The Latest Breaking News from Norway

Norway activists renew protest against wind farm on land used by herders

Dozen of activists are protesting at Norway’s parliament to express frustration over the Norwegian government’s failure to shut down a wind farm they say endangers the way of life of Sami reindeer herders

The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023

Angus Gunn insists he is growing in confidence with Scotland

Angus Gunn feels like he has been a Scotland player for years given the way he has fitted into the squad and enjoyed some major memories.

The National (Scotland) · Oct 10, 2023

Barentsburg: the Norwegian town feeling the chill of the Ukraine war

Relations sour between Svalbard town’s Russian and Ukrainian communities while local tourism company is accused of being ‘arm of the Russian state’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 10, 2023

Norwegian writer Jon Fosse awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

His name had long been on the list of potential Nobel laureates. This Thursday, the Swedish Academy named Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse the winner of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Born in 1959 on Norway's western coast, the 64-year-old's vast body of work includes plays, novels, poetry,…

France 24 · Oct 5, 2023

First they send migrants to Rwanda - now Tories want to send British prisoners abroad

Tory figures cited similar measures introduced in European countries including Norway and Belgium which saw hundreds of prisoners sent to the Netherlands

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Norway: Plug-In Car Market Share Hits Record 93% In September 2023

In September, 9,617 new passenger plug-in cars were registered in Norway (down 26% year-over-year), which was 93.0% of the total volume.

InsideEVs · Oct 2, 2023

‘It smells so bad’: glut of wild salmon creates stink in Norway and Finland

The irony of having too many salmon as global populations fall is not lost on locals, who have seen the pristine Tana River littered with the rotting corpses of an invasive Pacific species that is pushing out the local Atlantic species

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

Trees Are Dying at Shocking Rates — Understanding How Could Ultimately Save Them

Forest scientists around the globe are alarmed to see droughts cull trees at scales they have never seen before.

Inverse · Oct 1, 2023

‘I learned to lower the threshold’: Karl Ove Knausgaard on his process, passions and life after My Struggle

As the second in a new series of books is published in English, the writer talks candidly about laying himself and his family bare on the page, and his interest in black metal and transhumanism

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1, 2023

Things to know about the Nobel Prizes

It’s that time of the year in Scandinavia when the wind turns colder, the days get shorter and academics in Stockholm and Oslo grab the world spotlight as they announce the winners of the Nobel Prizes

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2023