Tag: tourism

Summer holidays close to home

Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians launched their annual summer holidays over the weekend, which marked the start of the three-week period known as fellesferie....

Trolltunga’s parking fees hiked

Tourists and Norwegians alike face not only a demanding hike after parking at the closest lot to Trolltunga's trailhead this summer. They also face...

Bodø seeks ‘cultural capital’ status

Norway's northern city of Bodø is the only Norwegian applicant to become a "European Capital of Culture" in 2024. It won support this week...

Tourists injured in bus collision

As many as 18 tourists were injured, five of them critically, when a bus and a van carrying a total of 39 people collided...

Tourist killed after falling on Lofoten

A man who was out hiking with a group of nine French tourists was killed Thursday when he fell 30 meters in Moskenes on...

Visitors flock to North Sea island

UTSIRA: Hundreds of thousands of Norwegians made the best of the country's last long public holiday weekend until Christmas, and were able to enjoy...

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...

Ski resort to demand use of helmets

The Hovden Alpinsenter ski resort in the mountains of Southern Norway is set to become the first in the country to require use of...

OSL Gardermoen sets a new record

Oslo's main airport at Gardermoen, OSL, opened expanded terminals last year and they've been well used already. Airport officials reported over the weekend that...

Expansion looms for former Olympic ski resorts 

Investors have big plans for the two Norwegian ski resorts Hafjell and Kvitfjell. The new owners claim it will represent the biggest investment since...
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