UPDATED 25 MAY: Norway now has a timetable for lifting the various coronavirus restrictions but widespread testing has been ruled out. Travel restrictions remain in place and could last until August 20. Here's what you need...
Two months after introducing extreme restrictions to everyday life, the Norwegian government has announced a timetable for a return to normal. Here's what you need to know. It feels like a long time now since life...
From 7 May, Norwegians will be able to hold events of up to 50 people in public spaces. Cinemas will also be allowed to reopen. However, there are limitations. Norway's gradual relaxation of its coronavirus restrictions...
The Norwegian government has announced another extension of its coronavirus measures. All events of more than 500 people will not be permitted until September 2020. Norway's tentative relaxation of some coronavirus measures has begun. Kindergartens have...
The Norwegian Prime Minister has urged everyone in Norway to download the new coronavirus app, smittestopp. But what exactly does it do, and why should you download it? Let's take a look. UPDATE: In the days...
Norway's Constitution Day parades in Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger and Trondheim have been cancelled. Other cities are expected to follow. A few weeks ago, I wrote that the chances of Norway's Constitution Day parades going ahead looked...
The coronavirus crisis has seen Norway's tourism industry grind to a halt. With hundreds of thousands laid off and many businesses on the brink, what's next for Norwegian travel? Tourism in Norway had been booming for...
Limited by Norway's emergency measures, an American living in Norway describes his family's plans for a different Easter vacation this year. In Norway, påske (Easter) is a cherished time of year. The days are finally getting...
As the rate of hospitalised patients remains stable, Norway's Minister of Health and Care Services announces “we have control” of the COVID-19 outbreak. The government's emergency measures to combat the spread of infection have worked. Those...
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...