Bergen: Man in his 20s sentenced to 4 months in prison for driving at 221 km/h in an 80-zone
A man in his 20s must spend 120 days in prison after driving 221 kilometers per hour in an 80-zone in Bergen. In court, another…
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Northern Norway: Man convicted of a series of “sleep rapes”
Western Norway Regional Health Authority to build emergency stockpile for medicines
NRK: Infection outbreak reported on a foreign ship in Narvik, one person confirmed dead
Oslo: The lawyer of the 16-year-old accused of terrorism doesn’t want the press in the courtroom
Finance
Unemployment in Norway this year might be higher than expected
In the revised national budget (RNB) for 2021, it is estimated that unemployment in Norway will end at 3.5% this year. That is higher than…
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Norway’s Yara International accused of funding Belarus dictatorship: “Can you live knowing you helped murderers and rapists?”
NTB: Norway to raise low VAT rate for culture, transport, and tourism from 6% to 12% from October 1
Solberg wants to use 402.6 billion kroner from Norway’s Oil Fund this year
Røe Isaksen fears that long-term unemployment will take hold
Here are the key figures in Norway’s Revised National Budget for 2021
Sport
Oslo’s own Jack Hermansson scheduled to fight at UFC 262
Oslo-based Swedish mixed martial arts stand-out, Jack Hermansson, is scheduled to fight fellow middleweight Edmen Shahbazyan in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). With the event…
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Joshua King to organize free football school in Oslo
Denmark opens football stands for the first time since September
Norway’s national football team: Humanitarian trend-setters
Molde FK’s Europa dream has flown to Valhalla
6:55 PM, European judgment day for Molde FK
Culture
Child poverty in Norway: Why is it soaring and what can be done?
Statistics Norway (SSB) has released its latest annual findings, for 2019, on child poverty in Norway. Some 11.7% of all children, in Norway, now live…
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Government allocates 10 million kroner to Norwegian films affected by the pandemic
Øyafestivalen in Oslo has been canceled
Meet Dr. Ove Jakobsen, pioneer of “ecological economics” in Bodø
Oslo’s Angry Boy had a rough month – but he’s ok now!
Norwegian photographer Johan Brun dead at 98
Education
One in four schools in Norway had to close last winter
Last winter, increased infection pressure meant that one in four schools in Norway had to close completely or partially. One in six schools had problems…
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Norwegian universities registered a record number of students in the corona year 2020
Children in Norway are spending less time on their homework
High number of applicants from abroad surprises Norwegian universities
The Norwegian government is earmarking over 50 million kroner for vocational schools
Director of Customs: It’s fantastic that so many Norwegians want to study and work in customs
Travel
Norwegians choose Greece and Croatia as hottest vacation destinations for 2021
These are the results of a survey conducted by travel company Apollo in March of 2021. The Mediterranean was found to be the most-coveted holiday…
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Cyprus opens up for fully vaccinated travelers from Norway – no quarantine or testing required
Cheap Everest trek leaves Norwegian climber with a breathless experience… of COVID-19
Norway tightens entry measures for travelers from India, Bangladesh, Iraq, Nepal, and Pakistan
New survey: Trollstigen named one of the top biker destinations for the summer of 2021
These countries have a lower corona infection rate than Norway right now
Everyday
Green Party leader gives birth to healthy girl: “Great joy”
Une Bastholm and her husband have become parents again. The Green Party (MDG) leader shared the news on social media. Bastholm wrote that she gave…
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Norway registers a large decrease in the number of moped drivers
SSB: More and more Norwegians are feeling lonely during the corona pandemic
Solberg congratulates Health Minister on his 50th birthday: “Thank you for being rock-solid during the crisis”
Those who want a berth in Oslo have to wait for up to twelve years
