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Doors may close at stave churches

An acute lack of funds may force the sale or closure some of Norway's historic stave churches. The association that owns and operates eight of...

Foreign investors sail into Norway

A great state sell-off has picked up steam, while foreign investors are snapping up stakes in private Norwegian companies and property at the same time....

Sweden to upgrade Stockholm-Oslo train service

Swedish railroad SJ (Statens Järnväger) aims to lure passengers away from the airlines with new, higher-speed train lines between Stockholm and Oslo. New trains will...

Svalbard eclipse prompts warnings

Authorities on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard are bracing for an onslaught of tourists in connection with the solar eclipse on March 20. That's...

Tour operator up for sale

Apollo Reiser, Norway's third-largest package tour operator, has been put up for sale by its Swiss owner. More travelers now prefer organizing their own travel,...

Weak krone cheers tourism industry

Norway's currency, the krone, weakened again on Tuesday in line with another fall in oil prices. That put smiles on the faces of those...

‘Marka’ promoted to tourists

A winter sports center in the hills above Oslo, along with some local women preparing food products from the area, will be launching the Norwegian...

Schumacher selling Trysil holiday home

Michael Schumacher, the Formula 1 legend who was badly injured in a skiing accident last year, is selling a holiday cabin he built at Trysil in...

Grand Hotel aims for more grandeur

Oslo's venerable Grand Hotel is set to become much more grand. It's checking out of a newly merged hotel chain through which it had been run,...

Flood victims cry out for rebuilding help

Prime Minister Erna Solberg spent much of her weekend visiting flood-ravaged areas in the mountains of southern Norway, many of them extremely popular tourist magnets....
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