Oslo

Moments

How to take an epic no-fly trip around Scandinavia by bus and train

Scandinavia is one of Europe’s most expensive destinations, but choosing the right transport can mean considerable savings.

11/11/2025

Norway

Norway votes in closely fought election with wealth tax in focus

Weeks of coalition negotiations are expected after the announcement of official results on Tuesday.

08/09/2025

Destinations

Why this UK holiday spot beats European favourites for slow travel

Cornwall’s peaceful beaches, dramatic natural landscape and range of cuisines has attracted more slow travellers in the last few years.

11/08/2025

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Procession in Oslo honouring Nobel Peace Prize winners

Three Japanese atomic bomb survivors have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Nihon Hidankyo, an organisation that campaigns against nuclear weapons.

11/12/2024

Norway

Four injured after derailed tram crashes into a shop in central Oslo

Police said everyone was treated at the scene, but no one had serious injuries. The four-story building was later evacuated to check for structural damage.

29/10/2024

Culture news

Rosana Paulino receives Munch Museum's artistic freedom award

Home to the world's largest collection of works by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, the museum aims to pay tribute to his legacy of promoting "artistic expression" and creative freedom.

28/10/2024

Eco-Innovation

The view from the world's biggest vertical solar rooftop

Vertical solar panels are proving to be a new solution for northern regions, yielding 20 per cent more energy than traditional panels.

08/10/2024

Radio Schuman

Von der Leyen's Commission roll call stirs mixed reactions

Ursula von der Leyen presented her list of Commissioners to the press on Tuesday, featuring six executive vice-presidents, four of whom are women, many important job titles given to Eastern European and Baltic countries, and some new portfolios like the Mediterranean, housing and animal welfare.

18/09/2024

Europe News

Norway's LGBTQ community party at the Pride parade in Oslo

According to the Brussels-based NGO ILGA-Europe, Norway this year ranks the 8th best state in Europe for the LGBTQ community.

30/06/2024

Art

'Paintings on Paper': A riveting new Rothko exhibition opens in Norway

While best known for his large-scale rectangular colour fields, a new exhibition in Oslo highlights Rothko's more than 1,000 paintings on paper.

16/05/2024

Norway

Oslo gay pride shooting suspect pleads not guilty in court

Two people were killed and nine others suffered gunshot wounds in the 2022 attack.

13/03/2024

The Cube

Was Oslo paralysed after all electric buses broke down in the cold?

It’s been dubbed a “green failure”... Multiple social media users and certain tabloids have been sharing the news that Oslo’s new fleet of electric buses has all stopped working due to freezing temperatures. But what really happened?

30/12/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: Munch's 'The Scream' is stolen in broad daylight

On this day 19 years ago, one of the most iconic paintings of all time was stolen in broad daylight from an Oslo museum.

22/08/2023

World News

Copenhagen and Oslo top list of cities fighting air pollution

The cities were ranked on measures like EV charging points and bike schemes.

07/07/2023

Business Planet

How can public spending by a city drive sustainable innovation?

In partnership with The European Commission

In this latest episode of Business Planet, we discover how local authorities in Oslo are using public procurement to decarbonise the capital's construction sites.

04/04/2023

Travel News

This European airline has cancelled all flights after going bust

The airline says weak financial markets and uncertainty over demand for air travel left it cash-strapped.

01/02/2023