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Air ambulances fly but problems persist

Norway's air ambulances were cleared for take-off again this weekend, but conflicts involving their pilots remained unresolved. Neither the pilots' union nor their employers'...

Air ambulance crisis grips the north

Norway is in the grips of an air ambulance crisis that has disrupted emergency medical service, especially in the northern counties of Finnmark and...

Avalanche danger raised to ‘extreme’

For the first time ever, state authorities raised the danger for avalanches to "extreme" in wide areas of Nordland County. Warnings were up all...

Supreme court won’t hear appeal against Arctic oil drilling

Norway's highest court (Høyesterett) has refused to hear a direct appeal filed by environmental organizations that lost their attempt to halt oil exploration in...

Hurtigruten gets new coastal rival

Norway's famed coastal shipping route will be shared by two operators from 2021, as part of a move by the state transport ministry to...

Kirkenes welcomes new train line from Finland

"This is a big day," the mayor in Norway's northern city of Kirkenes, Rune Rafaelsen, proclaimed after transport authorities in Finland said they want...

Russian ‘attack’ prompts complaint

Norway's foreign ministry has confirmed that it complained to Russian authorities following three of their air force training missions last year that simulated attacks...

Northern Norway’s ‘biggest move ever’

The northern Norwegian city of Bodø has approved ambitious plans to literally move its airport just 900 meters, thereby opening up valuable new waterfront...

Sami celebrations marred by decline

Norway's indigenous people, the Sami, celebrated their national day this month amidst reports that their population may again be threatened by decline. State statistics...

Foreign minister still keen on the Arctic

The annual Arctic Frontiers conference, billed as one of the most important gatherings to discuss Arctic development, opened in Norway's northern city of Tromsø...
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