Borregaard wins Norway’s 2020 Export Award
The 131-year-old industrial company Borregaard will be named the export company of the year in Norway. “Borregaard is a shining example of a company that…
2020
Mol and Sørum European champions for the third time in a row- “It feels incredible”
Anders Mol and Christian Sørum won European Championship gold in sand volleyball on Sunday after a 2-0 victory in sets in the final. The Norwegian…
Decline in air traffic in August
Airline traffic in August fell by almost 60 percent compared with last year. – It will probably take a long time before air traffic is…
The new ID cards will arrive in November
The national ID card is now scheduled to be launched in November, unless the Coronavirus pandemic gets in the way.This is what assistant police director…
Continued growth in retail trade in July
The turnover in the retail trade continued to rise in July, by 0.6 per cent. This is happening after a record high rise of 5.7…
164.000 unemployed in July
Unemployment increased in July to 5.8%. 164.000 people are unemployed according to the seasonally adjusted numbers from Statistics Norway (SSB). Unemployment was 2% higher than…
Two out of three hotel rooms in Oslo were empty in July
Only 35.6 percent of hotel rooms in Oslo were occupied in July. In Bodø, 9 out of 10 rooms were full, while there were hardly…
Notodden and Pasvik recorded the highest temperature for July this year
On the last day of the month a temperature of 27.4 was recorded at Notodden. Thereby having the Telemark Municipality share the record for the…
On the way to becoming the coldest July at several places in almost 30 years
In multiple cities in the country, the average temperature for July has not been this low since the 1990’s, anid in southern Norway and Trøndelag…
Warmest June ever recorded in Eastern and Central Norway
June became the second warmest June ever recorded in Norway. Only in the June of 1953 was it warmer. In Eastern and Western Norway has…
The Royal Family adds this year’s May 17 lunch to Bygdøy Kongsgård
For the very first time, the Royal Family’s traditional May 17 lunch will be held at the royal estate at Bygdøy in Oslo. The menu includes hot…
Half of Norway will stay home on 17th of May
According to Opinion’s Norwegian Corona Monitor, 51 per cent say they believe that they will essentially stay in their own homes on National Day, 17th May….
The Royal House has broad support from Norwegian Christians
A large majority of Christians in Norway support the monarchy and the Royal House, a study shows. In a survey conducted by Dagen, it appears…
There will be a May 17 event at Slottsplassen after all
For the first time since the war, the children’s preocession in Oslo has been cancelled. But there will still be a celebrations at Slottsplassen. At…
Two out of three will celebrate May 17 at home
Most people will spend May 17 at home because of the coronavirus pandemic. Eight out of ten believe restrictions on the celebrations will have an effect on…
Active King turns 83
On Friday it will be 83 years since King Harald was born at Skaugum in Asker. He is still very active and will soon be…
Ulrikke Brandstorp won the MGP finals
24-year-old Ulrikke Brandstorp won the Melodi Grand Prix final with the pop ballad “Attention” on Saturday night. – “This is the experience of life,” Ulrikke…
January 2020 became the wettest January ever
The year got off to a wet start, with a precipitation rate of 195 percent of the normal in January. The old record dates from…
Second warmest January ever measured in Norway – record temperatures in nine counties
This January has been the second warmest January month ever measured in Norway. New temperature records were set in nine counties, according to the Meteorological…
Four counties to arrange X-Games in Norway in 2020
Tromsø, Narvik, Lillehammer region and Telenor Arena want to arrange X-Games next year. ‘’We are happy with the feedback, and are now starting to plan…
