Over eleven million visited the museums in Norway in 2017
Going to the museum is still popular, according to figures from the Arts Council. In 2017, Norwegian museums had more than eleven million visitors. Most…
2017
Fewer offences solved in the year of reform
Fewer offences solved in the year of reform, 2017 The Norwegian police and prosecution authorities completed the investigation of 288,800 offences in 2017. This is…
Hordaland will not pay for Cycling World Championships
Hordaland will not pay out after the Cycling World Championships Hordaland County Municipality says no to pay out the deficit guarantee of NOK 5.2 million…
Tax deadline just around the corner
Monday is a deadline for delivering the tax settlement. Even before the weekend, over 3 million wage earners and pensioners opened their tax report….
Record drop in immigration to Norway last year
Norway registered 58,200 immigrants last year. That is 8,600 fewer than the previous year. This is a record decline, in particular because of lower numbers…
On April the 4th, the tax report for 2017 will be available
The tax authorities have removed the entry in the tax report where additional information could be entered. People can miss tax payment,warn experts. According…
Four out of ten Norwegians were in hospital in 2017
Almost 2 million Norwegians received hospital treatment for illnesses, injuries, and complaints in 2017. Of these,just over half a million stayed in overnight, according to…
Record low reported offences in 2017
The police and prosecution authority registered 318 600 offences in 2017. This is the lowest number in the 25-year history of the statistics. However, there were…
Biblical boys names top name statistics for 2017
Six of the ten most popular boy’s names in 2017 were taken from the Bible, but fewer children were baptised,showed numbers from Statistics Norway (SSB)…
Norway bought less alcohol last year
Each Norwegian bought an average figure of 6 litres of pure alcohol last year. This is a 0.5% decrease from the previous year, and a…
Avinor in 2017: Major developments and good operations
In 2017 Avinor completed major development projects while maintaining safe, efficient and punctual operations at the airports. Operating income ended at NOK 11.5 billion, and profit…
Rema 1000 was the grocery industry loser in 2017
Rema 1000 reduced its position in the Norwegian grocery market by 0.99% in 2017. The Coop chain ‘Extra’ was last year’s winner. Rema had…
Most people received a higher salary last year
According to recent figures from the Technical Calculating Committee (TBU), wage growth was approximately 2.5% last year. The key figures that form the basis…
The state paid NOK 88 million compensation for natural damages in 2017
The state received 634 applications for compensation for natural damage during the past year. In total, NOK 88 million was paid. Most damages were…
Rogaland paid the most taxes last year
No county contributed more tax credits last year than Rogaland. The oil area accounted for almost one-fifth of 476 tax credits from the counties. …
We ate less Norwegian cheese last year
For the first time since 2009, consumption of Norwegian cheese fell (by 2.1%) last year. At the same time, the trend is that Norwegians…
Frozen pizza sales reached new record in 2017
Last year there was a sales increase of frozen pizza in Norway for the fourth consecutive year. In total, 50 million pizzas were sold, more…
Statoil records strong earnings for the fourth quarter
Statoil recorded record high production in the final quarter, and during 2017 as a whole. With strong prices, it provided a lot of money at…
Record Year For Consumer Complaints
Last year was a record year for complaints to the Consumer Inspectorate, with over 13,000 written complaints. Electricity providers, newspapers, and the telecommunucation industry are…
1,048 people reported for benefit fraud in 2017
In 2017, Nav reported welfare fraud to a total of NOK 187 million. A total of 1,048 people have been reported. Over the last five…