has been made to figure out his intentions. One of the suggested reasons has been that Nobel wanted to prevent the manipulation of the selection process by foreign powers, and as Norway did not have any foreign policy, the Norwegian government could not be influenced. Another is that Nobel hoped that a prize to Norway would soften the nationalistic movement in Norway, which at this time was arguing for a split of the Union. Other suggestions point to the fact that the Norwegian Assembly (Storting) was the first national legislature to vote support for the international peace movement and Nobel's admiration of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, the Norwegian patriot and leading author at that time.

Answer 2

Many are honored in the US; the peace prize should be awarded in Norway, do you see them in the headlines?