Norway’s new ID card will cost over NOK 700 million
In 2007, a new national ID card was estimated to cost NOK 14 million. Today, the project’s total costs is estimated to reach over…
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Half of Norway’s student’s fear unemployment
Although unemployment in Norway is at 4%, approximately 50% of Norwegian students fear being without work after they’ve completed their studies. The figure is…
Norway’s new European ministers were briefed by Barnier
EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier promises to ponder over how the rights of Norwegians in Britain can be safeguarded when the British leave the EU….
Atle Leikvoll to lead Norway’s new Brexit team
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has appointed diplomat, Atle Leikvoll, to lead a new Brexit working group. The new working group will follow negotiations…
Norway’s biggest ever…….
Unlikely to cause a Rennebu gold rush, but nevertheless, Norway’s biggest ever nugget. Arne Sevaldsen has been digging for gold in the river Gisna in…
Solberg Named as Norway’s most powerful woman
Erna Solberg once again named as Norway’s most influential woman Prime Minister Erna Solberg ranked again at the top of the list as the country’s…
Norwegian chain ‘Egon’ heading for Britain
Norwegian restaurant chain ‘Egon’ is headed for Britain Sweden’s Egon restaurant has done surprisingly well, say the owners, who are looking at possibilities of opening…
Norway’s national day
Hurray! It’s the 17th of May – Marching bands, parades, traditional costumes and ice cream. A lot of ice cream. The celebration of the national day…
She is Norway’s most popular prime minister-candidate
Prime Minister Erna Solberg is now Norwegians most popular prime minister candidate. Labor leader Jonas Gahr Støre takes a step back in the polls. In…
Norway’s top executives earn eleven times the salary of an average employee
Norwegian top managers earn eleven times the salary of the ordinary average salary. For Norwegian top managers, it takes just 23 days to earn what…
Most people have increased faith in Norway’s economic future
Norwegian consumers’ confidence in the economy has been considerably strengthened over the past year. In January, for the eighth consecutive month, optimists outnumbered pessimists. 2017…
Norway’s oldest citizen has passed away at the gage of 112
Norway’s oldest person, Elisabeth Julie Ekenæs, become 112 years old this Christmas, before she died on January 4th. Ekenæs died at Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital in…
Norway’s population increased by 43,000 in 2016
At the year’s end, Norway will have 5,257,000 inhabitants. Population growth this year is estimated at 43,000, constituting 0.83%. It is, historically, a high figure,…
Norway’s oldest man will become 107 years old on Monday
Øverbø has declined all media inquiries about photography and interviews, also local, mostly because he has some problem to see and hear and is not…
Norway’s biggest corruption case to court again
It was called historical when four former CEOs in the fertilizer company Yara were sentenced to several years in prison for gross corruption last summer….
Norway’s oldest man is dead
Norway’s Oldest man, Carl W. Falck is dead at 109 years old. Falck was born on the 27th of May 1907 in Tønsberg. In recent…
3,000 were playing in Norway’s longest water slide
Thousands of people showed up to slip and slide in a 300-meter outdoor waterslide in Oslo Saturday. According to the organizer, between 3,000 and 4,000…
Norway’s national day
Hurray! It’s the 17th of May – Marching bands, parades, traditional costumes and ice cream. A lot of ice cream. The celebration of the national day…
Believes Norway’s reputation will be damaged from the hotel strike
Hotels strike is terribly negative for Norway’s reputation, says Vibeke Raddum European chief of the major Asian tour operator Tumlaren, to the newspaper Dagens Næringsliv….
Statkraft on the list of Norway’s 100 Most Attractive Employers
Statkraft has been ranked as the sixth most attractive employer among engineering students and was awarded the price as “Best in Industry” within Power and…