Equinor sells part of the offshore wind farm
Equinor sells 25 % of the Arkona offshore wind farm outside Germany to an investment fund affiliated with Swiss bank Credit Suisse. Prior to the…
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Norway and China have signed a cooperation agreement on patents
Norwegian and Chinese patent authorities agree on a cooperation agreement on patent applications. The scheme means that the two countries can make use of each…
Norwegian won 117 million in the Viking lottery
A Norwegian woman won over NOK 117 million in the Viking lottery (Vikinglotto) on Wednesday evening. There was also a Norwegian second prize winner, and…
2019 expected to be the first year in which Norwegian seafood exports exceed NOK 100 billion
Norway has exported 1.8 million tonnes of seafood worth NOK 76.2 billion so far this year. This is a decrease of 7 per cent in…
New record for doctoral degrees in 2018
Last year, 1,564 doctoral degrees were awarded at Norwegian educational institutions. This is an increase of 5 % compared to the previous year, and also…
Several thefts of valuable items in stores
In 2018, there was an increase of 3% in theft and serious theft in Norwegian stores compared to the previous year. Many of the cases…
Expert help for companies to reduce sickness absence
The Government is giving NOK 50 million in grants to companies so that they can seek expert help to reduce sickness absence. NRK reported that…
House prices fell by 1.1 percent
House prices fell by 1.1 percent from August to September. This shows new figures from Real Estate Norway. Seasonally adjusted, prices rose by 0.2 percent….
The Police Union is concerned about the job prospects of graduating police students
Just over half of the police students who graduated in the spring of 2018 have secured permanent jobs in the police force. This worries the…
Car sales increased in September
11,157 new passenger cars were registered in Norway in September. This is 537 more than at the same time last year and represents an increase…
Oslo pays back property tax
66,000 homeowners in Oslo will receive all together NOK 376 million over the next few weeks after the municipality lost their case in the Supreme…
Obos prices rose in September
Prices of used Obos housing rose by 0.9 % in September. In the Oslo area, the increase was 0.3 %. This is the fifth consecutive…
Error in new computer system to cost NOK 560 million
The new IT system was rolled out to 34 upper secondary schools in Akershus this autumn. Only a few weeks after school started, the dissatisfaction…
Amnesty marked the killing of Khashoggi in Oslo
Amnesty International Norway on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi outside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Oslo. The regime-critical journalist…
Several fined for mobile use while driving
Several motorists were caught using their mobiles while driving. In the first half of this year, 8,635 motorists were given a ticket for illegal mobile…
Arrested by PST – convicted in Poland
A Polish national who traveled from Norway to Syria has now been sentenced to four years in prison for participating in a terrorist organisation. According…
This year’s flu vaccine protects against more viruses
The flu season is approaching, and this year Norwegians are getting a new type of vaccine. 1.6 million of us should receive protection against the…
Young reckless drivers with stolen cars
The police in Oslo have made several sightings of young people down to the age of 15 driving stolen cars at very high speed. Several…
Fantastic TV figures when Warholm took the World Cup gold
Norwegians flocked around the television screens to watch Karsten Warholm’s hunt for the World Cup gold on Monday. 1,465,000 saw him win the 400 meter…
Need another brigade
The army is too small to defend Norway in a conflict until NATO reinforcements are in place, says Rune Jakobsen, commander of the Armed Forces…