This one-of-a-kind ship is your ticket to Norway's remotest, most stunning corners

THE SHIP: Havila MS Castor THE SIZE: 124 metres long, 640 passengers, 179 cabins, many of which can sleep up to four. GOOD TO KNOW: Though Bergen and Kirkenes are the beginning and end of the coastal route, you can book your cruise to begin and...

Politics in Norway and Europe

Nowadays, when votes are counted at elections in European countries, they usually end up with at least twenty percent for the ultra-conservative parties, sometimes towards a third, like in Italy, where Giorgia Meloni of the right-wing party...

Norwegian Scatec Consolidates Cameroon Solar Dominance with Second CFA25 Billion Investment

(Business in Cameroon) - Norwegian firm Scatec is investing CFA25 billion(€38 million) to expand the Maroua and Guider solar plants. The expansion will increase the plants' capacity from 35.8 MWp to 64.4 MWp. Despite significant potential, many...

“Baku” bus stop in Norway: A memorial to Baku oil – SPECIAL VIDEO

Stockholm, September 17, Nargiz Jafarli, AZERTAC Recently, Shervin Najafpour, President of the “CAN” Norway-Azerbaijan organization and a resident of Norway, shared a peculiar fact with me. In Nærsnes town, Asker municipality near Oslo, there is...

Norway first in world to deploy autonomous AI eye screening technology on national scale

Global artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology company Eyenuk has gotten the green light to deploy its EyeArt AI Eye Screening System in the South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority.1 With the goal of scaling the technology’s use...

India explores tie-ups with the US, Norway, Iceland to tap 10 GW geothermal energy

In yet another addition to India's portfolio of renewable energy, India is exploring tie-ups with the United States, Norway, and Iceland for technology to commercially harness the potential for geothermal energy across the country. Speaking about...

Non-stop dogwear Wins $4M Contract to Supply K-9 Equipment to Norwegian Armed Forces

The Norwegian Armed Forces has awarded Non-stop dogwear a four-year, $4 million contract to provide specialized K-9 equipment for its military working dogs and handlers. The agreement will be carried out through the company’s Non-stop professional...

Nippon Sanso to construct air separation unit in Norway

September 17, 2025 | By Mary Bailey Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp. (NSHD; Tokyo) has announced that its Norwegian subsidiary, Nippon Gases Norway, under its European operating company Nippon Gases Euro-Holding S.L.U. (Madrid, Spain), will construct a...

Sudan's ERR emergency networks win Norway rights prize

Sudan's Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), networks of volunteers risking their lives to feed and help people facing war and famine in the country, were on Wednesday awarded Norway's Rafto Prize for human rights work. Already one of the world's...

ASKO Delivery Fleet Is 100% Battery-Electric In Oslo

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. ASKO, a division of NorgesGruppen, is Norway’s largest grocery wholesaler. With 13 regional warehouses, 10 Storcash B2B stores, two central warehouses, and one...

Norway's Cocktail Slippers Announce New Single "Back Where You Belong" Digital Single Out September 19, 2025

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Acclaimed all-girl rock band Cocktail Slippers return September 19 with their electrifying new single, "Back Where You Belong" (Wicked Cool Records). Known for their fearless blend of retro cool and modern firepower,...

India looks at technology collaborations with US, Norway others in geothermal space: MNRE Secy

New Delhi, Sep 17 (PTI) Countries like Norway and Iceland have shown interest in India's geothermal energy space offering technical assistance in pilot projects at various locations in the country, MNRE Secretary Santosh Kumar Sarangi said on...

I flew to Norway to embrace ‘friluftsliv’ – it’s the ideal way to live

Norway has a cultural philosophy that’s captured the zeitgeist (Picture: Getty Images) If the city of Trondheim were a cocktail, it would be made out of aquavit, vodka, spruce, pine and apples. All seasonal, all grown locally. This is what Øyvind...

Sudanese Volunteer Network Awarded Norway’s Rafto Prize For Life-Saving Humanitarian Work

A Norwegian human rights foundation has awarded its prestigious Rafto Prize to the Emergency Response Rooms, a Sudanese network of volunteer groups, recognising their “courageous work to preserve the most fundamental human right — the right to...

Norway to donate ticket sales from Israel game to MSF

Ticket sales from Norway’s FIFA World Cup qualifier against Israel would go to medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) to help it alleviate “humanitarian suffering” in Gaza, the Norwegian Football Association said on Monday. The Oct. 11...

Sudanese network of volunteer aid groups wins Norwegian human rights award

OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian human rights foundation gave its annual prize on Wednesday to the Emergency Response Rooms, a Sudanese network of community groups providing aid, for "their courageous work to preserve the most fundamental human right...

Oslo urged to ban electric scooters at night after huge rise in injuries

Over a thousand people have been to the emergency room for electric scooter injuries in Oslo so far in 2025 — more than twice as many as last year. That's despite the roll out of tighter rules in recent years. The rise follows the municipality’s...

I flew to Norway to embrace ‘friluftsliv’ – it’s the ideal way to live

Norway has a cultural philosophy that’s captured the zeitgeist (Picture: Getty Images) If the city of Trondheim were a cocktail, it would be made out of aquavit, vodka, spruce, pine and apples. All seasonal, all grown locally. This is what Øyvind...

Norway’s Army Chief: No Practical Indications That the US Is Less Interested in Norway

The upcoming major exercise The major winter exercise of 2026 is titled Cold Response, and the Army Chief provided High North News with some insight into how it will be organized. "The exercise will be somewhat two-part. One part will take place...

Norway to Donate Proceeds From Israel Soccer Match to Doctors Without Borders in Gaza

The governing body of soccer in Norway announced on Monday that profits from an upcoming Norway-Israel qualifying match for the 2026 FIFA World Cup will go to the international NGO Doctors Without Borders to support humanitarian efforts in the...