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Not easy being a Swede in Norway

NEWS ANALYSIS: When Norwegian skiing star Petter Northug flaunted his prowess and tried to humiliate his Swedish arch rival at the world championships last...

‘Tea parties’ aim to integrate

More than a thousand residents of Oslo were participating this week in unusual "tea parties," sponsored by a local organization dedicated to tackling racism....

Eurovision winner fends off racism

The young Kenyan-Norwegian woman who won last weekend's run-up to the Eurovision Song Contest has been the target of what many are calling blatant...

Asylum policy strictest in Europe

Norway's policies for granting asylum and residence status to immigrants are among the strictest in Europe, according to some human rights experts. Between 1996...

‘Treasure chest’ for tracing roots

Data from the 1910 Norwegian census has recently been published by a new state genealogical website, making it easier for people to search for...

Ethiopians give up church refuge

The last of nearly 100 Ethiopian refugees who failed to qualify for asylum in Norway gave up their week-long occupation of the Oslo Cathedral...

Jobless rate rises among immigrants

Government officials often brag about Norway's low unemployment rate, but job prospects for immigrants remain dim. While the overall unemployment rate is now around...

Labour unveils 99 integration tactics

The largest party in Norway’s governing coalition, the Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, Ap), has put forward 99 new proposals to improve social integration of immigrants...

Marriage between cousins faces ban

Marriage between cousins was once fairly common, not least in royal circles, with Norway's own king the product of parents who were first cousins....

Refugees seek refuge in cathedral

Around 100 Ethiopian refugees whose applications for asylum in Norway have been rejected marched to the Oslo Cathedral (Domkirken) on Monday and many then...
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