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 Scandinavia's SAS airline is cancelling nearly 1,200 flights in May as it braces for soaring jet fuel prices as a result of the closure of the Straits of Hormuz. https://www.thelocal.no/20260505/sas-cancels-1200-flights-in-may-due-to-fuel-shortages Tue, 05 May 2026 10:53:50 +0200 sas-cancels-1200-flights-in-may-due-to-fuel-shortages Norway's interior security service, PST, announced on Thursday, May 7th that it had arrested a Chinese woman suspected of spying on Norwegian satellite data. https://www.thelocal.no/20260508/norway-arrests-chinese-woman-for-spying-on-satellite-data Fri, 08 May 2026 11:11:10 +0200 norway-arrests-chinese-woman-for-spying-on-satellite-data Norway's central bank on Thursday hiked its guiding rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.25 percent, citing a risk that the war in the Middle East could worsen already elevated inflation. https://www.thelocal.no/20260507/norways-central-bank-becomes-first-in-europe-to-hike-rate-since-middle-east-war Thu, 07 May 2026 10:47:51 +0200 norways-central-bank-becomes-first-in-europe-to-hike-rate-since-middle-east-war April this year ranks as the second warmest since measurements began in Norway back in 1901, but in northern Norway it was the warmest April ever recorded. https://www.thelocal.no/20260506/northern-norway-records-its-warmest-april-on-record Wed, 06 May 2026 15:55:03 +0200 northern-norway-records-its-warmest-april-on-record Norwegian energy giant Equinor said Wednesday, May 6th, it expected disruptions on the global oil and gas market due to the war in the Middle East to continue for at least six months. https://www.thelocal.no/20260506/norways-equinor-sees-oil-and-gas-disruptions-for-at-least-six-months Wed, 06 May 2026 13:21:33 +0200 norways-equinor-sees-oil-and-gas-disruptions-for-at-least-six-months The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.no/20260506/us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:51 +0200 us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands On Tuesday, May 5th, Norway agreed to reopen three old gas fields in the North Sea that will resume production in 2028 in order to boost Europe's supply, the Energy Ministry said. https://www.thelocal.no/20260505/norway-to-reopen-gas-fields-to-bolster-european-supply Tue, 05 May 2026 15:41:05 +0200 norway-to-reopen-gas-fields-to-bolster-european-supply More than 30 European countries, including Sweden, Denmark and Norway, signed a joint declaration against 'illegal migration' on Monday during a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. https://www.thelocal.no/20260505/sweden-and-denmark-sign-joint-declaration-against-illegal-migration Tue, 05 May 2026 11:53:27 +0200 sweden-and-denmark-sign-joint-declaration-against-illegal-migration Planning a getaway for the next holiday? LOT Polish Airlines inaugurated two new routes between Gdańsk, Oslo and Bergen, making it easier for people to travel for business or pleasure between Poland and Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20260504/two-new-direct-flights-launched-from-norway-to-poland Mon, 04 May 2026 12:55:16 +0200 two-new-direct-flights-launched-from-norway-to-poland Residents in the capital should be prepared for a change in their water supply. Oslo’s usually pristine, fresh, (and delicious) tap water may look discoloured this week because of extensive maintenance work. https://www.thelocal.no/20260504/where-in-oslo-residents-should-expect-to-have-brown-tap-water-this-week Mon, 04 May 2026 12:52:54 +0200 where-in-oslo-residents-should-expect-to-have-brown-tap-water-this-week If you need to make changes to your tax return and potentially secure a refund, you must do so before the midnight deadline on April 30th. Overlooking details or making mistakes could end up costing you. https://www.thelocal.no/20260430/final-reminder-for-tax-returns-in-norway-have-you-sent-yours-in Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:37:02 +0200 final-reminder-for-tax-returns-in-norway-have-you-sent-yours-in The Norwegian Nobel Institute on Thursday, April 30th, announced that 287 nominations had been submitted for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. https://www.thelocal.no/20260430/norwegian-nobel-institute-receives-287-peace-prize-nominations Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:26:43 +0200 norwegian-nobel-institute-receives-287-peace-prize-nominations The Norwegian government has announced plans to review its labour immigration policies in the face of global instability and rising competition for talent in Europe. https://www.thelocal.no/20260430/norway-to-review-labour-immigration-policy Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:40:17 +0200 norway-to-review-labour-immigration-policy Norway has established an expert committee to reform language training for adult immigrants, after the government admitted that current integration efforts have "not been successful enough." https://www.thelocal.no/20260429/norway-to-review-language-training-services-for-immigrants-to-boost-employment Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:27:19 +0200 norway-to-review-language-training-services-for-immigrants-to-boost-employment On Sunday morning, April 26th, a 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck Eastern Norway. While the tremors were minor and there were no injuries, the event has sparked new debates about how prone to earthquakes Norway is. https://www.thelocal.no/20260428/explained-why-oslo-experiences-earthquakes-and-what-the-risk-is Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:05:44 +0200 explained-why-oslo-experiences-earthquakes-and-what-the-risk-is Norwegian police will cooperate with their French counterparts in an investigation into top diplomat Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen, suspected of alleged corruption over their ties with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. https://www.thelocal.no/20260428/norway-police-cooperate-with-france-on-epstein-probe Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:43:00 +0200 norway-police-cooperate-with-france-on-epstein-probe Ryanair, Transavia, Volotea and other low-cost airlines are feeling the financial pain from high jet fuel prices as a result of the Middle East war and are cutting flights. https://www.thelocal.no/20260428/budget-airlines-first-to-cut-flights-as-jet-fuel-prices-soar Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:39:16 +0200 budget-airlines-first-to-cut-flights-as-jet-fuel-prices-soar The Norwegian government is taking action to tackle Norway's sky-high rate of sick leave, which has surged since the pandemic, with ministers arguing it has become "too easy" to call in sick. https://www.thelocal.no/20260427/norway-to-crack-down-on-sick-leave Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:26:55 +0200 norway-to-crack-down-on-sick-leave The Eurovision Song Contest is famous for celebrating everything from cross-dressing ballad singers to heavy metal bands in monster masks, but geopolitics is threatening its 70th anniversary edition. https://www.thelocal.no/20260426/geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:03:11 +0200 geopolitics-threatens-70th-anniversary-of-eurovision A beluga whale has been spotted in a river west of Norway's capital Oslo, far from its usual habitat in Arctic seas, media reported Friday. https://www.thelocal.no/20260425/beluga-whale-found-far-from-home-in-river-near-oslo Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:04:53 +0200 beluga-whale-found-far-from-home-in-river-near-oslo