New Route in Northern Norway Was a Frosty Valentine

Instead of a fancy restaurant for Valentine’s Day, ice climber Juho Knuuttila of Finland took partner Sara Skoglund to the north face of Breitind in northern Norway. They celebrated February 14 with a new route in conditions possibly more appropriate for …

Private museum addressing gender inequality in Norway’s art scene opens

An ambitious new private museum has opened in the city of Trondheim on the western coast of Norway with a mission to boost access to art locally, address gender inequality in the nation’s collections and add to the region’s appeal as a cultural destination …

Norway announces funding for humanitarian NGOs amid US freeze

AFP Norway said on Monday it would sign multi-year funding agreements with six humanitarian NGOs, several of which were hit by the sudden freeze in practically all US aid spending. The Norwegian funding will improve the NGOs’ financial mid-term visibility …

Six in race to build Norway’s giant ship tunnel

Six contractors are competing to build Norway’s Stad ship tunnel, a 1.7km long underground canal that will let ships avoid going around the Stadlandset peninsula in southern Norway. The peninsula is surrounded by the Stadhavet Sea, which is infamous for …

Concerns Raised Over Study on Gender Incongruence Referrals in Norway

3 Reading Time: 2 minutesA recent study examining the rise in referrals to Norway’s National Center for Gender Incongruence (NCGI) has come under scrutiny, with researchers raising concerns about the validity of its findings. The study, published in July …

Norway announces $855 million funding for humanitarian NGOs amid Trump’s dismantling of USAID

Denmark’s DALO seeks government deal with Norway for NSM 

The Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO or FMI) has decided to enter a government-to-government agreement with Norway for the procurement of Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) from Kongsberg. As per information posted on the …

Space Norway and SubCom to build Arctic Way subsea cable

Space Norway has partnered with SubCom to develop the Arctic Way subsea cable system. The 2,350km cable will be located within the Arctic Circle, connecting Bodø and Jan Mayen in mainland Norway to Longyearbyen on the Norwegian island of Svalbard. The …

Norway Trade Surplus Grows In January

Norway's foreign trade surplus increased notably in January from a year ago amid strong growth in exports, data from Statistics Norway showed on Monday. The trade surplus rose to NOK 94.8 billion in January from NOK 66.1 billion in the same month last …

Vireon secures €10M to develop hydrogen corridor across Norway

Four stations will be built between Trondheim and Oslo to support hydrogen-powered logistics.Vireon has secured a grant of over €10 millions to build the first hydrogen refueling corridor in Norway.  This marks a significant milestone in the company’s plan …