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Sparks fly again over at-home day care

Norway's controversial at-home alternative to state-subsidized day care centers, called kontantstøtte (literally, cash support), has sparked more debate after the country's left-center government announced...

Concerns rise over poverty in Norway

Norway is widely praised and even envied for its solid economy and social affluence, but new numbers from state statistics bureau SSB show more...

Day care ‘not harmful’ for infants

The vast majority of Norwegian parents place their children in state-supported day care centers as soon as their maternity and paternity leave runs out,...

Compensation for LSD treatment

A 67-year-old woman is believed to have become the first Norwegian to receive compensation for the ongoing ill effects she has suffered for nearly...

Debate flies over aid for beggars

Last week police and city officials were actively breaking up illegal and unsanitary camps set up in downtown Oslo by mostly Romanian beggars who...

Workers lacking despite immigration

Shortages in the Norwegian labour force have increased 20 percent in the last year, with Norwegian industry now lacking at least 61,000 workers, according...

Even more reason to wave their flag

Norway’s relatively high standard of living, built up over the past few decades with oil and gas revenues, has once again resulted in an...

Top politicians to debate welfare state

Top international politicians, including some government leaders, were to meet in Oslo later this week for a conference aimed  at preserving social welfare states...

Adecco nursing home scandal grows

One of Norway’s biggest private nursing home companies, Adecco Helse, has been rocked by revelations that employees at one of its flagship homes have...

Why Norway’s welfare state works

NEWS ANALYSIS: As Norway heads into the New Year, it can boast low unemployment, one of the world's highest standards of living and strong...
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