The Local Norway 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 Should you choose the ferry between Oslo and Copenhagen over flying? Many are put off by the thought of packed airports, swamped motorways and overcrowded trains. So, is the longer journey from Oslo to Copenhagen via ferry a better solution? https://www.thelocal.no/20240321/should-you-choose-the-ferry-between-oslo-and-copenhagen-over-flying Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:30:31 +0100 should-you-choose-the-ferry-between-oslo-and-copenhagen-over-flying New rail service planned through Norway, Sweden and Denmark to Hamburg Plans for a new rail service running from Oslo and stopping in Gothenburg, Malmö and Copenhagen before arriving in Hamburg are in the works, Swedish state-owned rail operator SJ has said. https://www.thelocal.no/20230202/new-train-service-through-norway-sweden-and-denmark-to-hamburg-planned Thu, 02 Feb 2023 13:57:16 +0100 new-train-service-through-norway-sweden-and-denmark-to-hamburg-planned Progress grandee warns of 'creeping Islamization' The influential former leader of Norway’s ruling Progress Party used a visit to Copenhagen’s show of unity on Monday night to call on Norwegians to “wake up to the creeping Islamization” of their country. https://www.thelocal.no/20150217/norway-politician-warns-of-creeping-islamisation-from-copenhagen-love-rally Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:45:00 +0100 norway-politician-warns-of-creeping-islamisation-from-copenhagen-love-rally Proven: Nordic voting at Eurovision IS biased Two Italian researchers have proven statistically what you've always suspected: Nordic countries' voting in Eurovision is biased -- which means Norway's Carl Espen can expect to benefit from special treatment from Denmark, Sweden and Iceland at Saturday's final. https://www.thelocal.no/20140509/proven-nordic-voting-at-eurovision-is-biased Fri, 09 May 2014 16:32:00 +0200 proven-nordic-voting-at-eurovision-is-biased Carl Espen losing ground in Eurovision stakes Norwegian singer Carl Espen has dropped from third to eighth place in the list of the most likely competitor to win Eurovision, after a barnstorming performance by Sweden's Sanna Nielsen. https://www.thelocal.no/20140507/carl-espen-losing-ground-in-eurovision-stakes Wed, 07 May 2014 19:02:00 +0200 carl-espen-losing-ground-in-eurovision-stakes Eurovision winner backs Norway's Carl Espen Last year's Eurovision winner, Emmelie De Forest, has declared her support for Norway's entry Carl Espen in this year's contest. https://www.thelocal.no/20140506/danish-eurovision-winner-backs-norways-carl-espen Wed, 07 May 2014 01:17:00 +0200 danish-eurovision-winner-backs-norways-carl-espen Norwegian fur farmers hold sales as prices drop Fur prices tumbled by a quarter at an auction held in Copenhagen this week, leading Norwegian mink farmers to hold onto this year's pelts in the hope of a rebound. https://www.thelocal.no/20131219/norwegian-fur-farmers-hold-sales-as-prices-drop Thu, 19 Dec 2013 10:40:25 +0100 norwegian-fur-farmers-hold-sales-as-prices-drop