Tag: alcohol
Holmenkollen to fend off more ‘fylla’
UPDATED: More crowds and sports fans headed up to Holmenkollen in Oslo over the weekend, for World Cup biathlon competition. Organizers promised that they...
Crowd chaos at Holmenkollen
Enormous crowds and public drunkenness created what police described as "pure chaos" at the annual Holmenkollen Ski Festival in Oslo on Saturday. Intoxicated and...
Vinmonopolet’s Easter sales soared
Norway's state wine and liquor monopoly Vinmonopolet registered brisk business when it opened for the first time during the long Easter holidays this year....
Airport plagued by drunk passengers
Hard-drinking passengers are causing problems at the Torp Airport in Sandefjord, which offers the most routes from Norway to destinations in Eastern Europe. Police are regularly called...
‘Polet’ re-opens but under threat
Norway could mark its first long Easter holiday this weekend when its state monopoly of wine and liquor stores, Vinmonopolet, didn't stay closed all five days,...
Oslo plans to extend outdoor café hours
Oslo's nighthawks can soon drink alcohol at outdoor cafés in the midnight sun, and until 3am indoors, if the Labour Party-led city government gets its way....
Elderly drown their sorrows in drinks
As Norway enters what many refer to as its traditional stille uke (quiet week) tied to the Easter holidays, the week can be dangerously...
Oil Fund urged to cut stakes in alcoholic beverage production
Calls are going out for Norway's huge sovereign wealth fund, known as the Oil Fund, to cut its investment holdings in companies selling alcoholic...
Hindus upset over Norwegian beer label
Hindus around the world are urging Norwegian brewery Berentsens, located in the coastal town of Egersund, to remove the image of an elephant that they...
Norwegians back alcohol restrictions
An overwhelming majority of Norwegians still support the country's strict alcohol regulations and Vinmonopolet, Norway's state-controlled liquor retailer. Now there may also be a majority...
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