Norway

After several years of rising prices, mountain cabin prices are expected to fall significantly in the coming years, according to brokers, due to extreme electricity costs and rising interest rates

28% of those who lost their lives in traffic in the country were under the age of 25, over 1 in 5 cases; figures refer to 2021 and are stated in the UAG report from the Norwegian Public Roads Administration

Bad summer weather, production challenges and sharp price increases for everything from electricity to milk led to the leading ice cream manufacturer Hennig-Olsen Is to report a deficit for the first time since 2009

The state has earned NOK 27 billion (€2,75 billion) so far this year due to the extraordinary electricity prices, according to a calculation made by financial group Nordea; only part of the revenues has been spent on electricity subsidies

A huge demand for rental properties and homes on the market in sharp decline are the trends shown by recent data from the financial newspaper Finansavisen in a comparison to last year

For the first time for this kind of environmental crime, four people have been fined for trying to send four containers of electronic and hazardous waste to Nigeria; they admitted they had already exported 35

Starting this autumn, several roads will be opened to heavier vehicles, such as logging trucks, modular trucks and similar vehicles, in line with transport industry initiatives and will lead to greater efficiency in both the forestry and transport sectors

Over the past 10 years, number of Norwegians diagnosed with mole cancer has increased by 40%, for men over the age of 50 the increase has been almost 60%; last year, 2443 people in Norway fell ill with mole cancer

The National Museum of Norway was inaugurated yesterday, which will house, among other 6500 works, the famous 'The Scream of Munch'; one million visitors are expected in a year

Tennis player Casper Ruud, world number 8 in the ATP ranking, has become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam singles final

The shortage of medical specialists in Norway has doubled in three years, especially in smaller hospitals, and is now estimated around 1.200 professionals

Environmental organisations Natur og Ungdom and Naturvernforbundet are ready to sue the state to stop the dumping of mining waste in Førdefjorden, pointing out that the permit granted in 2015 did not include a plan for waste management