A rundown of Halloween in Norway: How, what, and why?
Halloween, although originally an American tradition, has effectively made its way into Norwegian culture. Here’s all you need to know about the spooky celebration and…
October
Card usage increased in October
162.2 million card purchases were carried out in this country in October this year. This corresponds to a growth of almost 4.8 percent compared with…
437 repatriated from Norway in October
437 repatriated from Norway in October 437 people were transported from Norway by the Police Immigration Unit (PU) in October. This is a decline of…
More «green» cars in October
More than half of all passenger cars registered in Norway last month were hybrid or zero-emission cars. A total of 12,472 new passenger cars…
The Central Statistics Bureau (SSB), reported 4.8% of Norwegians unemployed in October
There were 133,000 people unemployed in this country in October, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). It accounted for 4.8% of the…
Retail sales increased in October
The seasonally-adjusted volume index of retail increased by 0.9 per cent from September to October this year. This follows a decrease of 0.3 per cent…
Growth in international traffic for October
International traffic at Avinor airports increased by 4.7 per cent, while domestic traffic decreased slightly by 0.6 per cent compared to October last year. More…
Record for housing construction in October
October this, 26 percent more housing construction is started in compare with the same period last year and it gave a new monthly record. This…
SAS achieved new passenger record for October
2.7 million passengers flew with SAS in October. That’s 3.3 percent more than in the same month last year. According to SAS’s traffic figures “lay…
Decrease in asylum applications in October
264 people sought asylum in October. This is nine fewer than in September. So far this year, UDI has received 2804 asylum applications. A new…
Warmest north in October
In October this year the weather has been close to normal. The Warmest was in Northern Norway, particularly in Finnmark, with 2 to 3.5 degrees…
Decline in new car sales in October
In October, 11,932 new passenger cars being registered with a decrease of 9.6 percent compared with the same month last year. This is 1,265 fewer…
300 more unemployed in October
Unemployment in Norway rose by 300 people to 77,800 in October, according to seasonally adjusted figures from Nav. – After several months of decline, there…
