Norway gradually opens up
“Slowly and cautiously” the government is easing up on the corona measures. Kindergartens and schools will open, hairdressers can get back to work and the…
Articles by Brian Kerr
Rental rates for housing are falling
Since February, prices in housing leases have fallen on average 3.5 per cent, and the corona situation presents challenges for many, according to Husleie.no. The…
Nine out of ten to stay at home at Easter
89 per cent of Norwegians expect to spend Easter in their own home. “Cabin Easter will not be replaced with city Easter, but rather home…
Seasonal workers from Romania have arrived in Norway
Seasonal workers from Romania have arrived in Norway A plane with 90 seasonal workers from Romania arrived at Torp airport on Monday. The government decided…
Empty church pews at Easter celebration
Although Palm Sunday is a feast-day in Christianity, the church pews are empty as a result of the ongoing corona pandemic. Norwegian churches have recently…
Many postpone home sales and purchases
Half of those planning to buy or sell housing have postponed this because of the corona epidemic, according to a new survey. Before the corona…
Professor wants to isolate people who lose their sense of taste and smell
After a married couple was diagnosed with coronavirus without any symptoms other than loss of sense of smell and taste, a professor believes that anyone…
Nav has paid over one billion in advance unemployment benefits
Nav has paid about 1 billion kroner to those affected by the corona crisis, and who have applied for advance payments of unemployment benefits before…
Almost all children follow the child vaccination program
Vaccination coverage for children and young people in Norway is consistently very good, and has been stable over time, figures from the Norwegian Institute of…
Farmers are ringing the farm bells to create hope during the corona crisis
A farmer in Hamar Municipality has started an initiative for farm bells across the country to ring every Saturday at 5 pm.“There is a powerful…
Decrease in the number of corona patients admitted to Norwegian hospitals
On Saturday, 306 coronavirus infected patients were hospitalized, which is 12 fewer than on Friday. The figures indicate that the measures have had an effect,…
The royal couple asks the people to trust the authorities
In an Easter greeting from Kongsseteren (The Royal Lodge), King Harald and Queen Sonja ask the people to trust the authorities and face the difficult…
EU grants 290 million to test floating wind turbine in Rogaland
The European Commission has awarded 290 million kroner for a project to test a floating wind turbine at Karmøy in Rogaland. “Here we see that…
Relatives should visit their loved ones near the end of life
Relatives who visit their loved ones who are critically ill and near the end of their lives are given exemptions from visiting rules at institutions,…
Norwegian Outdoors asks the municipalities to help spread the traffic
The umbrella organization Norwegian Outdoors (Norsk Friluftsliv) has asked the municipalities to facilitate alternative trips so that people with a fear of infection dare to…
The government wants open schools and kindergartens at Easter
Children of employees in critical social functions, and vulnerable children, may receive an Easter offer after the government will allow Easter-open schools and kindergartens. The…
Mæland encourages a Norwegian holiday this summer
Justice Minister Monica Mæland (Høyre) does not think many foreign tourists will come to Norway this summer and has encouraged Norwegians to vacation in their…
The Foreign Ministry receives 1,100 daily inquiries from Norwegians who want to return home
The Foreign Ministry has almost 100 employees who help Norwegians who want to return home. – We see that the window for returning to Norway…
A corona-infected man in his 50s from Halden has died
A man in his 50s from Halden died on Tuesday night as a result of a coronavirus infection. He is, so far, the youngest registered…
194 inmates were released ahead of time to reduce the risk of corona infection
In the past two weeks, 194 inmates have been released ahead of time to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection in the prisons.28 inmates continue…