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White wine flowed in the summer heat

For the first time ever, Norwegians drank more white wine than red wine in July. Red wine has always dominated the market in Norway,...

Brewery forced to halt production

Norway's historic family-owned brewery Aass in Drammen has run out of the liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) it needs to produce beer and other carbonated...

Conservatives ban the ‘nachspiel’

Norway's Conservative Party is holding its annual national meeting (landsmøte) this weekend, without one potentially troublesome feature: the notorious nachspiel. They're the late-night parties-after-the-party,...

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...
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