New corruption index: Nordic countries still perceived as the least corrupt
Norway has moved from 7th place to a joint 4th place on Transparency International’s corruption index. The Nordic countries are doing well. Overall, however, there…
Articles by Brian Kerr
Norwegian government to change admission requirements for teacher education
From the spring, the government plans to change the admission requirements for teacher education so that there will be two admission requirements for the education….
Avalanche over road in Narvik – house evacuated
The power line to the town of Beisfjord in Narvik Municipality has been cut, and a house has been evacuated after an avalanche passed over…
FHI report: Offering simple hot school food is feasible
With the equipment that upper secondary schools have available today, it is possible to make and offer simple hot dishes. But a fixed scheme requires…
Almost nine out of ten cars sold so far this year in Norway were electric
Two weeks into 2022, among the new passenger cars sold, nine out of ten are electric cars, sales of new passenger cars will decline, according…
Kripos: Children and young people in Norway are increasingly sharing videos of abuse and violence
According to Kripos (the National Criminal Investigation Service), more and more “exposed accounts” are being created on social media, managed by children as young as…
DNB: Record high oil prices are good news for the Norwegian krone
The oil price is higher than it has been for over seven years, which is good news for the Norwegian krone. On Tuesday, the price…
In 2021, Norway registered its biggest trade surplus of all time
Norway exported a record high of NOK 1,377.8 billion in 2021, which contributed to the current trade surplus of NOK 531 billion. According to Statistics…
Scammers almost stole 600,000 kroner from three Sparebanken Sør customers
Three customers in Sparebanken Sør were almost robbed of NOK 600,000 after they were tricked into calling a telephone number where the fraudsters were waiting…
Norway’s GDP was 40% above the EU average in 2020
According to figures from the European Purchasing Power Survey, Norway had Europe’s fourth highest gross national product (GDP) per capita in 2020. Compared with the…
The demand for mortgage loans in Norway fell in the fourth quarter of 2021
Norwegian banks reported a slight decline in the number of mortgage loans in the fourth quarter. Banks also earned less on such loans. Norges Bank’s…
A record number of people joined Norway’s Red Party last year
The Red Party’s (Rødt’s) membership increased by as much as 25% last year. The Socialist Left Party (SV) and the Green Party (MDG) also registered…
FHI study: Reports of late brain and respiratory problems among corona infected people
People who have had COVID-19 report a higher incidence of brain and respiratory problems than people who have not had the disease, according to an…
Interest rates in Norway increased in November
The interest rate on new mortgages for households increased by an average of 0.05% to 1.91% in November – the highest level since April 2020,…
NAV: 1,000 people in Norway were notified of redundancy after the turn of the year
A total of 1,000 people were notified of redundancies in the first week after the turn of the year, the NAV reports. A total of…
Stoltenberg discussed top job at Norges Bank with Oil Fund chief
Jens Stoltenberg confirmed to the newspaper Aftenposten that he has talked about the position as central bank governor with Oil Fund CEO Nicolai Tangen. The…
Northern Norway had the cheapest electricity in Europe last year
While the Nordic region registered the most expensive electricity prices in the last 20 years in 2021, Northern Norway had the cheapest electricity in Europe,…
Electricity support: Norway’s Conservative Party demands an extra 1000 kroner for the unemployed
The Conservatives (H) believe that the state’s help to electricity customers is not good enough. Now they will present a separate proposal which, among other…
Thousands of people in Norway deprived of housing and electricity support due to holes in the system
In November, around 6,000 people were deprived of housing and electricity support because they were paid work assessment allowance three times. The reason? Their incomes…
NAV murder in Bergen: Police say they have completed the investigation
The police have finished investigating the knife attack at a NAV office in Bergen in September last year. Police attorney Christine Møen Wisløff at the…
