Views and News from Norway

We'll help you keep up with the Norwegians, and follow along with life in Norway.

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17 Feb 2025, 17:53

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Kyle Alessandro, an 18-year-old high school student from Steinkjer in Trøndelag, won not only the international jury's vote at Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK)'s Eurovision qualifier during the weekend, but also the popular vote. Now he aims to win the world's biggest song contest later this spring. "We shall win Eurovision, mark my words," Alessandro exclaimed as […] The post 18-year-old wins Norway's Eurovision qualifier appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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17 Feb 2025, 15:31

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Norway was having to rely on Denmark's prime minister instead of its own this week, when leaders of the European Union (EU) gathered to respond to new challenges from the US and Russia. Since Norway has never joined the EU, it was left out of important new crisis meetings called after the US' Trump administration […] The post Norway sidelined as EU tackles Trump appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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12 Feb 2025, 11:04

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The Norwegian Labour Party, deeply troubled until just weeks ago, suddenly has the most voter support of all 10 parties represented in Parliament. Labour's leader, Jonas Gahr Støre, also has a good chance to return as prime minister in the September election after the most stunning turn of events in Norwegian political history. "This is […] The post Labour Party leads in all new polls appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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04 Feb 2025, 19:36

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US President Donald Trump's newly launched campaign to deport illegal aliens includes 39 Norwegians, according to documents from US immigration authorities. They're now subject to being tracked down and sent back to Norway. Newspaper Dagbladet reported Tuesday on how Trump has ordered immigration officials to intensify their hunts for people in the US who have […] The post Norwegians included in Trump's deportation plan appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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04 Feb 2025, 17:57

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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre issued an appeal to the country after presenting his new minority Labour government on Tuesday, the first in 25 years made up of just one party. It only represents 26.3 percent of voters in the last national election, but Støre is keen to show that it can rule responsibly. […] The post 'Give us a fair chance' appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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04 Feb 2025, 11:49

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NEWS ANALYSIS: Jens Stoltenberg, the former NATO chief and Norwegian prime minister, is making a stunning if temporary return to top Norwegian politics. In doing so, he can help rescue his homeland's struggling Labour Party, support old friends and assume political responsibility for Norway's enormous wealth at a time when it's the best defense against […] The post Stoltenberg to the rescue, as Norway's new finance minister appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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03 Feb 2025, 19:11

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The collapse of Norway's Labour-Center government coalition last week has already sparked a new battle over energy supplies to the country's lucrative but climate unfriendly gas processing plant on the Arctic island of Melkøya. The Center Party had gone along with plans to electrify the plant with cables from the mainland, in order to reduce […] The post Sparks fly again over Arctic gas plant appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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03 Feb 2025, 17:25

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Suspected sabotage of undersea cables in the Baltic continues to spread in the waters around Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Sweden, with a recent incident leading to the arrest of a Norwegian-owned refrigerated cargo vessel (reefer) in Tromsø. It was allowed to sail again, but police, maritime authorities and NATO are stepping up patrols. A […] The post Baltic cable drama spreads appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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03 Feb 2025, 16:42

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Little came out of another meeting last week between business and labour leaders, who are still at odds over whether Norway's generous sick pay benefits should be reduced. The country's largest trade union federation LO won't budge nor will employers' organization NHO, and another meeting with Norway's labour minister didn't help. NHO has been criticized […] The post Still no cure for sick pay conflict appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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03 Feb 2025, 15:30

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Police in Bergen found a young couple dead in their apartment in the west-coast city's Nordnes neighbourhood just before the weekend. Now they think the young woman died several days before her boyfriend, but the cause of their deaths remains unclear. Police initially charged the 20-year-old man post-mortem with the death of his girlfriend, 19-year-old […] The post Young couple found dead in Bergen appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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02 Feb 2025, 15:54

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UPDATED: Norwegian and French officials have identified the four Norwegian skiers killed in an avalanche in the French Alps on January 29. All of them were taking part in a half-year course to study skiing and avalanches, organized by a high school in Alta in Northern Norway. They were part of a group of skiers […] The post Avalanche victims identified appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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30 Jan 2025, 19:53

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NEWS ANALYSIS: After two hectic weeks full of political speculation and new signs of public support for the EU, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre could announce that he'll be forming a new minority government made up strictly of ministers from his own Labour Party. Gone is his former coalition partner, the district-friendly and anti-EU Center […] The post New EU-friendly leadership for Norway appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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29 Jan 2025, 22:24

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Norwegian and French officials confirmed Wednesday night that four Norwegian skiers were killed in an avalanche in the French Alps earlier in the day. They were part of a group of skiers trekking in the Savoie region close to the Italian border. Norway's foreign ministry told state broadcaster NRK that the Norwegian Embassy in Paris […] The post Avalanche kills four Norwegians in France appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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29 Jan 2025, 22:00

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Three masked men were reportedly seen running from the scene of a shooting inside an apartment in Oslo's Grünerløkka neighbourhood Wednesday night. Their target was a man in his 20s, who was said by police to be critically injured but conscious when ambulance crews arrived. Police said there also were others in the apartment at […] The post Masked men fled shooting in Oslo appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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29 Jan 2025, 21:12

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Norwegian soldiers have embarked on the longest mid-winter training exercise in recent history, cutting all contact with the outside world for 100 days as they prepare for warfare behind enemy lines. It's all part of Norway's ongoing concentration on northern defense issues that also extend to its Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The Norwegian troops started […] The post Norway boosts northern defense appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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29 Jan 2025, 14:54

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The number of people living in Norway who received state welfare aid last year was up 15 percent over the year before. The actual amount of financial aid was up by 23 percent, with the head of state welfare agency NAV blaming the increases on more challenging economic times and refugee assistance. "These are high […] The post More need and receive welfare aid in Norway appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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29 Jan 2025, 13:22

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Criminal networks from abroad and local gangs are among the biggest threats facing the Norwegian public and police. Now the latter have an extra NOK 600 million in state funding to help ward them off. Police Inspector Grete Lien Metlid told newspaper Aftenposten that in order to "crush" the networks and the gangs they use, […] The post Police aim to 'crush' gangs appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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27 Jan 2025, 19:58

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A two-page layout in newspaper Aftenposten earlier this month seemed to say it all, regarding the current status of Norway's troubled royal family: At the top, more warnings about the violent behaviour of Crown Princess Mette-Marit's son, next to that a story about "an uncomfortable quarrel" between him and his partner at the time on […] The post Queen back to work after operation appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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24 Jan 2025, 15:39

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The Oslo County Court has convicted two sisters from the Oslo suburb of Bærum to prison, after finding both guilty of taking part in the terrorist organization IS (the Islamic State). They had traveled to Syria when they were 16- and 19 years old, in 2013. They claimed they only meant to offer humanitarian assistance […] The post Bærum sisters convicted of terrorism appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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23 Jan 2025, 15:16

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Norway's central bank opted once again to keep its key policy rate unchanged at 4.5 percent on Thursday, but borrowers can expect some relief soon. "We will probably bring the rate down in March," said Norges Bank Governor Ida Wolden Bache while announcing the central bank's latest decision. Bache and her colleagues in charge of […] The post Interest rates due to decline in March appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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23 Jan 2025, 13:27

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Hundreds of small plastic containers full of American breakfast cereal have been found along an 800-kilometer-long stretch of Norway's long coast line. Now the US Navy had admitted to losing a load of the cereal while transferring it between ships in the convoy around its aircraft carrier the Harry S Truman. The huge vessel visited […] The post US Navy littered the Norwegian coast appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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22 Jan 2025, 19:43

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Schibsted Media, the Norwegian media firm behind the country's largest newspapers, has confirmed that it intends to cut the equivalent of 350 full-time positions during the course of this year. Advertising revenues have been hit hard since the rise of social media, while costs keep rising. "It's no easy decision to have to let valued […] The post Major media firm warns of job cuts appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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22 Jan 2025, 19:34

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Norway's inflation rate was measured at 2.2 percent in December, the lowest level since the end of 2020. The overall inflation rate for the full year of 2024 landed at 3.1 percent, down from 5.5 percent in 2023. "Prices for diverse electronics fell further in December," said Espen Kristiansen of state statistics bureau SSB, while […] The post Inflation fell again in December appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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22 Jan 2025, 18:56

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Norway's public health institute FHI has been bracing for a new wave of the Corona virus in the coming weeks. It warns that more Norwegians may be infected, but fewer will fall ill because of high levels of immunity. "We expect a new wave of Covid-19 in the late winter," Dr Preben Aavitsland of FHI […] The post Health officials warn of new Corona wave appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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22 Jan 2025, 18:40

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New political signals from the US can have a major impact on Norway's economy over the next four years with Donald Trump back in the White House. His calls for the US oil industry to "drill, baby, drill," just after the Norwegian government issued new oil exploration licenses of its own last week, can also extend […] The post US politics can extend Norway's oil age appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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21 Jan 2025, 20:25

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Norway's train woes continued this week, after the major Dovrebanen line between Oslo and Trondheim had to shut down because of flooding at the town of Otta. Water and ice have damaged the foundation of the railroad's bridge over the Otta River, leaving it unstable. All trains running on the Oslo-Trondheim line had to be […] The post Another major train line disrupted appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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21 Jan 2025, 19:20

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He was being called a "pillar" of Norway's post-war art, and brought one of the country's leading gallery owners to tears on national radio on Tuesday. That was when state broadcaster NRK reported the death of artist Håkon Bleken at the age of 96. "It really wasn't very unexpected, but this is a pillar within […] The post Norway mourns loss of artist Bleken appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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21 Jan 2025, 15:52

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It's been closed and neglected for decades, but now an old broadcasting- and observation tower in the hills above Oslo has finally been sold by city officials to an investor who plans to fix up and reopen it to the public. Christian Ringnes has big plans to restore the tower at Tryvann, so it can […] The post Investor buys iconic tower in Oslo appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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15 Jan 2025, 12:00

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NEWS ANALYSIS: From its strategic Arctic areas in the far north, to its border to Russia in northeastern Finnmark and vast offshore territory in the west and south: Norway is battening down the hatches. New defense and preparedness plans "will affect every one of us," declared Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre while rolling out the […] The post Winds of war blow around Norway appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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13 Jan 2025, 15:08

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An abrupt change in the weather was setting off new storm and avalanche warnings all over Norway on Monday. They come after much warmer weather was setting in this week, along with lots of rain. That follows several days of sub-freezing temperatures and lots of snow last week. Now all the ice warnings issued for slippery […] The post More storm warnings posted appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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13 Jan 2025, 14:09

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Norway isn't known for having earthquakes, but one centered off its west coast Sunday night was felt over a wide area from Ålesund south to Måløy and Førde, and even farther inland. A series of at least six aftershocks were also registered. "They were so small that hardly anyone could feel them," Mathilde Sørensen, seismology […] The post Earthquake rattles Norway's west coast appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.

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10 Jan 2025, 17:49

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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre hosted a closed-door summit with eight leaders of Norway's biggest companies this week, as they all braced for the next four years. Støre's government has already formed a five-point plan for dealing with Donald J Trump after he once again becomes the US president. Trump was also a major […] The post Norway braces for Trump appeared first on Norway's News in English — www.newsinenglish.no.