Views and News from Norway

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12 Sep 2025, 18:02

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Aircraft carrier arrives as tensions rise

The world's largest warship sailed up the Oslofjord for the second time in two years on Friday, just after taking part in NATO exercises off Northern Norway. The huge aircraft carrier's visit also comes just days after Russian drones caused trouble in Poland and violated NATO airspace. The arrival of the USS Gerald R Ford […] The post Aircraft carrier arrives as tensions rise appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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12 Sep 2025, 14:05

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Conservatives’ leader set to resign, successors sought

UPDATED: No other leader of Norway's Conservative Party has served as prime minister longer than Erna Solberg, and she's led the party itself for 21 years. Calls kept rising this week for her resignation, though, after the Conservatives lost badly in Monday's Parliamentary election, and on Friday she announced she'll resign as party leader but […] The post Conservatives' leader set to resign, successors sought appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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11 Sep 2025, 18:56

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Successors sought for Solberg

No other Conservative Party leader has served as prime minister longer than Erna Solberg, and she's led the party for 21 years. Calls keep rising for her resignation, though, after the Conservatives lost badly in this week's Parliamentary election. Solberg spent most of the week avoiding the media glare since the Conservatives only won 14.6 […] The post Successors sought for Solberg appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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11 Sep 2025, 17:11

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‘New’ Viking treasures on display

While Norwegians and tourists alike wait for Norway's new Viking ships museum to open in 2027, an alternative exhibition opened this summer. Even though the famed Oseberg ship remains under wraps, part of its original decor is on display for the first time ever. Not many are aware of it, but the famed serpent's head […] The post 'New' Viking treasures on display appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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11 Sep 2025, 15:23

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Viking ships ‘sail’ into new museum

Norway's historic and precious Viking ships began a final voyage of sorts this week. The 1,200-year-old vessels are slowly and carefully being moved from their old display space at the Viking Ships Museum in Oslo, into an expanded and adjacent exhibition hall at what will become The Museum of the Viking Age. The three ships, […] The post Viking ships 'sail' into new museum appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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11 Sep 2025, 12:52

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Southern star brings ‘Ghosts’ to life

Popular Norwegian actress Agnes Kittelsen is back in her native Kristiansand this autumn, and getting rave reviews as the main character in one of Henrik Ibsen's most controversial dramas, Gengangere (Ghosts). Kittelsen says the play is just as relevant today as when it raised a scandal in 1881. "I belive there are still many women […] The post Southern star brings 'Ghosts' to life appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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11 Sep 2025, 11:30

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National football team on a roll

Last week they won their seventh match in a row and this week they crushed their opponents in another World Cup qualifying match. Norway's national football team is definitely on a roll, and attracting international attention. The match on home turf at the national stadium in Oslo came just after Norway's national election, and both […] The post National football team on a roll appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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09 Sep 2025, 13:54

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Election turnout soared

Norwegians turned out in near-record numbers to vote in Monday's Parliamentary election. By the time polls closed at 9pm, fully 78.9 percent of Norway's eligible voters had cast their ballots, the highest voter turnout in 36 years. "It's good news for democracy when we come close to 80 percent," election researcher Troy Saghaug Broderstad told […] The post Election turnout soared appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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09 Sep 2025, 12:55

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Norway’s leader savours re-election

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre put it perhaps best himself, after his minority Labour government won enough votes in Monday's Parliamentary election to remain in power: "It's one thing to be elected," Støre told cheering party members shortly before midnight. "It's something else to be re-elected." That set off even more cheers […] The post Norway's leader savours re-election appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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09 Sep 2025, 09:19

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Four young women killed in fire

The bodies of four young women were found inside a house in Hamar that had caught fire early Monday morning. All were aged 18-19 and said to be girlfriends who had gathered at the home of one of them. Neighbours reported hearing several explosions while the house was engulfed in flames. Emergency crews were first […] The post Four young women killed in fire appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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07 Sep 2025, 10:33

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Alarms ring over campaign financing

Norwegian election campaigns are known for being relatively short, civilized and even charming, with top politicians actively out meeting the public and even going door-to-door in an effort to win votes. This year's Parliamentary election, however, has sparked concern over the record amounts of financial support given to conservative political parties by wealthy businesses and their […] The post Alarms ring over campaign financing appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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06 Sep 2025, 11:17

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Russian Embassy in Oslo objects to Conservatives’ complaints over hacking

The Russian Embassy in Oslo has issued some complaints of its own, after Norwegian intelligence agency PST tied a "pro-Russian" organization to the recent hacking of the Norwegian Conservative Party's website. Embassy officials claim they're growing increasingly weary of being blamed for such cyber attacks. Conservatives leader Erna Solberg, who's also a prime ministerial candidate […] The post Russian Embassy in Oslo objects to Conservatives' complaints over hacking appeared first on Norway's News in Engli...

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05 Sep 2025, 08:16

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Conservatives website attacked

Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) has been lagging in public opinion polls and this week its website was hit by a cyber attack, just six days before the Parliamentary election on Monday. A pro-Russian activist group has claimed responsibility but that hasn't been confirmed. "We discovered that our website was down and alerted national security officials […] The post Conservatives website attacked appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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04 Sep 2025, 17:19

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Norway’s frigate deal a sign of the times

NEWS ANALYSIS: Norwegian Defense Minister Tore O Sandvik ceremoniously signed Norway's biggest and perhaps best-received defense deal ever on Thursday, formally agreeing to buy five new British frigates for GBP 10 billion. The deal has been hailed as everything from "solid" to "comforting," and shows how much times have changed since Norway lost a frigate […] The post Norway's frigate deal a sign of the times appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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04 Sep 2025, 13:45

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Passengers fainting on packed trains

The Oslo metropolitan area's train lines are so packed with passengers during the commuter rush that several have fainted on board since the end of the summer holidays. The latest casualty was a young woman heading home on the line to Kolbotn, south of the capital. Newspaper VG reported that she passed out, apparently from […] The post Passengers fainting on packed trains appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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03 Sep 2025, 16:55

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Bhatti trial underway in Oslo

Former gang leader and radical Islamist Arfan Bhatti is back on trial in Oslo, charged this time with being the mastermind behind the terrorist attack on Oslo's Pride celebrations three years ago. Two people were killed and several wounded when another Islamist started shooting with a weapon believed to have been acquired with Bhatti's help. […] The post Bhatti trial underway in Oslo appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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03 Sep 2025, 15:55

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Demonstrations aim to tackle racism

The more than 30,000 Norwegians who took part in a memorial march for murder victim Tamima Nibras Juhar over the weekend have brought attention back to terrorism motivated by racism. Police say Juhar's assailant, now publicly identified as 18-year-old Djordje Wilms, also planned another attack, on a mosque in Hønefoss. Wilms remains confined in isolation […] The post Demonstrations aim to tackle racism appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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03 Sep 2025, 15:03

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Election thriller brings out voters

More than a quarter of Norway's 4,053,932 eligible voters have already cast their ballots ahead of Monday's Parliamentary election, while those undecided are still visiting various party campaign booths and engaging in lively political debate. Public opinion polls are now so close that one election expert is calling it a real thriller. "It's shaping up […] The post Election thriller brings out voters appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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27 Aug 2025, 17:37

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Norwegian film director strikes again

Joachim Trier has directed yet another highly acclaimed film that ended up with a 19-minute standing ovation and the Grand Prix award at the Cannes Film Festival last spring. Now the film, Sentimental Value, has been selected as Norway's candidate for an Academy Award. It hasn't even opened at home in Norway yet, where it […] The post Norwegian film director strikes again appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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27 Aug 2025, 15:38

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More layoffs at large Norwegian companies

Norway's biggest and highly profitable bank, DNB, is cutting another 100 positions, just a year after it cut 500 full-time-equivalent jobs. The losses come after job cuts at other major Norwegian businesses, too, and are tied to both ever-changing technology and a demanding "global landscape." "We need to be able to navigate an uncertain global […] The post More layoffs at large Norwegian companies appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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27 Aug 2025, 15:14

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US tariff chaos hits parcel post

The Norwegian postal service (Posten) has suspended deliveries of most packages to the US, after the Trump Administration removed its customs waiver on those with contents worth less than USD 800 (NOK 8,000). The suspension is linked to the overall uncertainty tied to Trump's trade war and tariff hikes. Trump's new tariffs and waiver removals […] The post US tariff chaos hits parcel post appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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27 Aug 2025, 14:33

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Norway finally back in the Champions League

A Norwegian football team has qualified for play in the Champions League, for the first time in 18 years. The small but successful Bodø/Glimt club from the northern city of Bodø won its spot even after losing Tuesday night's match against Sturm Graz on its opponent's home turf. Bodø/Glimt had earlier wiped out Sturm Graz […] The post Norway finally back in the Champions League appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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26 Aug 2025, 18:04

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Norway boosts aid to Ukraine again, with no peace from Russia in sight

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre made another trip to Kyiv this week, in an effort to boost spirits and offer more aid to Ukraine. Støre candidly told Norwegian reporters, though, that "we're far from any peace agreement" as Russia continues to bomb civilians in the Ukrainian capital and around the country. "We're still in […] The post Norway boosts aid to Ukraine again, with no peace from Russia in sight appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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26 Aug 2025, 15:47

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Tributes honour terror victim

It started with a few flower bouquets on Sunday, when news broke that a juvenile care worker had been brutally murdered on the job by a young man. By Tuesday morning the flower tributes had expanded, as police continue their investigation into what they've classified as a terrorist attack. The deadly attack was classified as […] The post Tributes honour terror victim appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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25 Aug 2025, 15:38

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Frigate makes an ‘historic’ visit to Japan

One of Norway's four frigates sailed into Tokyo last week, marking the first time a Norwegian naval vessel has visited Japan after an equally historic voyage though the Indo-Pacific region. The KNM Roald Amundsen has been part of the four-month-long "Operation Highmast," led by the British Navy and including aircraft carriers that left both the […] The post Frigate makes an 'historic' visit to Japan appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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25 Aug 2025, 15:13

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Adventurer found dead in Canada

The family of Norwegian adventurer Steffen Skjøttelvik was in sorrow this week after his body was finally found in a river in Canada, nearly two weeks after he'd first been reported missing. The 29-year-old from Holmsbu in Asker, west of Oslo, had set off in 2023 on a 10,000-kilometer hike across Canada and Alaska with […] The post Adventurer found dead in Canada appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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25 Aug 2025, 14:42

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Norway shaken by new terrorist attack

A 34-year-old woman from Ethiopia who was working at a youth welfare institution in Oslo during the weekend was murdered on the job by an 18-year-old resident with a history of right-wing extremism. He has told police that his attack was politically motivated, and now he's also been charged with terrorism. "We believe he had […] The post Norway shaken by new terrorist attack appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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25 Aug 2025, 12:39

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Voter turnout already strong

A huge increase in early voting may bode well for overall voter turnout in Norway's upcoming Parliamentary election. Many Norwegians find the early voting option practical and simple, while others fear the traditional formality of Election Day may fade away. Never before have so many taken advantage of early voting, or voted so far ahead […] The post Voter turnout already strong appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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24 Aug 2025, 16:47

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Early voting soars in the middle of Norway’s national election campaign

An estimated 72 percent of Norwegians have already decided who they want to run the country, and record numbers of them have taken advantage of early voting. That hasn't stopped election campaign workers from trying to win more votes, even though nearly 500,000 eligible voters have cast their ballots two weeks ahead of Election Day. […] The post Early voting soars in the middle of Norway's national election campaign appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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24 Aug 2025, 13:46

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Youth welfare worker killed in Oslo

An 18-year-old resident of a youth welfare institution in Oslo's Kampen neighbourhood was in custody on Sunday, after a woman working at the institution is believed to have been murdered during the weekend. Her death has set off new alarms over security at such institutions that house troubled children and young adults. The 18-year-old male […] The post Youth welfare worker killed in Oslo appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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23 Aug 2025, 14:45

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Russian soldier seeks asylum in Norway

A Russia soldier who illegally crossed the border into Norway just before the weekend has now sought asylum. Norwegian police were still working on Saturday to verify the information he's given after being arrested on Friday. The man was arrested shortly after he apparently waded over the river that separates Norway from Russia near Grense […] The post Russian soldier seeks asylum in Norway appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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21 Aug 2025, 21:43

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Alleged spy at US Embassy faces Norway’s longest jail term

A trial got underway in Oslo this week that may embarrass staff at the embassies for both Russia and Iran. It also may result in a 21-year jail term for the defendant himself, a former security guard at the US Embassy in Oslo who was paid for information he passed on to Russian and Iranian […] The post Alleged spy at US Embassy faces Norway's longest jail term appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.