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Funeral services for Norwegian peace activist Fredrik S Heffermehl landed on a stormy winter day in Oslo on Wednesday, but that was arguably in keeping with Heffermehl’s spirit. The late attorney and author stirred up plenty of storms himself, as a tireless advocate of what he viewed as the real intentions of Alfred Nobel’s will. That […]

Airports closed, bus service was cancelled all over the Norwegian capital and train service was shut down around much of Southern Norway on Wednesday, when blizzards dumped more snow than clearing crews could handle. Strong winds added to the problems. The latest winter storms hit the West Coast first this week, setting off massive problems […]

Never before have rental rates in Norway been so high, with average monthly rates up 7.5 percent in the fourth quarter of last year. In Oslo it now costs an average NOK 16,011 a month to rent an apartment, according to new figures from website Husleie.no. Average rental rates nationwide hit NOK 12,387, up from […]

New figures show that housing sales at one of Norway’s largest homebuilders, Obos, fell 44 percent last year compared to sales in 2022. The real estate division of Norway’s largest bank, DNB Eiendom, notes that holiday home sales also declined, and more than two of three were sold below their asking prices. Higher interest rates […]

State prosecutors have finally indicted Jan Helge Andersen for the murder of 10-year-old Lena Sløgedal Paulsen, 24 years after she and her eight-year-old friend Stine Sofie Sørstrønen were both found raped and murdered at Baneheia in Kristiansand. Andersen’s trial, expected to wrap up the sensational case, is due to begin in mid-April. Andersen has already […]