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Asker is the best place to live in Norway

Asker, an affluent community located between Oslo and Drammen, is Norway's best place to live, as measured in terms of municipal service rated by the...

Senior citizens mount an uproar

The ranks of Norway's elderly are rising rapidly, and now they're planning some uprisings as well. Angry over inadequate nursing home care and cuts...

Veterans set sail on therapeutic voyage

Thirty Norwegian veterans who served in Lebanon during the 1980s and on other tough assignments have set sail on a historic vessel, part of...

Critics claim municipal reform fell flat

By the time the July 1 deadline had passed for local municipalities to merge voluntarily, only 29 deals had been struck as part of the...

Norway tops another international ranking

Norway has won the top spot in another international ranking of prosperity and well-being among 142 countries worldwide. The country performed best in the "social...

Tiny town ranks as Norway’s best

The small coastal community of Fedje in Nordhordland was ranked on Thursday as Norway's best in terms of providing services to its 576 residents, according...

Small towns want to stay that way

Some local mayors are calling it a "people's revolt" against the state: Norwegians voting in local referenda this week have been firmly rejecting state plans...

NAV prods seniors to go online

Norway's social welfare agency NAV, which administers everything from unemployment benefits to pensions, has sent a letter to around 600,000 retirees informing them that...

Organized protests baffle Barnevernet

After yet another wave of organized international demonstrations over the weekend against Norway's child welfare agency Barnevernet, both agency officials and top politicians appear baffled and...

Norway defends its child welfare laws

Norway's state child welfare agency Barnevernet has once again become a target of international protests, over its attempts to enforce national laws aimed at protecting children....
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