Tag: Corona virus

Stena’s ferry to Denmark shut down

Stena Line of Sweden has permanently shut down its passenger- and ferry service between Oslo and Fredrikshavn in Denmark, after more the 40 years...

Hytte ban now enforceable by law

The Norwegian government has gone forward with it plans to prohibit Norwegians from traveling to their beloved holiday cabins known as a hytte. They...

Markets flew after interest rate cut

Oil prices rose, the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) rebounded and all of its most-active shares were showing strong gains after Norway's central bank slashed...

Currency collapses despite crisis plans

The value of Norway's currency fell to historically low levels on Thursday, just as Parliament was promising to further secure both employers and workers...

Norwegian Air saved at least until June

The hard-pressed chief executive of Norwegian Air said he was grateful f0r a government offer Thursday evening of NOK 3 billion in state loan...

Hurtigruten halts most all sailings

Norway's famed coastal voyage line known as Hurtigruten has taken 14 of its 16 vessels out of service and cut its weekly sailings between...

Government seeks emergency powers

Vowing that they won't be abused or exploited, Prime Minister Erna Solberg announced on Wednesday that her government is pursuing its legal right to...

Airlines allowed to cooperate, for now

The Norwegian government has granted the transportation industry a temporary exemption from competition laws that will allow hard-hit airlines, among others, to cooperate during...

Minister infected, three more deaths

UPDATED: Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Norway's former trade minister who recently took charge of the labour and welfare ministry, has tested positive for the Corona...

Expat psychologist on surviving Corona

Clinical psychologist Nicola McCaffrey has been tending to the needs of expatriates in Stavanger for several years. Now, as the Corona (Covid 19) virus...
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