Norway

Norway’s immigration directorate has told The Local it has set itself an aim in 2025 to cut the number of people waiting for a response on their citizenship application.

A proposal to allow foreigners in Norway to obtain national ID cards was first announced nearly three years ago. The Local asked the Norway's National Police Directorate when foreign residents can expect the move to happen.

Norwegian chess legend Magnus Carlsen has put the jeans that got him disqualified from a chess championship in New York up for sale in an online auction, with the bidding reaching 8,000 dollars on Friday morning.

Norway and the UK, who have close ties in the energy sector, plan to beef up their cooperation to protect critical underwater infrastructure, Norway's defence minister said on Thursday.

Norway wants to make the language rules for permanent residence stricter for some applicants, and the consultation stage for the requirements recently ended. So, what happens next?

Norway’s big cities ask for government help in easing housing crisis, parliament to vote on stop and search rules, and other news from Norway on Thursday.

Often lauded for being cheaper and having a more varied selection than the big supermarkets, Norway’s international stores have become a national institution in their own right.

When Johanne, at 17, writes a memoir about her passion for teacher Johanna, the precocious result rattles three generationsHere is the third in a playful trilogy from Norwegian novelist and film-maker Dag Johan Haugerud (after Sex and Love, which appeared last year at Berlin and Venice respectively). This one is a sly, garrulous, mischievous piece with […]

Scandinavian airline SAS has posted an operating loss of 2.1 billion Swedish kronor (approximately 1.4 billion Danish kroner) for the latest financial year, the first annual report since the company left bankruptcy protection.

People applying for Norwegian citizenship or a permanent residence permit will need to prove their language skills by passing a test. Given there are only a few opportunities to take these exams per year, being organised pays off.

With Norway's economy at risk, the government is leveraging diplomacy and trade agreements to mitigate the fallout from a tariff war.

Wildlife charity backs policy of exploitation of small number of some endangered species for economic purposes – such as trophy huntingThe wildlife charity WWF has been maintaining policies that work to support the trade in polar bear fur at the same time as using images of the bears to raise money, it can be revealed.Polar bears are severely affected by […]

Green politicians describe plan as ‘a historic attack on Norwegian nature’The Norwegian parliament has voted to open up protected rivers to hydropower plants, prompting fury from conservation groups who fear for the fate of fish and other wildlife.The bill allows power plants bigger than 1MW to be built in protected waterways if the societal benefit is […]

Negotiations are due to start next month between Norway's main business and union groups, with the aim of reaching a wage settlement by the start of April. Here are the important dates to know about.

Given that Norway is known for high wages, it may come as a surprise that there is no universal national minimum wage. However, some industries have a minimum in place to protect workers.

Mowi to give fishers £36 per fish after loss from farm in what campaigners say is a ‘disaster for wild salmon’The global seafood company Mowi is offering a bounty to fishers who catch escaped salmon after an estimated 27,000 fish went missing from a farm off the Norwegian coast in what campaigners said was a “disaster for wild salmon”.The world’s […]

Norway's property market has long struggled with an imbalance – high demand for housing coupled with weak construction activity. Experts agree that a housing crisis is virtually inevitable.

This intense tale of lives connected to the Scandinavian Star ferry disaster in 1990 is hardly conventional, but undoubtedly excitingInto the narrow field of Scandinavian multi-decker novels – populated by Jon Fosse and Karl Ove Knausgård – strides a new star. Asta Olivia Nordenhof’s Money to Burn, a bestseller and prize winner in Denmark, is the […]

State-owned Equinor becomes latest fossil fuel firm to backtrack on clean energy pledges with move to halve budget to $5bnThe Norwegian oil company fighting to open a giant new oilfield off Shetland has cut billions of pounds from its green spending plans in favour of producing more fossil fuels.Equinor set out plans on Wednesday to halve its investments in […]

If you're looking for a job in Norway, sending out applications will rarely be enough – networking is the name of the game.

Open-net farms to continue despite numbers of wild fish halving as minister looks for ‘acceptable’ pollution levels Norway’s environment minister has ruled out a ban on open-net fish farming at sea despite acknowledging that the wild North Atlantic salmon is under “existential threat”.With yearly exports of 1.2m tonnes, Norway is the largest […]

Top 32 clubs vote in favour of ending use of VARNorway may join Sweden in resisting use of technologyNorway is on the verge of abolishing VAR from its domestic league after clubs in the country’s top two divisions recommended formally that it should be discontinued.The decision by clubs in Norsk Topfotball, which represents the 32 sides in Norway’s […]

String jellyfish species that has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms reported in ScotlandA jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has made its way to Scotland, causing significant damage and prompting calls for urgent action.The string jellyfish has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms with […]

Carla Toney responds to Donald Trump’s proposal to rename the Gulf of Mexico, and suggests a name change of her ownDonald Trump has suggested that the Gulf of Mexico should be renamed and referred to as the Gulf of America in the future. I have a better suggestion that would be far more historically accurate. We should rename North America itself […]

Norwegian capital’s sites were 98% free of fossil fuels last year, and it aims to increase use of electric machineryTafseer Ali felt no need to raise his voice as the pair of diggers lumbered past him, their treads weighing heavy on the rock and asphalt.Quiet electric machines like these make it easy to work in the city centre, the construction manager […]

French president accuses world’s richest man of intervening directly in continent’s democratic processesEmmanuel Macron has added his voice to a growing chorus of European criticism of Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of intervening directly in the continent’s democratic processes, including Germany’s snap federal elections next […]

Norway is known for its high cost of living, but there are a number of ways you can enjoy quality family time in the country without breaking the bank.

Competition named after champion surfer Eddie Aikau is held only when waves in Waimea Bay top 30ftA rare surfing event, the Eddie, took place in Hawaii last week, thanks to some giant waves.Formed about a week ago in the north Pacific Ocean, the waves emerged as a low-pressure system produced an exceptionally large swell. They went on to hit Hawaii, […]

The Lakeland shepherd heads to a Norwegian island where eiderdown is harvested to learn lessons about nature and humanityIn his latest book, James Rebanks, the Lakeland shepherd turned bestselling author, sets off for the Arctic Circle in search of an elusive creature and an almost forgotten way of life. We find him in a rain-lashed house on a lonely island […]

Temperatures expected to reach about 10C in Copenhagen and highs of 5-6C in Oslo, Stockholm and HelsinkiNordic countries are often associated with cold, snowy winters and temperatures well below zero celsius. However, this year unseasonably mild weather is forecast to move in across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland over the Christmas period, with […]