An Oslo man has been sentenced to 75 days custodial sentence. His crime? Spitting at the Norwegian police while making threats that he was infected with the coronavirus. A Police press release today revealed the sentence...
UPDATED 2 APRIL: Seven have died in Norway from coronavirus in the last 24 hours bringing the total to 57. The government has announced an extension to the emergency measures until Easter. Here's what you need...
A resident of western Norway has been fined 20,000 kroner after attending a party following a positive coronavirus diagnosis. Norway's Western Police District has issued a fine of 20,000 Norwegian kroner ($1,900) in one of the...
UPDATED 24 MARCH: The Norwegian Prime Minister has announced the extension of the country's emergency measures up to and including Easter. The most drastic set of measures ever seen outside of wartime aim to stop the...
24,000 Norwegians registered mild coronavirus-like symptoms within a few hours of a new online reporting tool going live. The health authority wants everyone with respiratory symptoms to register. Norway's health system is being stretched as coronavirus...
More than 100,000 people have been temporarily laid off in Norway because of the coronavirus crisis. Many more will likely follow. Here's what “permittering” means during these highly unusual times. At the time of writing, an...
An account of life as a foreign student at the University of Oslo during these unprecedented times. What has changed and what hasn't? I returned to Oslo on New Year’s Day after a two-week Christmas holiday...
Life in Norway Show Episode 36: In a break from the usual schedule, we update everyone on the latest situation with the coronavirus in Norway. Hi everyone. Today's episode was to be an interview with a...
With major events and the sporting calendar suspended until the end of April around much of Europe, thoughts now turn to Norway's 17th of May celebrations. Last week, the Norwegian government implemented the most drastic emergency...
In response to the coronavirus crisis, Hurtigruten takes all but two ships out of service. All voyages are cancelled, with almost 3,000 employees temporarily laid off. The turmoil facing the aviation industry has dominated the travel...