Tag: transport

Metro line to Fornebu stalled

It took more than 20 years for Oslo-area politicians to finally agree on building a long-awaited metro line to the rapidly redeveloping Fornebu area...

Calls go out to lower speed limits

Norway's national automobile federation NAF has joined environmentalists, farmers and the Greens Party in recommending that speed limits on Norwegian highways be rolled back...

Cruise-ferries ‘welcome competition’

Cruise-ferry lines in Norway that run to Germany, Denmark and Sweden claim they welcome competition from a new player that announced its entry into...

Trains to start running abroad

Norwegians haven't been able to take the train to any foreign destinations since the Corona pandemic first shut down operations in March of last...

Court upholds new el-scooter rules

Thousands of Oslo's popular but highly controversial electric scooters were left scattered and unusable around town on Friday. New restrictions limit their sheer numbers,...

El-scooter operators sue Oslo officials

Three companies that rent out controversial electric scooters in Oslo have sued the city over new regulations that will limit the total number of...

El-scooter chaos all summer long

There are now an estimated 30,000 electric scooters zipping along on Oslo's streets and sidewalks, scaring pedestrians and causing a new rash of serious...

Car holidays send pump prices up

Norway's notoriously high prices for petrol at the pump have spiked again, to nearly NOK 20 per liter in some areas, or around USD...

More rules loom for electric scooters

UPDATED: New state laws will give local communities more rights to regulate the availability and use of electric scooters that have sparked chaos in...

New scooter rules raise questions

New traffic rules for electric scooters went into effect Tuesday. They set speed limits, ban passengers and restrict parking, but questions are already flying...
1...567...30Page 6 of 30

FOR THE RECORD

MOST READ THIS WEEK

CURRENCY RATES
For up-to-date info on exchange rates and currency news, Newsinenglish.no recommends ExchangeRates.org.uk - Exchange Rates UK
For more news on Arctic developments.