Large increase in number of visitors to stave churches in Norway
More than 500,000 people visited the 28 stave churches in Norway last year,an increase of 18% from 2016. The stave churches are counted together with…
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More than half of Norway’s oil and gas resources remain
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate estimates that 53 percent of Norway’s oil and gas resources have not yet been collected. The so-called resource accounts have been…
King Harald turns 82 on Thursday
On Thursday, King Harald is 82 years old, and Norway’s monarch is not on the sidelines. In March, a state visit to Chile is scheduled….
Winter holiday is the new Easter holiday
Mild “Easter weather” has become the new norm in the winter holidays.Several places are already bare of snow and the ski tracks are sticky. You…
Not applicable to halt refugee immigration in Oslo
It is not relevant to introduce a halt in the settlement of refugees in Oslo, Minister of Knowledge and Integration, Jan Tore Sanner of Høyre…
Ropstad at ski school: – Almost my best day at work
Children’s and family minister Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KrF) visited the ski organization’s ski school at Skullerud in Oslo. He thoroughly enjoyed it. The minister had…
Tripling the issuing of emergency passports at Oslo Airport
During the last week we have seen up to triple the amount of travelers who need to have emergency passports issued by the Border Control…
Heavy methane gas increase threatens world climate targets
A dramatic increase in the methane gas level in the atmosphere could threaten the goal of keeping global warming below 2 degrees wrote The Guardian…
Indonesia gets its first rainforest grant from Norway
Greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 2017 in Indonesia due to less deforestation. This triggers the first climate payment from Norway. It informs the Ministry of…
Nearly nine out of ten seventh-graders take HPV vaccine
Since last autumn, boys in the seventh grade have also been offered the HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine. 87% of boys and 89% of girls have…
Tens of thousands of students demonstrate for climate measures
Tens of thousands of young school students across Europe dropped lessons on Friday to participate in the worldwide climate demonstration, ‘Youth Strike 4 Climate’. ‘’I…
Netflix will create a Norwegian horror series
“Blodtur” will be Netflix’s next Norwegian-language initiative. It is described as a “horror series”. The US Power giant released the news of the upcoming series…
Equinor investing billions in Russia
Parallel to the fact that Norway has introduced sanctions against Russia after the annexation of Crimea, Equinor has invested billions in the country. From 2014…
Norway gets new NATO-demand
NATO’s new prestigious project is for forces that can be deployed in 30 days or less. Now talks are underway with Norway about what we…
One bag of potato chips more per Norwegian last year
The snack producers report a marked increase in sales of potato chips during 2018. Maarud sold one bag more for each Norwegian. An increase in…
Huawei boycott could provide cost spikes
If large Chinese players such as Huawei and ZTE are not allowed to build mobile networks in Norway, the networks could become considerably more expensive….
Fewer unemployed civil engineers
The number of unemployed civil engineers has fallen sharply in recent years, show figures that the trade union, Tekna, has collected from Nav. According to…
Four out of ten believe that Facebook does not take privacy seriously
Facebook admits that they must do more to regain people’s trust. 40% responded in a survey by InFact for Media24 that they believe Facebook does…
The number of travellers at Avinor’s airports increased by 3.5 per cent
The number of passengers traveling by air to and from Avinor’s airports increased by 3.5 per cent from January last year to the same month…
Long waiting time and queues to get passports
Some places in Eastern Norway have several months of waiting time to get a new passport. In Oslo, people are queuing for hours in the…