Record in blood donors in 2018
Record increase in blood donors in 2018 Throughout the year, 36,000 blood donors have been recruited to the country’s blood banks through the Red Cross….
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Norwegian seafood industry set a new export record
Norway exported seafood from the country for NOK 9.9 billion in October, making it the best month for seafood exporters ever. – This is the…
Toward a new record in power consumption
In the event of the current sky-high prices, we use more power than ever show figures from NVE.Currently there are few signs that people have…
Record amount of wildlife killed in traffic
Never before has so many animals been killed by traffic. 10,200 animals including moose, elk and deer, were killed by traffic during the hunting year…
Recycling lottery has a record turnover in July
The warm summer months of the year are appreciated by the recycling lottery. In July, Norwegians recycled bottles and cans for NOK 14 million, which…
Trondheim breaks 78 years old rainfall record
The violent rainfall on Friday meant that three places in central Norway had their wettest August day in 78 years. The measuring station at…
New Seafood Record for July
Norway exported 159,000 tonnes of seafood worth NOK 7.1 billion in July. Year-on-year growth by volume was 8 per cent, while export value increased…
Record long strawberry season
The summer started early this year, thus creating an unusual early strawberries season and for strawberry sales to rocket in the fine weather. “The nice…
Kongsberg Jazz Sets Record
World renowned musical entertainers Sting, Shaggy and A-ha helped 2018’s edition of the Kongsberg Jazz Festival to become highest attended event within the festival’s 54-year…
New record year for Olav Thon
With a profit of NOK 2.3 billion before tax, the Olav Thon Group can assert that 2017 became a new record year for the group….
Pension fund increased by NOK 28 billion
Pension fund increased by NOK 28 billion in 2017 The Norwegian Pension Fund (Folketrygdfondet) achieved a record profit of NOK 28 billion last year. The…
Oslo has set a new gravel sprinkling record this winter
In Oslo, approximately 22,000 tons of gravel have been sprinkled on slippery roads so far this season. That is more than any other winter the…
Record number of customs seizures
Record number of customs seizures in 2017 The Norwegian Customs Office has never before made as many seizures as they did in 2017. In…
Record customs seizures in 2017
Norwegian customs officials gained a record in the number of seizures last year. Alcohol and drug seizures increased the most. In total, 37,948 customs…
Yet another record year for whitefish exports
Norway exported cod, saithe, haddock and other whitefish worth NOK 15 billion in 2017. This is an increase of 8 per cent, or NOK 1.1…
Record setting year for students getting apprenticeship
In 2017, 72 percent of applicants got apprenticeship in Norwegian companies, according to the figures from the Directorate of Education. This is a new record….
Facebook and Google can dominate ‘adwords’ in Norway
Experts predict that a quarter of sales in the Norwegian advertising and media market in 2018 will go to Facebook and Google. According to…
Norwegian woman wins fortune in Vikinglotto
On Wednesday, an Oslo woman won first prize in Vikinglotto. Nobody had taken first prize since June the 14th, so the pot was worth 341,285,000…
Pre-voting headed towards a new record
Up until Wednesday, 773.507 people have pre-voted for the elections on Monday, leading to a new record of pre-voters. The amount of 773.507 is one…
No rainfall record for Bergen
There will be no rainfall record of Bergen city center, ” says state meteorologist Lars Andreas Selberg. In the summer of 1964 considered it…