Slight rise in support for EU
May 2, 2013 ·
Norwegians remain firmly opposed to joining the European Union (EU) but a new public opinion poll indicates there’s been a slight increase among those favouring membership.
A recent poll conducted...
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Four arrested after fatal stabbing
April 30, 2013 ·
UPDATED: Police were holding four suspects Thursday in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Swedish woman in an apartment at Fredenborgsveien 14 in downtown Oslo earlier this week. Another man was found...
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Heads roll as grocery store drama goes on
April 30, 2013 ·
The bosses for both the Rimi and ICA Supermarked chains have been fired after their local parent ICA Norge was hit with more heavy losses. The grocery stores owned by the ICA group of Sweden face an uncertain...
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NHH most popular despite conflicts
April 29, 2013 ·
Studies at the Norwegian School of Economics (Norges Handelshøyskole, NHH) in Bergen remain the most popular in the country despite some highly publicized conflicts involving the school’s newly...
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New ‘Kon-Tiki’ opens in USA
April 29, 2013 ·
A new, English-language version of the Norwegian film dramatization of explorer Thor Heyerdahl’s Kon-Tiki expedition opened to mixed reviews at cinemas in the US over over the weekend. Some critics...
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Rapes reported at huge ‘russ’ party
April 29, 2013 ·
Police in Oslo were investigating reports of two rapes of young women taking part over the weekend in one of the huge annual parties held by and for the graduating high school students known as russ. The...
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Solutions delayed for online banking
April 29, 2013 ·
Bank customers in Norway have been frustrated recently by a spate of technical trouble affecting online banking and the use of mini-banks and payment terminals. Log-in systems have caused problems, too,...
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Boulder kills teenager in freak roadway accident
April 28, 2013 ·
A 15-year-old girl who was riding in a car in Norway’s mountainous county of Sogn og Fjordane was killed Friday when a huge boulder suddenly broke loose from the steep mountainside and crashed down...
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Food hall reopening after gas leak
April 24, 2013 ·
Food vendors and restaurant operators at one of Oslo’s most popular new meeting places, Mathallen, were in the process of getting back to business on Wednesday, after firefighters and a large crew...
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Airline flying high after stock sale
April 23, 2013 ·
Norway’s low-fare airline Norwegian Air has been soaring on the Oslo Stock Exchange this week after former suitor Finnair sold off its stake. Its shares were up another 4.13 percent on Tuesday after...
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Former mayor appeals conviction for sex with a minor
April 23, 2013 ·
Rune Øygard, the longtime Labour Party politician and former mayor of Vågå, was back in court this week as he attempts to overturn his conviction for having sex with a minor. He was sentenced to five...
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12,000 skied last race of the season
April 22, 2013 ·
Some faced challenges getting to the starting line on time, because of more technical trouble at state railway NSB, but around 12,000 skiers took part over the weekend in the last major race of the season,...
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Accused gang rapists face 21 years in prison
April 22, 2013 ·
Prosecutors now have five persons both charged and in custody following what they believe was the gang rape of a woman in Oslo’s Grønland last week. Two of the suspects, a 16-year-old boy and his...
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Accident led to new oil discovery
April 22, 2013 ·
The controversial near-catastrophe that hit Statoil’s Gullfaks oil field three years ago has resulted in a new discovery at the site that sent Statoil’s stock up sharply late last week. Statoil...
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Gas leak shut food hall
April 22, 2013 ·
Oslo’s highly popular new food hall known as Mathallen remained closed on Monday while police and military experts investigated a poisonous and mysterious gas leak that sent four people to the hospital...
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