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 What are the practical differences between an Enkeltpersonforetak (ENK) and an Aksjeselskap (AS), the two types of company used by people freelancing or starting their own business in Norway? https://www.thelocal.no/20250722/enk-or-as-what-company-type-should-you-use-for-your-norwegian-business Tue, 22 Jul 2025 10:47:53 +0200 enk-or-as-what-company-type-should-you-use-for-your-norwegian-business Plenty of Scandinavian brands have made it overseas, but did you realise these companies have Nordic origins? https://www.thelocal.no/20231128/eight-brands-you-didnt-know-were-nordic-and-two-that-wish-they-were Tue, 28 Nov 2023 15:53:13 +0100 eight-brands-you-didnt-know-were-nordic-and-two-that-wish-they-were European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has said that up to 628 of its A320 planes worldwide may need to be inspected for a metal plate “quality issue” that has come to light. https://www.thelocal.no/20251203/up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:59:18 +0100 up-to-628-airbus-planes-need-inspection-for-metal-plate-quality-issue The Norwegian Post (Posten) has announced it will suspend shipments to the United States valued under 8,000 kroner (800 US dollars) starting August 23rd, following the introduction of new US customs regulations. https://www.thelocal.no/20250820/norways-postal-service-temporarily-halts-package-deliveries-to-the-us Wed, 20 Aug 2025 15:54:46 +0200 norways-postal-service-temporarily-halts-package-deliveries-to-the-us Norwegian energy company Equinor said on Wednesday that its giant offshore wind project in New York -- once halted by the US administration -- had lost nearly $1bn in value following regulatory changes and tariffs. https://www.thelocal.no/20250723/norway-energy-firm-equinor-takes-1-bn-hit-on-us-wind Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:49:45 +0200 norway-energy-firm-equinor-takes-1-bn-hit-on-us-wind Tesla sales have rebounded in Norway this year, official figures showed on Monday, despite a broader European trend of consumers turning away from Elon Musk's electric car brand. https://www.thelocal.no/20250602/tesla-bucks-trend-in-norway-as-sales-rise Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:00:30 +0200 tesla-bucks-trend-in-norway-as-sales-rise Telegram founder Pavel Durov has been denied a request to travel from France to Norway for a rights conference, the organisers said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.no/20250525/french-court-blocks-telegram-founder-from-norway-trip Sun, 25 May 2025 11:56:11 +0200 french-court-blocks-telegram-founder-from-norway-trip The Norwegian government has announced a new package of measures aimed at improving competition in the country’s grocery sector, as households in the country continue to suffer from sky-high food prices. https://www.thelocal.no/20250519/how-norways-government-plans-to-lower-the-price-of-food Mon, 19 May 2025 17:41:21 +0200 how-norways-government-plans-to-lower-the-price-of-food Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest with assets of around $1.8 trillion, has excluded an Israeli group on ethics grounds because it supplies fuel to illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory. https://www.thelocal.no/20250512/norway-oil-fund-divests-holdings-in-israeli-petrol-station-group Mon, 12 May 2025 16:11:07 +0200 norway-oil-fund-divests-holdings-in-israeli-petrol-station-group An Oslo court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge by the WWF environmental group against Norway's bid to mine its seabed for minerals crucial to the green energy transition. https://www.thelocal.no/20250214/oslo-court-green-lights-deep-sea-mining-in-norway Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:14:03 +0100 oslo-court-green-lights-deep-sea-mining-in-norway The executive tasked with attracting foreign talent to the Oslo region has blamed a video which has gone viral on LinkedIn for scaring much-needed foreign expertise away. https://www.thelocal.no/20241122/a-massive-problem-oslo-region-blames-viral-video-for-scaring-away-foreign-talent Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:59:57 +0100 a-massive-problem-oslo-region-blames-viral-video-for-scaring-away-foreign-talent Scandinavian airline SAS is no longer undergoing a bankruptcy protection process which has overshadowed the company for two years. https://www.thelocal.no/20240828/airline-sas-announces-end-of-restructuring-and-leaves-bankruptcy-protection Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:16:10 +0200 airline-sas-announces-end-of-restructuring-and-leaves-bankruptcy-protection Norwegian authorities on Monday took another step towards the controversial mining of its seabed, by inviting potential actors to nominate blocks that would be of interest in a first licensing round. https://www.thelocal.no/20240430/norway-invites-proposals-for-blocks-for-controversial-deep-sea-mining Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:29:09 +0200 norway-invites-proposals-for-blocks-for-controversial-deep-sea-mining They are hailed for their omega-3 fatty acids and micronutrients, but Norway's salmon are not in the best of health themselves at the fish farms where they are bred. https://www.thelocal.no/20240430/dying-salmon-causing-worries-norways-giant-fish-farm-industry Tue, 30 Apr 2024 17:04:20 +0200 dying-salmon-causing-worries-norways-giant-fish-farm-industry Airline SAS made a loss of 1.5 billion Swedish kronor, around 1 billion Danish kroner, between November 2023 and January 2024. https://www.thelocal.no/20240307/scandinavian-airline-sas-loses-1-5-billion-kronor-in-first-quarter-of-2024 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:24:10 +0100 scandinavian-airline-sas-loses-1-5-billion-kronor-in-first-quarter-of-2024 Norway's largest pension fund said Thursday it has divested from Saudi Aramco due to the oil giant's lack of climate action and from 11 other Gulf companies over human rights concerns. https://www.thelocal.no/20231229/norway-fund-drops-saudi-aramco-11-other-gulf-firms Fri, 29 Dec 2023 11:43:56 +0100 norway-fund-drops-saudi-aramco-11-other-gulf-firms The Norwegian Competition Authority could put a stop to the takeover of regional airline Widerøe by Norwegian as it fears competition could be weakened. https://www.thelocal.no/20230915/airline-norwegians-takeover-of-wideroe-could-be-halted Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:02:06 +0200 airline-norwegians-takeover-of-wideroe-could-be-halted SAS is back in the black after four years of negative results, following solid demand and lower fuel costs. https://www.thelocal.no/20230901/scandinavian-airline-sas-posts-profit-for-first-time-in-four-years Fri, 01 Sep 2023 16:09:18 +0200 scandinavian-airline-sas-posts-profit-for-first-time-in-four-years Norway's foreign minister, Anniken Huitfeldt, admitted on Wednesday to inadvertently breaking ethics rules after discovering that her husband had traded shares in companies potentially affected by government actions. https://www.thelocal.no/20230831/norways-foreign-minister-hit-by-husbands-share-trading-revelations Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:07:02 +0200 norways-foreign-minister-hit-by-husbands-share-trading-revelations Iceland will close its stores in Kristiansand and Bekkestua, with a combination of Brexit and finding suitable premises playing a factor in the supermarket’s struggles. https://www.thelocal.no/20230823/supermarket-chain-iceland-to-close-two-more-norwegian-stores Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:49:23 +0200 supermarket-chain-iceland-to-close-two-more-norwegian-stores