During National Day celebrations, large crowds usually gather around the church.

In 2008 the tower clock underwent a 14-day restoration and the mechanical movement was replaced by a digital one.

[2] The two big brass candelabras at the altar are a gift from the Church of Norway.

In front of the cathedral is a bronze bust of the celebrated organist Jonathan Petersen.

Petersen was a well-known writer of psalms, as well as a gifted organist.