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With no extra money for case processing from the government in 2025, The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration seems pessimistic about the chance of further reducing waiting times.

The government won't scrap the controversial school absence limit, Norway’s economy has done better than originally thought, and other news from Norway on Thursday.

The eldest son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit is suspected of a second rape, police said on Wednesday, two days after his arrest over another allegation of sexual assault.

"Snø" doesn't even begin to cover it. Norwegians use different words for snow depending on where they are from, and whether they're discussing the weather, driving conditions or cross-country skiing.

Norway’s government wants a tourist tax in place by 2025, and several popular destinations in the Nordic country have already expressed an interest in the charge on visitors.

Bus for metro replacement services and line closures will be the norm for those using Oslo’s T-bane next year, public transport provider Ruter has warned.

Sweden's crisis preparedness brochure features a soldier with an assault rifle, Denmark's a power line, and Norway's a collection of supplies. Why the different approach to visual communication?

Strike with US-made missiles has prompted fears of Russian reprisal that would broaden the scope of a frontlineRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesA Ukrainian strike using American-made missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia using American-made weaponry, has prompted renewed fears of reprisal through “hybrid warfare” – a chaotic tool of […]

Temperatures have dropped, the clocks have gone back, and the nights are long and dark. Here’s when you can start looking forward to longer days in Norway again.

Far-right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in Norway in twin attacks in 2011, on Tuesday asked a court for parole for the second time, a request widely expected to be denied.

Norway's Minister of Trade and Industry, Cecilie Myrseth, unveiled a proposal for a long-anticipated tourist tax aimed at addressing the challenges posed by mass tourism on Tuesday.

For those who adore Christmas, Pepperkakebyen in Bergen is a unique experience that is not to be missed if you find yourself in Norway's second-largest city during the winter season.

While foreigners in Norway can’t vote in national elections, they can cast their ballot in local ones if they have lived in the country long enough. A new report shows turnout among immigrants is at record low levels.

Marius Borg Holby, detained in August after an incident at a woman’s apartment in Oslo, was arrested on Monday eveningThe 27-year-old son of the Norwegian crown princess, Mette-Marit, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to police.Police said in a statement that Marius Borg Høiby, who was born from a relationship prior to Mette-Marit’s […]

The 27-year-old son of Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Marius Borg Høiby, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, police in Norway said on Tuesday.

Draft resolution for UN general assembly seeks to protect the aid agency and allow it to keep functioning in GazaNorway is to seek an international court of justice (ICJ) advisory opinion condemning the Israeli government for ending cooperation with the UN Palestinian relief agency Unrwa.The Israeli Knesset passed two bills last month banning Unrwa from […]

Adapting to Norway's long, cold winters can feel like an extreme sport, but there comes a point when you realise you've cracked the code. These are the telltale signs.

This Norwegian word will come in handy the next time you find yourself walking through the sweet section at the supermarket with a child tugging on your sleeve.

Most signs suggest Norwegian property prices will continue to rise in 2025, leaving prospective homebuyers eager to get on the ladder sooner rather than later.

While travelling around Norway is a joy, messing around with different public transport apps can be annoying. Now, travellers can purchase all their tickets with a single app

Parliament votes to express ‘deepest regret’ over more than a century of ‘Norwegianisation’ of minoritiesThe Norwegian parliament has apologised unreservedly to minority groups and Indigenous people for more than a century of historical injustices committed against them as part of its “Norwegianisation” policy.The forced assimilation policy – […]

Director sets out to unmask the secret underwater agent known as Hvaldimir in new documentary When a white whale, mysteriously kitted out with covert surveillance equipment, was first spotted in icy waters around Norway five years ago it seemed like an improbable chapter from a spy thriller. But working out the true identity and secret objectives of this […]

The alpine ski season is almost upon us, so if you want to dust off your boots and hit the slopes in Norway, how much should you expect to pay?

Christian Åslund was shocked at the difference between what he saw in 2002 and what confronted him this summer Standing in blinding sunlight on an archipelago above the Arctic Circle, the photographer Christian Åslund looked in shock at a glacier he had last visited in 2002. It had almost completely disappeared.Two decades ago Greenpeace asked Åslund to […]

This curate’s egg of a film’s crude humour feels somewhat at odds with the big issues it’s exploring, even if doing so more or less sympatheticallyHere is a highly unusual film. Not because of its subject matter, or its tone, but because of the unlikely marriage between these two things. On the face of it, the plot is that of a sensitive drama […]

Rise in hybrid warfare and cyber-attacks blamed on pro-Russia groups prompt Nordic neighbours to backpedal Sweden and Norway are backpedalling on plans for cashless societies over fears that fully digital payment systems would leave them vulnerable to Russian security threats, and concern for those unable to use them.A combination of good high-speed […]

At least four people injured including the driver in ‘surreal’ incident that caused panic in Norwegian capitalA tram has careered into a store in central Oslo after coming off its rails, in an incident that left at least four people injured and caused panic among passersby.The accident happened in the late morning in a bustling commercial neighbourhood […]

Researchers say skeleton retrieved from well is likely to be that of man ‘cast headfirst’ into it by besiegers of castleIn 1197, an ancient saga relates, a body was flung into a well by the besiegers of Sverresborg castle outside Nidaros, now the central Norwegian city of Trondheim. More than 800 years later, scientists think they may have found […]

They are more likely to thrive and receive funding from Nordic governments if an academy is formed to establish unified language norms, writes Donald RayfieldThe alarming prospect of extinction for the Sámi languages of Nordic countries is not as inevitable as your article suggests (Funding cuts could mean death of Sámi languages, say Indigenous […]

Prime minister wants young people to be shielded from ‘power of the algorithm’Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of 15 as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are “pitted against small children’s brains”.The Norwegian prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, conceded it would be “an uphill […]