Stordalen buys Finnish hotel chain
Petter Stordalen and his Nordic Choice Hotels have purchased Finnish Kämp Collection Hotels for more than 1 billion NOK. “The acquisition of Kämp Collection Hotels…
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Over 130,000 kroner collected for the heroes of the mosque
660 donors have so far donated over NOK 134,000 to the men who stopped Philip Manshaus when he entered the Al-Noor Islamic Centre mosque on…
Kon-Tiki, the movie
Kon-Tiki, a movie about Thor Heyerdahl’s epic journey Thor Heyerdahl was a Norwegian adventurer. He became famous for his Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947. The story…
Electric plane emergency landed with Avinor boss onboard
Electric plane emergency landed with Avinor boss onboard The electric plane of Avinor had to land at Arendal on Wednesday. The CEO of Avinor, Dag…
Logging moratorium in Indonesia’s forests made permanent
Indonesia is making the logging moratorium in primary forest and carbon-rich peatlands permanent. The ban covers 66 million hectares, which is larger than the combined…
Death Diving World Championships on Saturday 17 August
Join in watching the “death divers” who throw themselves from the diving board in a quest to become world champion! Tickets are available at ticketmaster.no. The “Death…
Siv Jensen thinks the ‘shame of flying’ is “socialism in new clothes”
FRP leader Siv Jensen takes a jab at the concepts such as shaming people for flying and eating meat. She thinks it is the Left’s…
Al-Noor Mosque opens again on Wednesday
Al-Noor Mosque and Islamic Center at Skui in Bærum opens again on Wednesday, a representative of Budstikka mosque said. Thus, the congregation is again allowed…
Norwegian board leaders earn the least in Scandinavia
A new survey conducted by Dagens Næringsliv shows major differences in the salaries of board leaders in Scandinavia. The lowest paid for the job are…
Russia confirms radioactivity near Norway
Russia confirms radioactivity on military base near the border Russia confirms that the radioactivity was up to 16 times higher than normal after an accident…
Memorial is laid out at 17-year-old’s school in Sandvika
On Tuesday morning, a memorial was laid out for the killed 17-year-old girl who was to start at Sandvika High School next week. Johanne Zhangjia…
Ruter’s hydrogen buses soon back in traffic
Ruter’s hydrogen buses soon back in operation The public transport company in Oslo, Ruter, will soon be operating its hydrogen buses again. They have been…
Hydro launches greener brands
New greener brands CIRCAL and REDUXA set a new standard for low-carbon and recycled aluminium and make it easier for customers to promote more sustainable…
Hammerfest Church
The Protestant Church of Hammerfest was built by architect Hans Magnus from Oslo, who among other things also designed the northernmost church in the world…
Several children seen visiting the outdoor drug abuse area
An alarming number of children and youngsters have visited the outdoors drug user area in Oslo this summer, says the Outdoor Section in Oslo. They…
Tesla at the top of the sales
Tesla Motors Norway has already sold more cars this year than in the whole of 2018. Model 3 is the best-selling car in the country…
You can now vote in advance in the municipal elections
On Monday, advance voting for the municipal council and county council elections opened. It lasts through to September 6th, before the election on Monday, September…
Ropstad will consider an action plan against Islamophobia
The Children and Family Minister Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KrF) is open to consider an action plan against Islamophobia in the wake of Saturday’s mosque shooting….
Labour drops like a stone from the last elections
Labour drops like a stone from the last municipal elections The Labour Party (Ap) achieves its poorest result ever on Norwegian TV2’s latest municipal election…
Transport tops the election issues
Transport most important in the election campaign Transport is both the most talked about and important issue for the Norwegian voters before the local elections,…