Tag: alcohol
Flight crew face sentencing next week
Four members of an airBaltic flight crew arrested over the weekend for being under the influence of alcohol will get their day in court as early...
Flight crew fired and held in custody
UPDATED: The first officer of an airBaltic flight bound for Crete from Oslo on Saturday had a high blood alcohol level of 1.2, and pleaded...
Oslo’s pricey beer confirmed
The latest survey from GoEuro, which compares a variety of prices around Europe for the benefit of travelers, has confirmed that going out for...
Most drunk drivers are young men
Norway is known for its strict laws against drunk driving, but they don't keep all intoxicated motorists off the roads. New statistics show a huge increase in...
Vinmonopolet loses some holidays
Sales of wine and liquor are so politically charged in Norway that the issue of extended opening hours for the state liquor monopoly Vinmonopolet was...
Sales up at Vinmonopolet, despite higher duty-free quota
Norway's state liquor monopoly, Vinmonopolet, had worried that its sales would suffer after the government added two more bottles of wine to travelers' duty-free import...
Hot summer brews up beer profits
Record warm temperatures in Norway all summer long have led to another record, for local breweries. Two of Norway's biggest, Hansa Borg and Ringnes, were...
‘Duty-free’ funds airport expansion
A major expansion of Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen (OSL) is costing much more than initially planned, and that's uncorked more debate over soaring...
Norwegians drink more than ever
Consumption of alcoholic beverages in Norway has never been higher, according to a new report released Monday by the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (Folkehelseinstituttet)....
Battle looms over liquor monopoly
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's new conservative government has recently uncorked a series of proposals to ease tight restrictions on wine and liquor sales in the...
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