Tag: Northern Norway
Parliament makes defense demands
UPDATED: Members of the opposition in Parliament have begun presenting their own demands for changes in the government's latest long-term defense plan. Among them:...
Northerners defend Nordland gateway
An overwhelming majority of Norwegians have defended a symbolic gateway to Northern Norway that stands just north of the Nordland county line. They firmly...
Storm cut Norway in half
The powerful remains of the tropical storm dubbed Sally slammed into Northern Norway on Monday, flooding the E6 highway at Rana to such an...
Extra ferry may end Helgeland chaos
Embarrassed politicians in Nordland County finally came up with the millions needed to charter in an extra ferry this week, after several days of...
Troms and Finnmark file for divorce
The unhappy forced merger of Norway's two most northerly counties, Troms and Finnmark, has already resulted in an attempted split. Neither county wanted to...
Island won’t let residents leave
Norway's northern island community of Træna was caught in conflict at home this week, after local officials banned all municipal employees from leaving the...
Corona pits region against region
Norwegians have been pulling together in recent weeks to limit the spread of the Corona virus, with one new survey showing that 90 percent...
Corona-hit military asked to halt exercises
A local mayor in Northern Norway is calling on the military to halt its annual Cold Response winter exercises in the area that involve...
‘Extreme low pressure’ disrupts aviation
More than 20 weather stations around Norway are reporting record low air pressure systems following weekend storms. The situation has affected some aircraft including...
Sami celebrate amid climate concerns
Sami flags flew all over Norway on Thursday as the country's indigenous people celebrated their own national day. The president of the Sami Parliament...
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