https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Buying alcohol in Norway is expensive but what about the strict rules around purchasing it? Here's what you should know about the system that controls the sale of beer, wine, and spirits. https://www.thelocal.no/20210130/explained-what-are-the-rules-of-being-alcohol-in-norway Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:00:00 +0100 explained-what-are-the-rules-of-being-alcohol-in-norway Norway is to lift the nationwide ban on the serving of alcohol by businesses from Friday January 22nd. https://www.thelocal.no/20210120/norway-to-lift-ban-on-serving-alcohol-after-parliament-forces-governments-hand Wed, 20 Jan 2021 15:40:01 +0100 norway-to-lift-ban-on-serving-alcohol-after-parliament-forces-governments-hand As Norway extends its controversial ban on serving alcohol, pubs and restaurants are pouring their out-of-date stock down the drain which is providing an unexpected challenge for the sewage system. https://www.thelocal.no/20210118/why-norways-ban-on-alcohol-sales-is-so-controversial Mon, 18 Jan 2021 17:30:46 +0100 why-norways-ban-on-alcohol-sales-is-so-controversial Norway is known for having some of the highest prices in the world for beer and wine, but the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic could have a knock-on effect of making such products cheaper. https://www.thelocal.no/20200831/could-coronavirus-crisis-make-alcohol-cheaper-in-norway Mon, 31 Aug 2020 12:22:34 +0200 could-coronavirus-crisis-make-alcohol-cheaper-in-norway Poland has prevented hundreds of thousands of bottles of alcohol gel sanitiser from being exported to Norway, demanding that the company instead send the product for use in Polish hospitals. https://www.thelocal.no/20200325/poland-seizes-hand-sanitiser-destined-for-norwegian-hospitals Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:29:55 +0100 poland-seizes-hand-sanitiser-destined-for-norwegian-hospitals 10.6 million litres of non-alcoholic beer were sold in Norway in 2019, a new record for the Scandinavian country. https://www.thelocal.no/20200217/why-more-and-more-norwegians-are-drinking-alcohol-free-beer Mon, 17 Feb 2020 16:58:15 +0100 why-more-and-more-norwegians-are-drinking-alcohol-free-beer The largest Norwegian pension fund will blacklist companies that profit from alcohol, gambling and pornography, divesting shares in prominent companies like Carlsberg and William Hill. https://www.thelocal.no/20190528/norwegian-pension-giant-cuts-out-alcohol-gambling-and-pornography Tue, 28 May 2019 17:56:48 +0200 norwegian-pension-giant-cuts-out-alcohol-gambling-and-pornography Guest columnist Jessica Alexander on alcohol consumption in Norway and the special word for that worried sensation you get after a night of boozing. https://www.thelocal.no/20160701/norway-drinking-culture-fylleangst-drunk-anxiety Fri, 01 Jul 2016 10:10:28 +0200 norway-drinking-culture-fylleangst-drunk-anxiety Swedish border town Strömstad was preparing for a stampede of Norwegian party-seekers as its western neighbours tried to find a way around the closure of alcohol retailers on the country's biggest holiday. https://www.thelocal.no/20160516/swedish-border-town-braces-itself-for-norwegian-invasion Mon, 16 May 2016 19:50:00 +0200 swedish-border-town-braces-itself-for-norwegian-invasion A national study showed that while most Norwegian seventh graders have never tried alcohol, there is a a "worrisome" amount who have. https://www.thelocal.no/20160212/every-tenth-12-year-old-boy-in-norway-drinks Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:53:00 +0100 every-tenth-12-year-old-boy-in-norway-drinks An expert on Islam has suggested that Norwegians could improve integration by removing beer, wine and spirits from the Christmas party table. https://www.thelocal.no/20151201/norwegians-urged-to-drop-alcohol-for-foreigners-sake Tue, 01 Dec 2015 13:13:40 +0100 norwegians-urged-to-drop-alcohol-for-foreigners-sake A Norwegian man was arrested after a confrontation over whisky on a Torp-bound flight from Copenhagen. https://www.thelocal.no/20151130/whisky-drinking-norwegian-arrested-for-flight-threat Mon, 30 Nov 2015 10:55:15 +0100 whisky-drinking-norwegian-arrested-for-flight-threat A Latvian Air Baltic pilot and three crew members were pulled off a Greece-bound passenger plane in Oslo early on Saturday after failing a breathalyser test before take-off, Norwegian police said. https://www.thelocal.no/20150808/pilot-crew-fail-breathalyser-test Sat, 08 Aug 2015 14:04:49 +0200 pilot-crew-fail-breathalyser-test An advert by a Norwegian anti-alcohol campaign group is probably the last thing you’d expect to go viral. But then again, never has not drinking looked quite so cool. https://www.thelocal.no/20150623/norway-anti-booze-ad Wed, 24 Jun 2015 01:16:14 +0200 norway-anti-booze-ad The bartender is not your friend: they'll more often than not ply you with drinks no matter how wasted you are. And according to a new Norwegian study, this becomes practically a certainty if you are a woman. https://www.thelocal.no/20150309/barmen Mon, 09 Mar 2015 19:41:16 +0100 barmen Norwegians are amongst the world's slimmest people, with the lowest consumption of alcohol in Europe, and the healthiest pensioners in any country. https://www.thelocal.no/20131122/norwegians-among-the-worlds-slimmest Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:50:00 +0100 norwegians-among-the-worlds-slimmest Norway's state alcohol monopoly has reported its first decline in sales for 17 years, as Norwegians buy more wine and spirits on the black market, duty free, or across the border in Sweden. https://www.thelocal.no/20131021/vinmonopolet-sees-first-sales-drop-in-17-years Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:12:48 +0200 vinmonopolet-sees-first-sales-drop-in-17-years The minority Green Party has said that tax-free sales in airport should be disbanded, as the discounted goods encourage Norwegians to fly despite its environmental impact. https://www.thelocal.no/20130722/tax-free-booze-damages-environment-greens Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:45:30 +0200 tax-free-booze-damages-environment-greens The Norwegian state liquor monopoly wants to take over the sale of wine and spirits in tax-free, saying that airport sales threaten the alcohol vendor's legitimacy and financing. https://www.thelocal.no/20130717/norwegian-liquor-monopoly-wants-tax-free-licence Wed, 17 Jul 2013 12:18:00 +0200 norwegian-liquor-monopoly-wants-tax-free-licence The average blood alcohol content of Norwegian rape victims renders them "near unconscious", according to a Trondheim doctor whose research found that eight out of ten rape victims in Norway had been drinking before the assault. https://www.thelocal.no/20130701/rape-victims-in-norway-often-incapacitated-by-drinking-alcohol Mon, 01 Jul 2013 12:24:00 +0200 rape-victims-in-norway-often-incapacitated-by-drinking-alcohol