The Norwegian capital is known around the world as Oslo. But the municipality will soon get an additional name in the Sámi language. Oslo city council wants to give the municipality a new official name. The...
Consumer spending hit new heights in Norway last week as Norwegian shoppers rushed to pick up a Black Friday bargain. Debit and credit cards were used almost 9.3 million times on Friday, according to Norway's payments...
A new mobile surface-to-air missile system adapted for cold temperatures has been unveiled by the Russian Armed Forces. It follows the test of another missile system capable of reaching three Nordic air bases. The Tor-M2DT surface-to-air...
The population of Norway continues to increase, but it's a totally different story in the north. Could tax haven status save the north from serious population and economic decline? Earlier this year, we wrote about the...
There's life in the Norwegian oil and gas industry yet, as Equinor announces a big discovery in a mature area of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Is there more life yet in Norway's oil story? Most stories...
Fifty years after Norway struck oil, the value of the country's Oil Fund has passed 10 trillion kroner for the first time. Norway's ‘Government Pension Fund – Global', commonly referred to as the Oil Fund, has...
15th-Century Oslo may have looked much more like Bergen than we realise, recent archaeological finds suggest. Archaeologists have been working for a while now in Bispevika, in particular the area behind Oslo Opera House. The goal?...
King Harald of Norway will be watching one of English football’s biggest fixtures this weekend as the guest of Ole Gunnar Solskjær. Premier League leaders and current European Champions Liverpool travel the short distance to Manchester...
Choosing to pee while taking a shower can have water and the environment, says an Oslo council official. Given that Norway has some of Europe's rainiest cities, it may surprise you to learn that the country...
The government has announced its proposed budget for 2020. Lower property taxes, increased child benefit and extended student support are among the main features. Today the Norwegian government announced its proposed state budget for next year....