Norway star news

28/07/2022

The government is assessing measures such as maximum price and restrictions on the export of electricity. Electricity production in Southern Norway has not been lower in ten years.

26/07/2022

In commemoration of The Hjemkomst voyage’s 40th anniversary in 2022, a major redesign of the Hjemkomst Ship Gallery at the Hjemkomst Center in Minnesota, US, is taking place.
On Saturday, July 23, 2022, the Ship Gallery Grand Opening event celebrated the “new look” of the Ship Gallery and some of the original crew members of the Hjemkomst, along with their families, were present at the event, which was open to the public.

26/07/2022

22/07/2022

A group of international scientists aims to analyze the chemical makeup of Viking Age iron weapons and artifacts in order to unlock the secrets of their origin.
Scientists from the University of Nottingham are leading the study that will examine 90 iron Viking-age artifacts. Most artifacts are weapons used in battles at Fulford in North Yorkshire and Bebington Heath on the Wirral.

19/07/2022

Norwegians’ commitment to giving money and donations to Ukraine is decreasing – compared to when the war broke out.
“Unfortunately, we see that we are in a downward trend now,” the Norwegian Post’s press manager, Kenneth Pettersen, told P4 News.

19/07/2022

In early July, the Archaeological Museum in Stavanger, Norway, was surprised by an unexpected contribution from the public – a person left jewelry typical of a housewife from the Viking Age at the doors of the museum.

19/07/2022

Erna Solberg is writing a new book that will be published next year. The book will, among other things, address how to get more people into the workforce.
“It is good that we are getting older, but it will be challenging because an ever smaller proportion of people in Norway will be of working age. It is a pension-related challenge, but it is not about money. Money is the smallest problem Norway has,” Solberg (H) told the newspaper VG.

19/07/2022

A taxi driver in Bergen was threatened with a gun by a passenger on Friday night. The driver managed to escape from the car and contacted the police.
At the time of the incident, the car was in the parking lot outside the shopping center Øyrane Torg.

19/07/2022