Emmelie de Forest from Denmark won first place in the Eurovision Song Contest, and Norway's Margaret
Business
 The EU Commission orders Statoil raidStatoil has been accused of breaking the Competition Act, and the EU Commission's raid of the company's head office in Stavanger will go on for several days. Read more |
Government raises ban on airline bonus points
Read moreThe government has decided to raise the ban from 2007 on collecting bonus points on domestic flig
Ministry of Trade visits Silicon Valley
Read moreThe Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry traveled to Silicon Valley to meet with Norwegian bu
Experts advise the government to sell Statoil shares
Read moreSeveral economy professors think the government should consider selling their shares in Statoil.
Sport
 Thor Hushovd wins 3rd place in CaliforniaThor Hushovd could not compete with Jens Voigt and was beat by Tyler Farrar in the race for second place in Tour de California, but still earned a spot on the podium. Read more |
Ice Hockey: A second loss for Norway
Read moreNorway lost 1-5 to Sweden in their fourth match in Group A in the Ice Hockey World Championships in
Ice Hockey: Canada crushed Norway
Read moreNorway lost to Canada 1-7 in their third match in Group A in the Ice Hockey World Championships in S
Football: Riise retires from national team
Read moreNorway international footballer John Arne Riise has announced that he is retiring from the Norwegian
Travel
 Oslo on "top-destinations" list for 2013The New York Times has named Oslo as one of the 46 most attractive travel destinations in the world in 2013, and the only Scandinavian city mentioned in the ranking. Read more |
British paper raves about Oslo's outdoors
Read moreThe British newspaper The Daily Mail raves about Oslo's cross-country ski opportunities in an articl
Norway’s secret little town
Read moreExpertly hidden around two and a half hours drive south of Oslo, is Kragerø, a small seaside town ne
Kirkenes Snowhotel - Freezing warm
Read moreThe Kirkenes Snowhotel opened for the first time in 2006. Snow and ice are disappearing in an ever w
Culture, Arts & Living
 Knausgaard releases "My struggle: Vol. II" in the U.S.Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard's second book in the six-volume success series was released in the U.S. on May 15th. Read more |
Crown Prince Couple completes U.S. visit
Read moreCrown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit last days in the U.S. were focused on tourism, in
Crown Prince Couple travels to San Francisco
Read moreOn the second day of the Crown Prince couple's visit in the U.S., Crown Princess Mette-Marit trav
May 8th - Liberation Day
Read moreToday, May 8th is Liberation Day in Norway. It Marks the date in 1945 when the German occupying forc
