Tag: Corona crisis
Oslo finally prepares to open up again
Restaurants, cafés, bar, cinemas, theaters, museums, exercise studios, public swimming pools and other gathering places will finally be allowed to reopen in Oslo next...
‘Russ’ season worries health institute
Norway's rowdy graduating high school students known as russ have mostly waited for their partying to begin, because of all the Corona virus restrictions....
Another ‘different’ 17th of May holiday
The Corona pandemic, combined with cold and constant rain, literally put a damper on celebrations of Norway's national day on the 17th of May....
Government halts expat deportations
The Norwegian government, under pressure from EU authorities and legal experts, is reversing controversial new rules that have restricted entry of people arriving from...
Protests rise over hotel quarantine
Complaints about Norway's new hotel quarantine rules continue to pour in. They're supposed to apply to everyone arriving from outside the EU and Schengen...
Norway plots its path out of crisis
Finance Minister Jan Tore Sanner admits to a lot of uncertainty regarding prospects for renewed economic growth in Norway. The revised state budget he...
More liberty with ‘Corona certificate’
Prime Minister Erna Solberg revealed more details on Wednesday of her government's work on a a new "Corona certificate" that will allow more liberty...
Oslo allows retailers to reopen stores
Declining infection levels and hospitalizations, along with a steady rise in vaccinations, have prompted Oslo's city government to finally allow stores and shopping centers...
Expat rejections hit 2,100
The number of foreign citizens who thought they had legal residence in Norway but recently have been turned away at the border has soared...
Expats turned away at Norway’s border
Residency rules for non-citizens in Norway have been tightened dramatically during the past few months of the Corona crisis, as a means of halting...
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