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Fresh inflation figures good news for Norway’s interest rate outlook

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

Annual inflation in Norway between April 2025 and the same month last year was measured at 2.5 percent, figures released by the national data agency Statistics Norway on Friday showed. “It was especially the prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages that contributed to the drop in the growth rate,” section manager Espen Kristiansen said of the figures. Food prices fell two percentage points from March to April this year, but were only 3.1 percent higher than in April last year.
Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Friday

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

Støre had ceasefire conversation with Zelensky and Trump Norwegian PM spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump on Thursday in regards to a possible 30-day ceasefire. Støre made the call along with the Finnish President Cai-Göran Alexander Stubb, as heads of state were in Oslo for the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), a joint security cooperation between ten nations from Northern Europe.
What workers in Norway need to know about the 'fagbrev' certificate

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

What is a fagbrev The fagbrev is a Norwegian trade certificate awarded to those who have completed vocational training through a mix of practical work and education. It is called a craft certificate, or a journeyman’s certificate in English. Someone who holds a fagbrev is considered a certified skilled worker, or fagarbeider in Norwegian.
IN NUMBERS: The workers Norway needs most in 2025

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

Overall, Norwegian businesses were short of 39,000 workers, according to the survey. The health and social services industry remains the sector with the greatest Labour shortage, despite a slight decrease since last year. Norway’s health and social services sector was missing some 11,450 workers. The biggest shortages were health professionals. This term refers to trained and certified healthcare workers in Norway.
Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

The Progress Party biggest right-wing party in new poll The Progress Party is currently the largest right-wing party in Norway, according to the latest polling from Opinion on behalf of Altinget and ABC Nyheter for May. The party would have received 23.9 percent of the votes if an election had been held at the time the polling was carried out. Meanwhile, the Conservative Party has recently seen its popularity decline, and would have received 18.5 percent of the votes.
Norway’s government to look into emergency supply centres

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

The proposal was adopted by Norway’s parliament on Tuesday evening, and the government will investigate establishing emergency stores similar to those neighbouring Finland wants to adopt. Finland has set itself the goal of setting up 300 such stores by 2028. The Centre Party, the Progress Party, the Socialist Left Party, the Liberal Party, and the Labour Party supported Tuesday’s proposal.
Norwegian foreign minister says EU more important than ever for Norway

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

The minister’s comments were part of a statement he gave to Norway’s parliament on the country’s ties to Europe, which he used to call for increased cooperation with the EU. “A new multipolar world order — not to say disorder — is taking shape. This means that our cooperation and community with the EU, and the values we share, are becoming even more important than before,” he said.
Today in Norway: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesday

1 week ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

Foreign minister: The EU has never been more important to Norway Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide has said Norway needed to strengthen cooperation with the EU in a statement to parliament on Tuesday. “A new multipolar world order — not to say disorder — is taking shape. This means that our cooperation and community with the EU, and the values we share, are becoming even more important than before,” he said.
Norway’s Progress Party wants zero net immigration from “high-risk countries”

2 weeks ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

Immigration policy spokesperson for the populist-right Progress Party Erlend Wiborg made the comments to the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten on Friday ahead of the party’s national conference at the weekend. “Our goal is zero net immigration from high-risk countries,” he said.
Norway’s immigration directorate updates salary thresholds for work permits

2 weeks ago | thelocal.no | Frazer Norwell

The Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) requires skilled work permit applicants to have received a job offer with pay and working conditions that are in line with what’s considered typical in Norway. Skilled worker permits are available for non-EEA nationals who have a university degree, have completed vocational training of at least three years at upper-secondary school level, or have special qualifications acquired through long professional experience.