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 Ikea is cancelling its free bus service to warehouses in Oslo and Bergen, with the furniture giant saying that more customers were switching to online shopping. https://www.thelocal.no/20230905/ikea-is-shutting-down-its-free-shuttle-bus-in-oslo-and-bergen Tue, 05 Sep 2023 17:43:15 +0200 ikea-is-shutting-down-its-free-shuttle-bus-in-oslo-and-bergen Ikea has decided to give its employees in Norway an early Christmas present. https://www.thelocal.no/20191216/ikea-norway-puts-employees-christmas-spirit-with-huge-bonuses Mon, 16 Dec 2019 14:06:37 +0100 ikea-norway-puts-employees-christmas-spirit-with-huge-bonuses Grievances between Norway and Sweden are nothing new, but one Norwegian man's genital-related issue with a piece of Ikea furniture can surely be filed under the 'unique' category. https://www.thelocal.no/20160902/man-gets-his-meatball-stuck-in-an-ikea-stool Fri, 02 Sep 2016 13:18:23 +0200 man-gets-his-meatball-stuck-in-an-ikea-stool Ikea has been sharply criticised by Norwegian public health experts for charging its customers nine kroner ($1) extra if they want a side order of vegetables with the company's famous meatballs. https://www.thelocal.no/20150714/ikea-veg-charges-are-health-threat-norway-experts Tue, 14 Jul 2015 21:55:35 +0200 ikea-veg-charges-are-health-threat-norway-experts Enough of Swedish snidery over their country’s bigger industries and corporations. According to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, “Salmon is Norway’s IKEA”. https://www.thelocal.no/20150325/salmon-is-norways-ikea-prime-minister-claims Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:39:34 +0100 salmon-is-norways-ikea-prime-minister-claims