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Cruise calls drop as port fees rise

Norway's summer cruise season is already well underway, but the number of cruiseships calling at Oslo will decline for the third year in a...

Chinese Svalbard buy blocked

The Norwegian government announced it would investigate purchasing land around a fjord in Svalbard, after Chinese interests made moves to secure the property. Trade...

Cruise ship seized over unpaid fees

Norwegian authorities in Ålesund seized one of the world's largest cruise ships on Thursday as part of a claim for unpaid fees. The Independence...

Rockfall closes tourist railway

The iconic Flåm railway was closed on Thursday after a large boulder crashed through a snow barrier overnight, landing on the tracks just north...

Chinese investor now eyes Lyngen

A controversial Chinese investor who first tried to buy up major portions of Iceland has expanded his sights in northern Norway. Huang Nubo, a...

Hotel workers still not pleased

Hotel workers in several Norwegian cities are angry at their own union for agreeing over the weekend to avert a strike that had been...

Emergency talks halted hotel strike

UPDATED: A major nationwide hotel strike in Norway was called off on Saturday before it was due to begin on Monday. Hotels were scrambling...

Hotel strike to hit Norway next week

It's strike season in Norway, and unionized members of the hotel- and restaurant branch became the latest on Wednesday to decide to walk off...

Chinese travel firm keen on Norway

At a time when the Chinese government is trying to punish Norway over a Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Oslo four years ago, one...

Film incentives could flop

A new report commissioned by the Ministry of Culture (Kulturdepartementet) has investigated whether Norway could stimulate the local film industry and boost tourism by...
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