![]() In 1947 she initiated the tradition of donating a Christmas tree to London, a present from the city of Oslo, in recognition of assistance from the people of London during World War II. While in Sweden, she was among the founders of the theatre group Fri Norsk Scene, which consisted of Norwegian actors residing in Sweden as refugees. She had to flee to Sweden in April 1942, where she worked at the Norwegian legation in Stockholm, in the "Sports Office" ( Norwegian: Idrettskontoret), headed by Harald Gram, which organized underground courier traffic between Sweden and Norway. She was involved with the activist network "2A", supported people hiding from the Nazis and helped them to escape to Sweden. She was arrested by the Nazi authorities in June 1941 for propaganda against Germany, incarcerated at Møllergata 19 and Grini concentration camp, and released in October 1941. Hovdan was a member of the Norwegian resistance movement during the German occupation of Norway. Hovdan was appointed secretary for Reisetrafikkforeningen for Oslo og Omegn in 1931, and was manager of the organization from 1932 to 1976. She also wrote articles on art, theatre and film for the female magazine Urd. In 1928 she became famous for walking all the way from Stockholm to Rome, crossing the Alps, including having an audience with the Pope in Rome, while a correspondent for Scandinavian newspapers. From 1927 she worked for the Swedish newspaper Stockholms Dagblad, and for Oslo Aftenavis and the magazine Film. ![]() After examen artium she started a career as journalist. Hovdan was born in Kristiania, and grew up in Skien. Plaque at the base of the Trafalgar Square Christmas tree (2008). ![]()
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