Russian television crew willing to pay youngsters in Rinkeby to wreak havoc
Young people from the troubled Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby tell Radio24syv that a Russian television station would pay them to make trouble in front of…
Articles by Pieter Wijnen
Malaysia Today Day 1#
Although normally just narrating Norwegian news for Norway Today, I have decided to attempt a broader view of how Norwegians perceive the world , and…
Croatia Airlines opens summer route from Oslo Airport Gardermoen
– Croatia is an attractive country for both Norwegian tourists and for Norwegian industry, and Zagreb is close to many attractive summer destinations. We are…
Increased control of seat belt use in buses this week
Bus Passengers who do not use the seatbelt can be fined NOK 1,500. This week the Road Administration conducts extensive controls to check usage. Both…
Avinor plans new terminal at Gardermoen
No sooner than “New Gardermoen” is ready for use, before Avinor proceed with the plans of a new overseas terminal at the main airport. Avinor…
WHO: 1.7 million children die each year from polluted environment
More than one in four deaths among children under five is due to unsafe drinking water, air pollution, passive smoking and poor hygiene, according to…
Travel Agencies think airlines should be more considerate towards women
The travel agent Berg-Hansen encourages airlines to comply with the priorities female passengers express, such as increased baggage allowance. – The airlines that comply with…
Three men arrested for armed robbery in Oslo
Three men are arrested in Oslo after a taxi driver was threatened with a weapon and another man was robbed. – A man was robbed…
More than 500 rescued by Norwegian ship
The Norwegian ship Siem Pilot docked Sunday in the port of Italian city Catania with 503 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean. According to NCIS (Kripos)…
NAF concerned about traffic messages using DAB adapters
Very few of today’s Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) radio adapters support interruption of the transmission with traffic messages, Norwegian Automobile Federation (NAF) warns. They think…
Woman missing after party
The police are looking for a 25 year old woman who has not been seen since she left a private party in Langesund Friday night….
Vikings : beyond the legend
For those of you who are currently in the Cinncinati area, Norway Today recommend a visit to the Cincinatti Museum Center to learn about the truth behind…
CPS broke the law when child abuser moved in with family
Child welfare responsible of the municipality is very sorry. The County Governor concludes that the child care unit broke the law on several counts when…
Nearly 10,000 teachers apply for further studies
9, 522 Norwegian teachers have applied for more education training. Slightly down from last year, when a total of 10,627 teachers applied. The deadline was on…
Potent vodka removed from Canadian store shelves
Hundreds of vodka bottles were removed from Canadian stores when the authorities discovered that the alcohol content was a solid 81 percent. The Vodka branded…
Man climbed onto locomotive and electrocuted himself
A 20-year-old man who climbed onto the roof of a locomotive at Bergen train station smelled scorched and was sent to hospital with electrical burns….
6,000 chickens killed after fire
Sunday morning a fire broke out in a chicken hatchery in Vindafjord in the north of Rogaland. The fire was quickly extinguished, but all the…
Turkey makes complaint to the Complaints Commission of the Press’ (PFU)
The Turkish Embassy complaints editor Kjetil Stormark and his website aldrimer.no before the Complaints Commission of the Press (PFU) because of the coverage of the…
Distress rockets launched from home in Stavanger
The rescue services are taking a serious view at the fact that somebody probably fired several emergency rockets for no reason in Stavanger. Police patrols…
The video Johaug recorded, provokes Finnish commentator: – Can not understand it
– One can not understand the Norwegian logic. A doped athlete gets to send greetings on TV but Myllylä is not to be mentioned. Norway…