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Smoother sailing for Hurtigruten

Norway's famed coastal shipping line Hurtigruten won't be facing competition for the rights to ply the route from Bergen to Kirkenes after all. Hurtigruten...

Svalbard sells its winter nights

For years, Norway has marketed itself as the "Land of the Midnight Sun." Now the velvet silence of the polar night in winter will...

Tour bus turmoil on Trollstigen

Norway's famed Trollstigen, a mountain road full of hairpin turns in Romsdal, is a target of turmoil this summer over rules that limit the...

Hotels slump, cruising soars

While Norwegian hotels are having a disappointing summer season this year, the number of cruise passengers passing through Norway has skyrocketed. It's debatable, though,...

Hurtigruten may drop some ports

Hurtigruten, Norway's venerable shipping line that's been carrying passengers and freight along the country's northern coast for decades, may need to drop some of...

Sweden beats Spain as holiday spot

Travel agencies and charter tour firms have long claimed that Norwegians favour countries in Southern Europe as their holiday destinations, but some official, non-commercial...

Summer season straightens up

Norway's short but important summer tourist season is shaping up to be more profitable than expected. While Norwegians are winding up their holidays and...

Oslo no longer the world's most expensive city

It may still be a bit hard to see when the bills roll in, but Oslo's notoriously high prices apparently have fallen a bit...

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