The au pair programme is being phased out after years of complaints about exploitation by Norwegians who used it to get cheap domestic help; from 15 March no more applications for au pair work will be accepted from residents of countries outside the EEA

After years of accidents and complaints that led to stricter regulation of electric scooters, the new Conservative-led city government in Oslo now wants more of them, along with some deregulation

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, responsible for awarding the Nobel Peace Prize, has elected its youngest leader ever: Jørgen Watne Frydnes, 39; he led the revival of the Utøya site and first joined the committee in 2021 as one of the Labour Party’s choices

The government intends to invest about 500 million Norwegian kroner (€42.939.000) a year in church restoration over the next three decades

Over half of Norwegian teenagers enrolling in high schools in the country listed crafts and vocational trades as their first choice of study; government officials are pleased and relieved given the country's shortcomings