The high wages on offer in Norway have typically meant that tipping hasn’t been the norm. However, Norwegians tipped record ...

Equinor sees profits slump, Stoltenberg’s return boosts Labour in the polls, and other news from Norway on Wednesday.

Norwegian oil and gas giant Equinor said on Wednesday it would scale back its renewable energy ambitions as it reported a ...

You're enjoying a relaxing time with your family, preparing lunch, when suddenly – disaster strikes. Your kitchen tap starts ...

Babies in Norway cannot be given names which would be a "serious inconvenience" for them. Photo by Omar Lopez on Unsplash When a baby is born, the parents have six months to register the child's name ...

Climate change and efforts to curb it by moving away from fossil fuels are both threatening the rights and livelihood of Sami indigenous people in the Arctic, according to a new report. Pictured is a ...

Norway's governemnt will offer consumers a fixed rate energy price. Pictured is an energy meter. Photo by Arthur Lambillotte on Unsplash The new energy plan, dubbed ‘Norgespris’ by PM Jonas Gahr Støre ...

Norwegian, Swedish and Danish are all sold as a “buy one, get two free” offer, and many think that once they pick up Norwegian they’ll be able to travel around Scandinavia being understood by Swedes ...

Today's Norwegian word of the day. Photo: Annie Spratt/Unsplash/Nicolas Raymond You could, for example, say that a certain skill, experience or piece of information is nyttig (useful), and the English ...

The number of those applying for patient injury compensation increased last year, with more than 7,700 applications made, according to figures from the injury compensation portal. Last year, the ...

Find out what's going on in Norway with The Local's short roundup of important news. Photo by Ed Wingate on Unsplash Tesla CEO Elon Musk clashed with the CEO of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Nicolai ...

New figures have revealed the most common reasons why foreigners in Norway were ordered to leave country and also where they come from. Recent figures released by the Norwegian Directorate of ...