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 The Swedish border town of Strömstad will be keeping its local Systembolaget store shut on Maundy Thursday, to avoid being flooded with Norwegians in search of a tipple. https://www.thelocal.no/20260326/swedish-liquor-store-closes-to-keep-out-drunk-norwegians Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:07 +0100 swedish-liquor-store-closes-to-keep-out-drunk-norwegians An agreement on cross-border policing between Norway and Sweden could break down as Swedish officers can no longer patrol in Norway. https://www.thelocal.no/20241122/why-swedish-police-officers-are-no-longer-allowed-into-norway Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:37:18 +0100 why-swedish-police-officers-are-no-longer-allowed-into-norway The Norwegian foreign ministry expressed irritation on Tuesday with Sweden for not immediately informing it of a research rocket that crashed in Norway, in a rare spat between the two neighbours. https://www.thelocal.no/20230426/norway-irked-over-swedish-rocket-crash-on-its-turf Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:22:28 +0200 norway-irked-over-swedish-rocket-crash-on-its-turf They might be close neighbours with a seemingly shared culture and identity, but Swedish immigrants have not always found it easy to settle in Norway, and have often been the butt of jokes and even abuse, explains Xander Brett. https://www.thelocal.no/20220906/party-swedes-go-home-do-swedish-immigrants-get-a-bad-rep-in-norway Tue, 06 Sep 2022 18:09:33 +0200 party-swedes-go-home-do-swedish-immigrants-get-a-bad-rep-in-norway