Новости за 03.01.2024

Norway isn’t the only place experiencing rough winter weather this week: Denmark is also hit by snow and strongs winds, so strong that a cruise-ferry regularly sailing between Oslo and Copenhagen couldn’t dock in the Danish capital on Wednesday. Ferry line DFDS’ popular vessel Crown Seaways left Oslo on schedule Tuesday afternoon, with 900 passengers […]

Both a man and a woman were found murdered on Tuesday in cases believed to involve partnership conflicts. In one case, a woman was killed in Elverum by a former boyfriend who ended up killing himself as well, while a woman in the coastal city of Stavern is charged with killing a man with whom […]

After years of complaints over high prices and profits, Norway’s leading grocery store chains say they’re launching new price-cutting campaigns in the New Year. The cuts come also after the government has signalled another probe into grocery pricing and the competitive situation. Norway’s grocery market is dominated by just a few large groups that in […]

Norwegians face, as usual, a variety of new laws, regulations, taxes and fees that took effect from January 1st. Now, for example, they have to pay the equivalent of more sales tax on goods ordered from abroad, while getting some relief on those tied to transport. Some tax reductions went into effect in the New […]

Outdoor holiday lights don’t always spark admiration and good cheer during the Christmas and New Year season in Norway. Norwegians have embraced the practice of decorating their homes, gardens and balconies but some neighbours disapprove. “When it gets a bit too tacky, I can understand that folks complain,” Axel Melbye, who enjoys decorating his home […]

A young Norwegian duty chief convicted for the second time of negligence in connection with a frigate collision five years ago is pondering another appeal. He still thinks he’s been made the scapegoat in the expensive accident that embarrassed the Norwegian Navy. “He’s disappointed, sorry and thinks his conviction is incorrect,” claimed his defense attorney, […]