Norway

The Norwegian government has agreed on a budget for 2023 and plans to introduce tuition fees for foreign students from next year remain unchanged, The Labour Party has confirmed to The Local. 

Around 32,000 people have not yet renewed their large plastic driving licences. From the turn of the year, these driving licenses will no longer be valid in Norway.

Digital nomads have been showing an increased interest in Norway in recent years. But what are the visa options best suited to working remotely from Norway, and is the independent contractor visa an option?

When it’s so expensive to go out, you shouldn’t be surprised that 'vors' is so common in Norway. 

While many are drawn to the Scandinavian country for its stunning natural scenery, there is plenty of awe-inspiring architecture in Norway to capture the imagination.

Coverage of the 2022 World Cup in Norway is split among two broadcasters. Here’s how to watch all the key games as the tournament heads to the knockout stages.

Getting in the Christmas spirit, an advent calendar with a twist and winter sports feature heavily in our look ahead to December 2022's most unmissable events in Norway. 

Following a fall in prices in November and December, energy prices in Norway are set to return to the lofty heights that were giving households headaches earlier this year. 

Advent calendars in Norway come in all shapes, sizes and formats. We'll guide you through the basics. 

Embassies offer an essential contact point for foreigners living abroad, and the U.S. Embassy in Norway has revealed to The Local some of the most common reasons Americans get in touch. 

Germany and Norway want to start a NATO-led alliance to protect critical underwater infrastructure, their leaders said on Wednesday, weeks after explosions hit two key gas pipelines in the fallout from the war in Ukraine.

Norway’s government is looking at options to introduce a tax on tourists and tourism-related activities. Here is what we know so far. 

The festive season and whether the government will make its plans to introduce tuition fees for international students solid feature heavily in our look ahead to December in Norway. 

Wednesday marks 100 years since Norway's Vinmonopolet was established, with the state-owned wine monopoly becoming a national institution in its century-long existence.

It's very common to hear English spoken all over Norway. The Local's readers shared their thoughts on whether you'll be able to get by without learning Norwegian. 

Troubled Scandinavian airline SAS, which has filed for bankruptcy in the United States, reported deeper losses in the fourth quarter on Wednesday.

Norway, Europe's biggest supplier of natural gas, will not grant licences for new exploration in untapped areas from 2025 under a political deal announced on Tuesday.

The Norwegian government agreed on the state budget for 2023 with the Socialist Left party on Tuesday. Here are the proposals which could affect you.

Norway's justice system was weighing which nationality takes precedence in the trial Tuesday of a British-Russian man accused of violating a ban on Russians flying drones in the nordic nation.

Saunas and free electric car charging are two benefits that have recently been axed for MPs in Norway. So, what other perks come with the job? The Local reached out to the Norwegian parliament's administration to find out.

A study in Norway also found that poorly performing students – and schools – could be spotted earlyThere is a never-ending argument about whether we test our children too much or too little. Why can’t we be fluffy like the Nordic countries, with no tests in primary schools? ask some. We need tests to support children and spot schools that are […]

Analysis challenges WHO health guidance on amount of time women should delay after miscarriage or abortionWomen don’t need to wait for at least six months before trying for another baby after a miscarriage or abortion, an analysis of data suggests, challenging World Health Organization guidance.The research was also at odds with WHO advice that women […]

Princess Märtha Louise will focus on alternative medicine alongside spiritual guru Durek VerrettPrincess Märtha Louise of Norway has relinquished her royal duties to focus on her alternative medicine business with her fiance, a self-proclaimed shaman, the palace has said.The 51-year-old princess’s relationship with Durek Verrett, a Hollywood spiritual […]

Charity aims to establish first open water safe haven in a reserve for whales, including a Russian beluga that went viral on YouTubeWhen a beluga whale started to play with Norwegian fishing boats and interact with tourists in 2019, it became an internet sensation.The sociable creature seemed drawn to humans, and they were drawn to him. But Hvaldimir’s […]

My friend Christopher Rådlund, who has died aged 52 after taking his own life, was a painter based in Oslo. He set himself against contemporary trends but unflinchingly faced up to current crises in ecology, architecture, technology and ethics.Exhibiting in London (at Nordic Artworks gallery in 2007 and 2008), New York and throughout Scandinavia, […]

PM says there is no reason to believe Russia intends to invade but ‘we must be more vigilant’Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesNorway is putting its military on a raised level of alert, moving more personnel on to operational duties and enhancing the role of a rapid mobilisation force in response to the war in Ukraine – although the prime […]

Man posing as Brazilian academic José Assis Giammaria thought to have used his time in the country to build up a deep-cover identityA suspected Russian spy who posed as a Brazilian academic before his arrest this week by Norway’s domestic security agency spent years studying at Canadian universities with a focus on Arctic security issues.The man, who […]

An investigation by the Guardian, NDR, WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung shows fish stocks being depleted in the north-east Atlantic – because there’s no system to agree on quotasIt’s a calm summer afternoon off Fraserburgh in northern Scotland, and Luke Duthie is hunting mackerel.His 8-metre-long (26ft) boat is equipped with sonar that soon shows a large […]

Investigators believe man posing as academic at University of Tromsø, in sensitive far north, was using false identityNorway’s domestic security agency has arrested a man claiming to be a Brazilian academic whom it suspects of being a Russian spy.“We have requested that a Brazilian researcher at the University of Tromsø be expelled from Norway because […]

From Norwegian pipelines to French ocean floor cables, vital infrastructure is vulnerable to Russian attacks designed to destabilise EuropeNato planners have always worried about the Storskog border crossing in Finnmark, where Arctic Norway comes face to face with the cold reality of Russia. In Soviet times, the 121-mile frontier was a potential flashpoint. […]