Tag: Corona virus

Royals went on display after all

After weeks of announcements that the royal family wouldn't be waving to the masses as usual on the 17th of May, King Harald V and...

Corona spoils summer abroad

The Norwegian government announced Friday afternoon that it intends to maintain its foreign travel restrictions until August 20. That means thousands of Norwegians will...

Secrets swirled around the 17th

UPDATED: Norway's most important holiday of the year was heading into the history books as Norwegians prepared for their strangest 17th of May ever....

Norway asked to reinvest in SAS

The largest private owner of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) is asking the Norwegian government to "do more" to keep SAS flying, even if it means...

Norway prepares to get back to normal

There's still no word on when foreign travel restrictions will be lifted, but most of Norway will be back in business from June 15....

Corona failed to hit housing prices

There was no sign of Corona gloom and doom when Norway's national real estate federation released monthly housing sales statistics on Wednesday. Average prices...

Preparedness was ‘not a real priority’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Does it take a crisis to get political leaders to respond to looming threats? Yes, according to two Norwegian academics who have...

Norwegian Air survived the weekend

Norwegian Air, teetering on the verge of bankruptcy, moved closer to survival on Sunday after it won support from key lenders. That's important in...

May 1st appeals marched online

Norwegians were celebrating the equivalent of one of their strangest but arguably most creative May 1st Labour Day holidays ever on Friday. With traditional...

Government eases social distancing

Norwegians got some encouraging news as they headed into the three-day May 1st holiday weekend. From May 7th, they'll be able to gather at...

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