E-scooters in Norway: Motorized menace or an economic and eco-friendly micro-mobility solution?
To ban, or not to ban – that is the question that politicians nationwide have been asking in the past few months as pavements and…
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YouTube’s variant of Tiktok is coming to Norway
From Wednesday, Norwegians will also be able to make videos in YouTube’s short video platform Shorts. Short video clips have already been visible on the…
The government wants Norway to become better known as a food nation
The Norwegian government wants to strengthen Norway’s international reputation as a food nation. Therefore, it is organizing a conference with the industry to find inspiration…
More and more Norwegians are rejecting organ donation: “This is worrying”
The number of Norwegians who say no to organ donation has increased this year. The Organ Donation Foundation is concerned. According to the foundation, the…
More people in Norway want to get married in the summer
There have been fewer marriages than usual during the pandemic, but that is about to change. According to the Tax Administration, the number of applications…
Norway’s Prince Sverre Magnus to enroll in Elvebakken upper secondary school this autumn
This autumn, Prince Sverre Magnus will start going to Elvebakken upper secondary school in Oslo. The prince has opted for the school’s Information Technology and…
Norwegians set new pandemic hugging record, survey shows
A recent survey shows that one in three Norwegians has given a hug in the last week. That is a record during the pandemic. During…
Summer weather is here: More than 30 degrees registered in several places in Trøndelag
On Friday, the temperature surpassed 30 degrees in Trøndelag. On Saturday at noon, it was over 30 degrees in both Meråker and Namsskogan. While the…
Meteorologists: There’s a danger of torrential rain in Western Norway on Sunday
The meteorologists have issued a torrential rain warning and a lightning and thunderstorm warning for Western Norway on Sunday. “Sunday afternoon and evening heavy rain…
PHOTO: Queue chaos in Oslo: Hundreds of people waiting to take ferries to islands in the Oslo Fjord
The sun is shining in several places in the country. At Rådhuskaia in Oslo, hundreds of people are queuing to take the ferry to the…
Norway’s Queen Sonja turns 84 years old tomorrow
On Sunday, Queen Sonja turns 84 years old. The day will be celebrated privately. In the last couple of years, Queen Sonja has chosen to…
What you need to know about the Swedish Norrbottenspets – a native Swedish dog breed
The Norrbottenspets is a native Swedish breed from North Bothnia. These dogs are descendants of hunting dogs that existed for millennia and survived under natural…
Bathing time? Sea temperatures reach 20 degrees in several places in Southern Norway
In several places in Southern Norway, the temperature in the sea has now surpassed 20 degrees. The beaches are full of people waiting for the…
Survey: Norwegians with “corona bodies” will spend billions on renewing their wardrobe after the pandemic
In a new survey, one in three Norwegians said they would have to renew their wardrobe after the corona pandemic. Home office and a lot…
More than 1 million Norwegians live alone
Currently, 1,005,600 people live alone in Norway. That corresponds to 18.8% of the population. The share increased by 0.5% from last year, according to Statistics…
Saint John’s Eve weather forecast for Norway: Mostly nice weather
The coast of Northwest Norway is the only wet exception to fine weather on Saint John’s Eve in the rest of the country. “It actually…
The number of baptisms in Norway fell sharply last year
Last year, 23,800 people were baptized in the Church of Norway, a decrease of 4,000 baptisms from the previous year. In comparison, 43,000 people were…
New survey: Many Danish parents strike their children – even though it’s forbidden
Nearly 25 years after striking children was banned in Denmark, every eighth child experiences physical punishment. For children with an immigrant background, the proportion is…
Norway’s royal couple embarks on its first trip since the corona pandemic started: “Happy”
Norway’s royal couple will go on a trip to Western Norway to hear how Norwegians have felt during the pandemic. But they hope to avoid…
The corona pandemic is having a negative effect on Norwegians’ sex life, new survey shows
One in five Norwegians has had less sex during the pandemic, a new survey shows. The main cause, according to the respondents? The corona restrictions. …
