This category is all about news related to Norway. We publish a lot of news, so check by every once in a while to learn what’s up in Norway.
The fate of the Museum of the Viking Age (previously known av the Viking Ship Museum) has been uncertain for a long time period. The original museum closed in 2021 to make room for a new and upgraded building, but budget issues lead to the construction being put on hold. Increased costs for raw materials … Read more
You should aim at learning Norwegian if you plan on moving to Norway, but most people find that learning Norwegian is both difficult and tedious. But could it be possible to learn Norwegian in just two weeks if you really tried? The polyglot YouTuber Xiaoma seem to think so, and he attempts to learn Norwegian … Read more
The Utøya Memorial Site at Utøyakaia officially opened on June 18 2022, and the Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre gave a heartfelt speech during the opening ceremony. The memorial site is to remember each of the 77 victims of the July 22 terrorist attack. The memorial site itself is located at the pier where … Read more
The Viking Ship Museum was one of the most visited Norwegian museums with over 500,000 visitors yearly, but it was closed down in late 2021. The reason was because the museum needed bigger and better buildings to prevent decay to the viking shops, and a plan to make the new Museum of the Viking Age … Read more
Uber made its real debut in Norway by starting operations in Oslo in 2020, but has yet to to establish itself in any other city – until now. From June 2022, Uber will begin to operate in Trondheim as well, and has plans to further expand into more Norwegian cities in the future. The Uber … Read more
Oslo municipality is currently having a water supply crises, and the water levels of Maridalsvannet, a lake that provides Oslo with most of its drinking water, is at an all-time low. This has lead to Oslo sending an SMS to all its inhabitants asking them to reduce the amount of water they use. They urge … Read more
Lofoten is one of the most popular tourist attraction in all of Norway, but the insane popularity has lead to some disputes between the tourism industry and locals. The hundreds of thousands of tourists who visit the islands every year leads to problems with waste, need for maintenance on trails and public areas, and the … Read more
Trollstigen is one of the most popular tourist attractions in all of Norway, and brings in over 1 million visitors during the summer season. The special road itself is obviously the big attraction, but the Trollstigen Visitor Center with it’s famous restaurant is also very popular. The entire Trollstigen road is closed after the first … Read more
At 06:32 on April 21 2022, a large earthquake hit 138 kilometres west of Florø, measured to be between 4.4 and 5.1 on Richter scale. It did not cause damage or destruction on the mainland, but the shakes were clearly felt by people on the west coast of Norway. People have told Norwegians newspapers that … Read more