Man charged with Tøyen killing in 2016
A 58 year old man must attend Oslo District Court on Thursday, accused of killing a man in his 50’s in Tøyen in 2016. …
2016
NOK 469 billion in assessed taxes
In 2016, the total assessed taxes amounted to NOK 469 billion for residents aged 17 and older, according to new figures in Tax statistics for…
Check, change or submit the tax return
As of April 4 – This is where you can look at the (current) tax return for the income year 2016. In your tax return…
Small drop in border trade in 2016 might be significant (or might not)
Norwegians spent 13.8 billion on trips abroad in 2016. That was a reduction of 275 million, equivalent to 2% difference to 2015. The changes were…
Coop came out on top in 2016
Coop increased with the highest figures in the grocery market last year, and Rema 1000 rose by the least, according to new figures. Rema’s turnover…
Steep rise in electricity prices in 2016
The average electricity price for households increased by 18% last year, a considerable rise compared to 2015. The average price was 31.6 per kilowatt, before…
3,500+ complaints to the Consumer Board in 2016
The Consumer Board (Forbrukerrådet) received more than 3,500 requests from customers who were unhappy with their purchases made from other EEC countries last year. 25 percent involving…
Over 0.25 million more airport passengers in 2016
There were 54.7 million airport passengers in 2016; an increase of 0.5 per cent compared to 2015. The increase took place in the first half…
2016 shows lowest wage growth since the start of the new millennium
In September last year, the average Norwegian monthly salary was 43.300 . This was an increase of 1.6% compared to the same month in 2015….
Nora and William most popular names in 2016
Nora has been the third most popular first name for girls in this century, after Emma and Sara. In 2016, Nora saw a jump in…
Record number of extraditions from Norway in 2016
In 2016, 8,078 persons who were staying illegally in Norway were extradited. That is fewer than the government’s target, but an increase on previous years….
Slight increase in bankruptcies in 2016
In the fourth quarter of 2016, fewer bankruptcies were registered compared with the same quarter in 2015. In 2016 as a whole, however, there were…
Increased production of chicken in 2016
After declining in 2015, broiler production increased by 8% last year. According to the Agriculture Directorate, 86,300 tons of broilers were produced in 2016. This…
Drug seizures in Norway 2016
The complexity of cases is increasing and the trend of increased seizures of MDMA (Ecstasy) continued in 2016. The quantities of hashish seized in 2016…
New hotel accommodation record set in November 2016
In November last year, there were nearly 1.6 million nights at spent in Norwegian hotels. This is 4% more than in the same month in…
Record for car sales in 2016
Automotive industry registered 155,000 sold vehicles last year. This is an increase of 2.6 percent from the previous year and the highest sales figures in…
Seven out of ten had apprenticeship contracts approved in 2016
In total, 19,100 of 27,687 students were granted an application to the learning space in 2016. The grant percentage is 1.3 percent higher than in…
3,460 asylum seekers came to Norway in 2016
Last year 3,460 asylum seekers came to Norway. It is the lowest figure in nearly 20 years, according to UDI. Meanwhile, 12,700 asylum seekers were…
Passenger record for Norwegian Airline in 2016
A large increase in long-haul traffic contributed to Norwegian’s passenger growth of 14% last year. Nearly 30 million passengers chose to travel with the airline….
Economic growth in the eurozone in 2016
December was a strong month for business activity in the euro zone, and the year ended with growth in the EU countries. Purchasing Manager’s index…