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‘White Christmas’ all over Norway

After one of the warmest autumns on record, most Norwegians taking off for holidays this week and next can expect a "White Christmas" after all. State meteorologists...

First snow falls in southeast

Snow was falling several places around the Oslo area Thursday night, and causing problems for motorists because hardly any have switched to winter tires...

First snow falls on Northern Norway

After an unusually warm summer, winter arrived suddenly in several areas of Northern Norway on Monday. Snow fell in both the northern counties of...

Only three of 10 back an Olympics

Opposition to the City of Oslo's bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2022 continues to grow. According to the latest public opinion poll,...

State shifts gears on snowmobiles

Norway's conservative government surprised the opposition in Parliament and many others Thursday evening, when Environment Minister Tine Sundtoft announced it was halting its controversial...

Snowmobiles get state’s green light

The stillness of the Norwegian mountains and other winter sports areas may soon be broken by the rumble of snowmobiles, after Parliament agreed on...

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...

Storms sabotage Easter holidays

Many Norwegians ended up dropping their plans to spend the Easter holiday week in the mountains after strong winds and snowstorms closed roads or...

Avalanche isolates hundreds in Senja

More than 350 residents of Senja in Troms County, Northern Norway, were isolated for the third day in a row over the weekend because...

Dangers high as holiday week begins

Hundreds of thousands of students began Norway's traditional winter holiday this week, but they're literally on thin ice if they opt to go skiing or...
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