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Cold snap sets in, ski trails beckon

State meteorologists were predicting a spell of seriously cold weather in most parts of Norway, as temperatures fell well below freezing in the southern...

Sun sets for the year up north

Residents of northern Norway were seeing the last sunsets of the year last week and early this week, as the Arctic region enters what's...

Firewood shortage looms

Sales are brisk for firewood dealers in the Oslo area, almost too brisk, given dwindling supplies. "I don't know if it's the heavy snows...

Slippery roads caused accidents

Fresh snow and damp roads that suddenly were coated with thin layers of ice led to a string of traffic accidents south of Oslo....

Eager skiers slept in their cars

Some skiers in the Oslo area have been so eager to start the season that they've been driving nearly three hours after work to...

Winter caught drivers unprepared

The wet and heavy snow that fell on lowland areas of southern and western Norway late last week heralded the end of autumn and the...

Skiing star snares sunglass sponsor

Norwegian Olympic skiing star Aksel Lund Svindal, triple medal winner at the Olympics in Vancouver last winter, is clearly profiting from his success on...

Svalbard sells its winter nights

For years, Norway has marketed itself as the "Land of the Midnight Sun." Now the velvet silence of the polar night in winter will...

Reindeer in midst of annual trek

Reindeer herds are leaving their winter pastures on the Finnmark plateau these days and heading for fresh grazing land along the coast of northern Norway....

Power prices under probe

State officials are looking into the record-high rates for electric power that shocked Norwegians this winter. Utility companies blame low water levels in mountain...
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