New housing sales up 3% in March
March sales of newly built homes were 3% higher this year than last year, and so far this year, 9% are above new housing sales…
March
A wet and mild in March
The last month was a mild and wet affair. Temperatures were 1.2 degrees above normal throughout the country. At the same time, there was a…
Policy rate raised to 1.0 percent
Norges Bank’s Executive Board has decided to raise the policy rate by 0.25 percentage point to 1.0 percent. The Norwegian economy is expanding at a…
The police deported 375 people in March
During the first quarter of the year, the Police Immigration Unit deported 1,186 people out of the country. This is a 17 percent decline from…
OFV: Electrics are ZOOMING!
Fresh figures from the Road Traffic Advisory Board (OFV) reports that March, 2018 saw 14,401 passenger cars registered within Norway, a 7.5% increase over March,…
SUPER COLD! Cold Snap Breaks Records
The record books need updating. On March 1st, those lucky souls living within Folldal had the pleasure of seeing minus (-) 41.8 °F temperatures, a…
Women march in opposition to Trump all over the world
People all over the world participated in marches showing opposition to USA’s President, Donald Trump, on Sunday, and to show support for women’s rights. …
“MeToo” march in Oslo
The ‘MeToo’ campaign estimates that thousands of women will show up when they march in Oslo on Sunday. All over the world women and…
Hundreds marched in support of Frode Berg in Kirkenes
Hundreds of people went to a torchlight rally from the church in support for alleged spy, Frode Berg, on Saturday. Approximately 450 people marched…
North Americans march against Islamic Sharia law
In more than 20 cities in the USA, people took to the streets to protest against Islamic Sharia laws on Saturday, but were met by…
Neo-Nazi march against gays
Neo-Nazi march against gays allowed in Fredriktad The police will not deny the Neo-Nazi grouping Nordic Resistance to march and speeches in Fredrikstad under the…
197 convicted criminals deported from Norway in March
541 people were forcibly sent out of Norway in March. A third of these were had committed one or more crimes. Of the 197 convicted…
SAS improved figures for March, still losing money
SAS transported 2.5 million passengers in March, an increase of 8.9 percent compared with the same month last year. SAS Friday announced passenger figures for…
Warmest March in 137 years
Last month was the warmest March in the 137 years that temperatures started being recorded globally, according to the American research institution NOAA. NOAA shows in…
Slight increase in air traffic
But record numbers for Oslo Airport. – In March, Avinor experienced passenger growth of 0.3 percent compared with 2015. International traffic rose by a whopping 6.5…
A decline in passengers for SAS
SAS had 2.25 million passengers on its scheduled flights in March this year, a decline of 6.1 percent from the same month last year. Including…
Norwegian reports solid passenger growth in March
Increased demand from both business and leisure passengers contributed to Norwegian’s growth in March. The company carried almost 2.2 million passengers this month, an increase…
157 asylum seekers have come to Norway so far in March
In the first two weeks in March, the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) registered a total of 157 asylum seekers. 90 arrived in week 9 and…
Analyst believe the interest rates will be cut in March
Companies expect activity to remain at roughly the same level over the next half year, according to Norges Bank’s survey. DNB Markets still believe that…