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Norway
What is happening there and why it matters.
So it makes sense
Norway is not in the European Union but is its most important gas supplier — since the cut-off from Russian deliveries it keeps the continent heated. It is also the country that manages the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund through its oil revenues, while working out what to do about the border behind which lies Russia.
- Who governs
- The prime minister is Jonas Gahr Støre. The country is going through a change on the throne: after the death of King Harald V his son Haakon succeeded him, and his wife Mette-Marit became queen. Ahead of the state funeral Norway temporarily reinstated border controls.
- Who opposes
- Norwegian politics is coalition-based, without a single dominant opposition force; the arguments are more about the oil fund, taxes, and how far to go in confronting Moscow. A sharp test was the seizure of a Russian research vessel near Svalbard, after which Russia summoned the Norwegian ambassador.
- Next election
- Parliamentary elections are held every four years, next in 2029.
Context verified 4. 9. 2026. We update it when the government changes or an election comes — the news below is live.
What Norwegian media say about themselves
last 5. 10. at 11:03-
Leader of Socialistickej ľavice Kirsti Bergstø is running for re-election — so after the election she remains at the head of the party
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Apartment prices fell by 0.7 percent in September — according to Eiendom Norge, that is, the first significant drop after months of growth
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Almost 239,000 Norwegians checked whether they had been registered in a religious community without their consent — The figure according to the Brønnøysund register after VG's exposé.
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Government admits the sale involving Røkke should not have been approved, but is not revoking the concession — The opposition demands the billion-kroner concession be revoked and an end to "benefits for Røkke".
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SV calls for a complete halt to data centres: "pull the emergency brake" — According to Statnett, 32 new data centres will connect next year.
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King Haakon cancels SIKT conference; his network was once described as a "democratic threat" — The then-Crown Prince drew criticism of the SIKT foundation at its founding.
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Government moves to ban Quranic schools that provide accommodation — Six years after the Storting's call for a ban, the government is starting to act; the cultural centre rejects the criticism.
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King opens 171st Storting; government promises in Speech from the Throne that people will have "better finances" — The ceremonial opening of parliament was accompanied by a government plan worth NOK 5.7 billion for digitalising the police, including drones and AI.
How the neighbours see it
mentions of the country in media of surrounding states-
A tanker and two cargo ships collided in Ålesund, no one was injured — Swedish media picked up the story; according to SVT, one of the ships was taking on water.
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Swedish expert: Putin could test NATO's solidarity right at Svalbard — Johan Huovinen from the Swedish Defence University sees Norwegian territory as one of the possible targets of pressure.
What happened
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