London's traditional Christmas tree has been felled in Norway ahead of its trip to Trafalgar Square ~life Article 453 words 11 votes
Iranian-born Norwegian man is charged over deadly Oslo Pride attack in 2022 – four other suspects are linked to the shooting but have not been charged ~lgbt Article 960 words, published Nov 10 2023 10 votes
Norway’s biggest cities set for leadership shakeup after local elections ~news norway.oslo norway.bergen norway.trondheim norway.stavanger politics Link 10 votes
On this day nineteen years ago, Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' was stolen in broad daylight from an Oslo museum ~arts art painting Article 844 words 14 votes
Walrus Freya killed by Norway gets Oslo sculpture – online campaign earlier raised $25,000 to make the statue ~arts Article 52 words 6 votes
In 2017, I made an unofficial transit diagram covering the Oslo region in Norway – now, five years later, it's time for a revisit ~transport Video 9:44, published Nov 7 2022 4 votes
In accordance with annual tradition, a Norwegian Christmas tree has arrived in Trafalgar Square, London – this year marks the 75th anniversary ~life Article 34 words 4 votes
Protesters that gathered to demonstrate against the death of Mahsa Amini attempted to enter the Iranian Embassy in Oslo, leading to scores of arrests ~news norway.oslo crime iran iraq.kurdistan Article 262 words 5 votes
Judith Schalansky has become the ninth author to be selected for the Future Library, which asks authors to create a work that will not be revealed to readers until 2114 ~books libraries Article 530 words 5 votes
Freya the walrus sinks boats and captures hearts in Norway – enchanting but unwittingly destructive 600kg marine mammal has taken up residence in Oslo fjord ~enviro Article 411 words 7 votes
Some of the world's most celebrated authors have written manuscripts that won't be published for a century – why? ~books libraries Article 2585 words 9 votes
Pride protesters in Norway have defied police by holding an LGBT rally in Oslo days after a queer venue in the capital was the target of a deadly attack ~lgbt Article 9 votes
Oslo's vast National Museum opens with tapestry of 400 reindeer skulls – the ‘grey box’ has been eight years and £500m in the making ~arts art.installation painting Article 848 words 9 votes
Norway's £500m National Museum to open after eight-year wait – director apologises for delays that have kept Munch's The Scream out of public view ~arts art painting Article 787 words 7 votes
Are we at war with Norway? – Brits mock sad gifted Trafalgar Square Christmas tree ~life Link 8 votes
Battle of Drøbak Sound, 1940 - "Either I will be decorated or court martialed. Fire!" ~humanities.history Video 7:46 6 votes
Twenty-five people have been taken to hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning after attending an illegal rave in a bunker in the Norwegian capital, Oslo ~health Article 189 words 9 votes
Ocean Vuong joins Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell and Karl Ove Knausgård to lock away work in the Future Library to be published in ninety-four years time ~books libraries Article 817 words 10 votes
Amid protests, Norway's government has begun tearing down a landmark building adorned with giant murals by Pablo Picasso ~design architecture Article 435 words 5 votes
A Norwegian man on Saturday set the new world record for singing Elvis Presley songs for fifty hours, fifty minutes and fifty seconds straight in an online competition ~music Article 381 words 6 votes
A Norwegian court has sentenced a gunman to twenty-one years in prison for killing his teenage step-sister and opening fire at a mosque ~news norway.oslo crime Article 219 words 9 votes
Philip Manshaus's trial raises important questions about the role of freedom of speech in enabling far-right extremism ~life Article 1247 words 5 votes
Norway terror attack – prosecutors demand twenty-one year jail sentence for mosque shooting ~news norway.oslo crime Article 317 words 6 votes
At first, the disappearance of the wife of one of Norway's richest people seemed to be an abduction – but then suspicion turned on the husband ~news norway.oslo crime Article 7 votes
Norway's hazmat booksellers – two Oslo bookshop owners deliver books wearing full hazmat suits and gas masks in order to raise local awareness ~books Article 66 words 4 votes
How Helsinki and Oslo cut pedestrian deaths to zero – after years of committed action, neither city recorded a single pedestrian fatality in 2019 ~transport Article 906 words 6 votes
Five Picasso murals in Oslo are at the center of a major controversy – the murals are scheduled to be moved in the name of preservation ~design architecture Article 674 words 5 votes
Man accused of storming a mosque in the Norwegian capital of Oslo, after murdering his step-sister with a hunting rifle, has been charged with murder and terror offences ~news norway.oslo crime Article 339 words 6 votes
Now even Norwegians are skiing indoors – a country that's symbolic of mountains, snow and winter sports adapts to a warming world with its first indoor-skiing center ~hobbies Article 4 votes
The opening of the long-awaited Munch Museum in Oslo has been postponed until the autumn due to delays in the building process ~arts art painting Article 370 words 3 votes
Oslo may see just fifty days of snow deeper than 30cm in 2050, down from eighty days today and 140 days in 1900 ~enviro climate change Article 450 words 8 votes
Gloomy Van Gogh self-portrait in Oslo gallery confirmed authentic – only known painting by Dutch master while he had psychosis is unmistakably his work ~arts art painting Article 441 words 9 votes
Oslo to introduce electric ferries from next year – five newly-built electric boats will ply their way around the Inner Oslofjord ~transport Link 4 votes
Oslo saw zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019 – reducing the number of cars reduced the number of traffic fatalities ~life Article 814 words, published Jan 3 2020 5 votes
'A present from Norway and it's dead' – Christmas tree unites London in dismay ~life Article 748 words 8 votes
From an Oslo forest comes the Christmas gift Norway gives Britain every year – a towering tree for London's Trafalgar Square ~life Article 207 words 7 votes
Oslo studio Metric creates Norway's new banknotes, telling the story of life along Europe's longest coastline ~design Article 283 words 6 votes
Norwegian police have arrested a high-profile American white supremacist as he was scheduled to address a far-right conference in Oslo ~news norway.oslo crime usa Article 248 words, published Oct 30 2019 24 votes
Oslo's city council wants the Norwegian capital to have an official name in Sámi ~humanities language Article 300 words 4 votes
An armed man has been arrested after he stole an ambulance and drove into a family in Oslo, injuring two babies ~news norway.oslo crime Article 399 words 5 votes
Karl Ove Knausgård is to become the sixth contributor to the Future Library, which collects works by contemporary authors that will remain unread until 2114 ~books libraries Article 519 words 9 votes
Oslo Municipality's Water and Sewage Administration has offered a useful tip to reduce water waste – it's OK to pee in the shower ~enviro water.waste Article 395 words, published Oct 14 2019 9 votes