Holmenkollen ready for action

After years of planning, arguing, celebrations and budget scandals, the new Holmenkollen Ski Jump was set to receive thousands of sports fans and athletes over the weekend. Even the weather seemed ready to cooperate, and the royals would be out in force. The... 
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Foreigners boost their ranks

Nearly 334,000 persons with foreign passports were living in Norway last year, reports state statistics bureau SSB. That still only amounts to 7 percent of the population, but it’s up 10 percent from the year before, with workers from Poland still... 
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Finnair and Norwegian may team up

Finnair, which is heavily promoting its routes to Asia, is keen on setting up a new cooperation with Norwegian Air, the discount carrier that’s been flying high both in and out of Norway. The two carriers could team up, with Norwegian carrying Finnair’s... 
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Yara drops huge takeover bid

It was expected to be the largest acquisiton in Norwegian history, but on Friday fertilizer giant Yara International felt compelled to abandon its bid to take over US rival Terra. Another rival came along and offered much more, and Yara opted out. The... 
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Employees come to terms with SAS

Financially strapped Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) announced Friday that it has come to terms with its employees’ labour unions after they agreed to slash pay and benefits in another round of major cost cutting. The Danish flight attendants’... 
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Closing the book on an encyclopedia

Norway’s Store norske leksikon, the country’s equivalent of Encyclopedia Britannica, faced its final chapter unless the state came to its aid. It didn’t, and now the online version will disappear this summer because the two publishing... 
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Oslo Skiing Guide 2010

The Oslo area, and most of Norway for that matter, is literally covered with snow once again this winter, and skiing opportunities abound. The locals have been flocking out to prepared ski trails in the hills and forests surrounding the capital, and here... 
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