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Last Easter free of snowmobiles

Anti-snowmobile activists warned this would be the last peaceful Easter in the mountains before more than 100 municipalities can introduce public snowmobile licenses next...

Polar bear center plans raise growls

A Norwegian billionaire's plans to create a polar bear center in his native valley of Hallingdal in southern Norway has stirred growls of protests...

More illness on Hurtigruten ship

Another serious bout of tummy trouble broke out on board a vessel in the Norwegian coastal Hurtigruten shipping line this week. State broadcaster NRK reported...

More Norwegians died abroad

Foreign Ministry officials registered 1,266 deaths of Norwegians abroad last year, more than double the number in 2012, reported newspaper VG last week. The...

Hurtigruten suspects cockroach sabotage

A guest on board the Norwegian coastal voyage vessel MS Nordlys, part of the Hurtigruten fleet, told a  Tromsø newspaper over the weekend that...

Smoother sailing for Hurtigruten

Norway's coastal passenger shipping line Hurtigruten has reported much stronger results from its operations last year, compared to the year before. Profits would have been...

Hotel family sells off ‘life’s work’

Norwegian hotel magnate Jan E Rivelsrud and his family announced Tuesday that they've agreed to sell their Rica Hotel chain to Scandic Hotels for...

Scooter debate gains traction

The number of snow scooters (snowmobiles) in Norway is at an all-time high, with 73,514 currently registered in the country. That's set to increase...

Hotel saves on smaller plates

A popular and historic mountain hotel in Norway claims it has saved around NOK 100,000 (USD 16,000) in food costs by simply introducing smaller...

Mayor seeks BASE jumping ban

Norway is world famous as an extreme sports mecca, but the mayor of a renowned BASE jumping area has sought to literally take the...
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