SAS flies high with the passenger numbers
2.9 million passengers traveled with SAS in June. The figure is the highest for a single month in the company’s history. It does not seem…
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Record number of seasonal workers in the first half of the year
The immigration of seasonal workers to Norway is at a record high in 2019. So far this year, 2,773 people have come. This means that…
The Øya Festival – Music party in Oslo
The Øya Festival – The Island Music party in Oslo One of Norway’s largest music festivals, with a lineup that always includes big international names,…
The Government will allow automation to make decisions for UDI
The Ministry of Justice and Emergency Planning will automate decisions by the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) through automation without the involvement of case officers. Today,…
The government requires a halt in irresponsible consumer loans
The government requires banks to use the new debt registers to prevent irresponsible consumer loans. Consumer Minister Kjell Ingolf Ropstad (KrF) says to E24 that…
More than 300,000 people are going to spend money they don’t have
More than 300,000 Norwegians have plans to borrow money for this year’s summer holiday, and 180,000 have not yet paid off last year’s holiday. ‘’More…
Lousy summer for Norwegian ice cream producers
The low summer temperatures have led to lower ice cream sales this year than last year. The Norwegian Group reports that ice cream sales have…
Norwegians use aircraft twice as much as other Europeans
Norwegians use aircraft for 40% of all travel involving an overnight stay. The proportion is more than twice as high as in Europe as a…
Norway continues the dialogue with Brazil about the Amazon Fund
Norway stands by our Climate and Forest Agreement with Brazil. From Norway’s point of view, the Amazon fund has worked well until now. It would…
Best half-year ever for Norwegian seafood exports
In the first half of 2019, Norway exported 1.3 million tonnes of seafood with an export value of NOK 51.2 billion. This is a 13…
Fewer sell sex on the street in Oslo
In recent years there has been a decrease in the number of prostitutes in the city center of Oslo. In 2009, there were about 100…
Green Oslo
Inspiration for an eco-friendly stay Oslo is full of people and businesses who work towards a healthy environment: From restaurants that serve organic foods to…
Record-high Norwegian core funding to UN organisations in 2019
Norway is increasing its core funding to six UN organisations, to a total of over NOK 3 billion. This is the highest amount of funding…
Customs made the biggest cosmetics bust ever in June
Customs officers at Oslo Airport have seized cosmetics worth NOK 1.2 million in eight smuggling attempts. In June, they broke what is probably a record….
New EU rules: Electric cars have to make more noise
New EU regulations now require all electric cars to be equipped with a noise system to alert pedestrians that a car is nearby. The regulations…
Oslo Ghost Walk
Oslo is more than 1000 years old, and its history is filled with horrifying stories, ranging from the time of the Vikings to bloody battles…
Norwegian farmers have lower confidence in animal welfare authorities than the EU
Animal protection organizations are at the bottom of the list of how high the trust different businesses enjoy from farmers and is even beaten by…
Erna Solberg has limited faith in the export of offshore wind
Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) does not believe that energy production from offshore wind can replace the oil and gas industry alone, although it can…
Viking Biking
With Viking Biking you can experience Oslo on a bike – either on a guided tour or on a rented bicycle. Guided bicycle toursBetween April…
Ap increases the membership amongst LO members
The Labour Party has increased its support among LO’s working members to 46.7 per cent. This is an increase of 11.6 percentage points compared to…