Fewer immigrants to Norway
About 52,000 immigrants came to Norway in 2018. This is the lowest level since 2006, figures from Statistics Norway show. In addition, about 34,000 people…
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More air passengers – fewer flights in Norway
Over 54 million passengers flew to or from Avinor airports last year. This is an increase of 2.8 percent from 2017 despite a decrease in…
Increasingly fewer farms in Norway
Increasingly fewer farms in Norway Nearly 800 fewer farms were registered in 2017 than in the previous year. In ten years, 9,600 farm businesses have…
Fewer farmers in Norway than ever before
Fewer farmers in Norway than ever before For the first time, there are under 40,000 active farmers in Norway show figures of production subsidies to…
Nearly one million fewer toll charges to fossil-driven cars in Oslo and Akershus
New tariffs to the toll charges have given results in Oslo and Akershus. Figures from this past year show a decline of 917,000 passages by…
13 percent fewer deportations this year – 391 people sent out of the country in July
The police have deported 2,898 people during the first seven months of the year. In July 391 people were deported from Norway. The number…
There are fewer children born in Norway
4.2 percent fewer children were born in Norway in the first three quarters of last year, compared to the same period last year. The…
Fewer captures by speed cameras but the fines increased sharply
Although fewer drivers were captured by the country’s speed cameras last year, the sum that ended up in the treasury bill increased by 24 percent,…
Fewer young people on social assistance
The percentage of young people on social assistance fell last year. The government believes that tough demands for activity duty has been decisive for the…
Fewer Swedish nurses want to work in Norway
The number of Swedish nurses seeking employment in Norway has fallen by almost 90 percent in the past seven years. The Swedish Nursing Association…
Fewer psychological problems among young people who engage in sports
A new study has shown that athletes have fewer psychological problems than other youngsters. Researchers from the Norwegian Environment and Biosciences University, and the…
Fewer Eastern Europeans arriving in Norway
Several Eastern European countries are experiencing record low unemployment figures and better finances. This has led to more Eastern Europeans moving home from Norway ….
NAV: Fewer receive parental benefits
Payment of parental benefits declines in Norway. According to Nav, the main reason is that fewer children are born in Norway. Fresh figures from…
33 per cent fewer new homes are sold
33 per cent fewer new homes are sold Since mid-August, 2,456 homes have been sold in Norway. That is 33 per cent fewer than in…
90% fewer Norwegians take vacations in Turkey
In only four years, the number of Norwegians taking a southern holiday in Turkey has fallen by 90%. At the same time, the number of…
Fewer to receive work assessment benefits
Throughout this year, those who are receiving the unemployment benefit – work assessment benefits (AAP) has been reduced by NOK 3,800. At the end…
Fewer immigrants compulsorily deported from Norway
The Police Immigration Unit compulsorily carried 430 people out of Norway in September. So far this year,there’s been a decrease of 29% in such transports….
Fewer unemployed in Denmark in August
Danish unemployment fell in August after it went up in July this year. According to the new figures, 4.4% are now unemployed,. 118,000 were…
Up to 200 may be laid off in UDI
From the New Year, the Immigration Directorate (UDI) must let go of between 150 and 200 temporary staff. The reason is due to fewer are…
More people use public transport, but fewer take the train
Public transport carried 6.2 million more travellers in the second quarter of 2017 than during the period last year. This is an increase of 4.1%….