Visible tattoos become increasingly popular

August 2, 2008

Tattoos are becoming more visible. The neck, face and head are increasingly being decorated by ordinary people. Tattoos may be more acceptable now than before, but both employment agencies and tattoo artists ask customers to think twice.

House prices and borrowing fall

August 2, 2008

House prices fell by 2.2 percent from June to July. This continues a trend which leaves housing 3.3 percent cheaper than last year. Less borrowing also indicates that prices may continue to fall.

Hushovd drops the Olympics

August 2, 2008

Thor Hushovd has deceided not to go to Beijing. He has still not recovered after the Tour de France, where he needed antibiotics to cure an infection.

Solar eclipse seen by thousands

August 2, 2008

Norway has experienced its first solar eclipse since 1954. Spectators gathered round a big screen in Oslo to see pictures relayed from a surveillance plane in the Arctic.

Russian wreck radioactive

August 2, 2008

The wreck of the Russian cruiser Murmansk

Come on in! The water’s lovely!

August 2, 2008

Weeks of tropical temperatures makes swimming enjoyable throughout most of the country.

Farmers depend on migrant labour

August 1, 2008

Around 70 percent of Norwegian farmers rely to a greater or lesser extent on cheap labour from Eastern Europe.

Women desert officer training

August 1, 2008

"This is an incredibly high no-show rate and it's very worrying," says Øyvind Strandman who is responsible for Air Force recruitment. He has no good explanation for the shortfall in female applicants.

Summer heat sends holidaymakers to the mountains

August 1, 2008

Good snow conditions and tropical heat draw vacationers to the Norway's highest mountains. Summer ski resorts and mountain guides report record numbers of visitors.

Labour market remains tight

August 1, 2008

Norway's unemployment remains low. July figures indicate a rate of 1.8 percent, up from 1.5 percent in June. Compared to the same period last year, the rate is now 14 percent lower.

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