Category: Nyheter

This summer, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, NRK, will feature the tallship Statsraad Lehmkuhl, as it travels to 29 ports of call.

Researchers are studying the movement of porpoises in the Hardanger Fjord, where their population is much larger than in other fjords.

With the deadline for nominations for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize on Feb. 1, there was a last-minute flurry of activity from parliament members (på norsk).

Liv Ullmann has been made a commander of French Order of Arts and Literature, the highest award for cultural achievement in France.

Equinor has been elected to supply the state of New York with offshore wind power in one of the largest awards for renewable energy in the US ever.

A new survey has shown that older Norwegians are very satisfied with their lives, especially the wealthy. Younger people are less happy.

2020 was the warmest year in Norway since temperatures have been recorded, with more than 25% precipitation then normal. (på norsk)

With 89,000 doses delivered to Norway the first week of January, over 4,036 Norwegians received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination. (på norsk)

After a heroic rescue effort, the search for survivors after a landslide in Gjerdrum municipality outside of Oslo was ended on Jan. 5. (på norsk)

The Norwegian Language Council, Språkrådet, has selected the Norwegian word koronaen as word of the year for 2020.