Salmon farm relies on renewable energy
Salmon farm in Rogaland uses mainly renewable energy A Salmon farm in Rogaland is the first of its kind anywhere – “Smart, both for the…
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41 police reviews after checks for labour crime
The so-called A-crimes center in Oslo investigated 863 companies last year to uncover work life crime. It ended with 41 police reviews. The center is…
Telenor buys 54 percent of Finnish DNA for NOK 14.4 billion
Telenor is raising NOK 14.4 billion for 54 percent of the shares the Finnish telecom operator DNA. The Norwegian telecom group thus becomes the majority…
Nav will pay out 1.2 billion kroner every day this year
Last year, Nav paid out NOK 430 billion to people living in Norway. Almost half of the population receives a benefit from Nav at least…
Huawei Norge doubles profits
Last year was a financial success for Huawei, despite political turbulence. In Norway, the company doubled its profits in 2018. Huawei Norway had a turnover…
New rules for buying and selling cars
If you want to buy or sell a car this spring, there are several new rules you should be aware of. From April 29, the…
Norway scraps «below the line» financing
The Government shelves «below the line» financing The Norwegian Government shelves its proposal to spend billions in addition to the regular state budget to finance…
Steady increase in purchase of organic food
Last year, Norwegians shopped organic food for almost NOK 2.9 billion. This is an increase of 8% from the previous year. A report presented by…
DNB customers exposed to fraud
Scammers attempted to drain 26,000 DNB bank cards for small krone amounts. According to the bank, no one had suffered financial losses. ‘’We can confirm…
800,000 Norwegians may have to pay arrears
The tax report is ready. 2.9 million Norwegians are likely get money back, while 800,000 probably have to pay arrears. This was shown in a…
Entrepreneurs will establish a giant battery factory in Mo i Rana
A factory that will produce lithium batteries can provide work to several thousand people in Rana municipality if everything goes according to plan. The factory,…
Norway most expensive place in Europe together with Iceland and Switzerland
Iceland, Switzerland and Norway had the highest prices in Europe in 2017according to the European purchasing power survey. Albania and Northern Macedonia were the cheapest….
A hundred people to be affected in Telenor’s layoffs
Telenor will cut costs for half a billion NOK within its staff group, which can mean that just under a hundred people can become redundant….
Tesla breaks all records in Norway
Never before has any car model been delivered in such high numbers in Norway as Tesla Model 3 was in March. A total of 5,315…
Motorcycle sales up 25% in five years
Free tolling, better finances and lower taxes on many motorcycles are given as credible reasons why Norwegians buy motorcycles like never before. According to figures…
Potential great for Norwegian krill fishing in Antarctic
The brand new Norwegian research ship, Crown Prince Haakon, has investigated the possibilities of fishing more krill in Antarctica. The conclusion is that the potential…
The Tax Administration warns ‘’don’t be fooled’’
The tax report and tax settlement are just around the corner, and the tax administration now warns people not to be fooled by scammers who…
NVE considers 13 areas suitable for establishing wind power plants in Norway
NVE considers 13 areas suitable for establishing wind power plants in Norway. The areas are located in all counties except Oppland, Troms, and Akershus. ‘’This…
More than half of newly registered cars in March were electric cars
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration registered 10,315 electric cars in March, and for the first time more than half of the newly registered cars in…
Women, immigrants, and the young often receive low wages
Young people, women and immigrants are over-represented in the low-wage group.The proportion of low-wage immigrants is increasing according to figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). 30%…