Latest from Norway

The world's northernmost town: What it's like to live in 24-hour darkness
The Arctic town of Longyearbyen sits on the edge of the world.

‘Jeangate’: Magnus Carlsen quits chess tournament after being fined for pants
Dress code relaxed after world No 1 fined for wearing jeans at New York event.

Watch: Norway building world’s longest, deepest undersea road tunnel
The record-breaking project will span a 25km-wide body of water.

Nvidia earnings loom, stocks hesitant as traders brace
After post-election 'explosion', caution before major tech firm's results.

An upgrade from the buffet: A culinary expedition to the edge of the Arctic
Flanking the northern tip of Norway, here comes your most adventurous meal yet.

'Panic' after runaway tram hits store
The tram jumped its rails and crashed into an Apple corner store.

Following Norway’s national painter through a landscape of mountains and fjords
Exploring the artistic legacy of symbolist painter Harald Sohlberg.

Norwegian police initiate international search for man linked to Hezbollah pagers
A search request has been issued for Rinson Jose.

Explore the world from one ocean to the next with this week's Travel deals
A cruise for every style of traveller.

Norwegian royal claims Nazi general's ghost haunted her in palace
The 'clairvoyant' princess claims the ghost would appear and try to strangle her.

Why Oslo's risky tourism advert went viral this week
The 1.45-second video shows a local tearing the city to shreds.

Norway blocks sale of last private property on Arctic archipelago
Financial Times: It's cold. It's remote. But Norway says 'no way' to selling it.

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Liam Dann: Don't let this tough economic cycle dim our national pride
Opinion: We're not Switzerland or Ireland and we shouldn't try to be, says Liam Dann.

Simon Wilson: Seven ways we could be like Scandinavia
OPINION: Seven things that work well in Scandinavia that we could do too.

Global defence groups hiring at fastest rate in decades amid record orders
Financial Times: Companies in sector looking to recruit tens of thousands this year.

Editorial: Tension between environment and economic development looms
OPINION: 'We've got unavoidable trade-offs to make,' says Shane Jones.

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognise a Palestinian state in historic move
Irish PM calls it a 'historic day for Ireland and Palestine'.

What to do in Norway, according to a local
Norwegian trumpet soloist Tine Thing Helseth shares her best travel tips

Rough Guides' readers pick world's most beautiful countries – does NZ even rank?
Discover where your favourite destinations sit among the 20 top-ranked nations.