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Challenges loom for commuters

More than 100,000 Norwegians are being warned that it may be challenging to get to and from work next week and just about anywhere...

Great weekend for winter sports

Norway's winter sports stars had a great weekend in various World Cup competition, and few were better than biathlon skier Tora Berger. She was...

Northern Lights flash over Tromsø

More displays of the Northern Lights were dazzling residents of Northern Norway this week, as the shimmering phenomena continues to occasionally sweep over the...

Ski resorts able to open early

Lots of fresh snow in the mountains was allowing several of Norway's major ski resorts to open early for the slalom season this weekend....

Winter weather snarls traffic

The first real onslaught of winter weather in and around the Oslo area led to a rash of car accidents, disruptions in public transport and...

Early winter weather hits the north

Stormy and wintry weather blew over northern Norway on Wednesday, resulting in several car accidents, closed runways at airports and cancelled voyages of the...

Skiing season’s last hurrah

More than 12,000 skiers headed back up to the high country over the weekend to take part in the traditional 38-kilometer mountain ski race...

Little support for Olympics in Oslo

Cheering crowds at last year's world championships aside: Nearly 40 percent of Norwegians nationwide don't want politicians to approve an effort by sports bureaucrats...

Skofterud savours Vasaloppet victory

Cross-country skiing champion Vibeke Skofterud defied her coach's wishes and became the first Norwegian woman to win the tough 90-kilometer-long Vasaloppet race in Sweden...

Northern Lights rival Midnight Sun

The prospect of seeing the Northern Lights is drawing increasing numbers of tourists to northern Norway in winter, making the phenomenon almost as popular...

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