Norway

Norway's royal court announces 111% increase in electricity spending and delays in security project

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27th April 2022
The Norwegian royal court has released its annual spending report, and two surprising things were revealed. First, electricity bills have doubled, and second, the work on securing royal properties against terror attacks has been far more expensive than initially thought. Last year, the Norwegian royal house saw an increase of 111% in electricity costs compared to the previous year. For 2021…
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King Harald attends solidarity concert for Ukraine

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25th April 2022
King Harald of Norway has attended a solidarity and support concert for Ukraine at the Oslo Concert Hall. The ballet “Giselle” was performed by dancers from the Kyiv Grand Ballet from Ukraine. A packed concert hall, on April 22nd 2022, showed solidarity with…
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Crown Prince Haakon visits city close to the Russian border

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5th April 2022
The war in Ukraine continues to dominate. Crown Prince Haakon of Norway has visited the Norwegian city of Kirkenes, on the border with Russia, to meet the locals and hear how it feels to live close to the border with Russia after the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Kirkenes is located in Sør-Varanger municipality, which is the only municipality in Norway that borders Russia. The Crown…
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Queen Sonja meets Ukrainian refugees

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4th April 2022
Queen Sonja of Norway has met refugees from Ukraine at the aid organisation Caritas where she heard from women and children about fleeing their homes and feeling safe in Norway. The Queen met some Ukrainian children who have had to flee their homes, including Siuzanna…
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King Harald of Norway extends sick leave

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1st April 2022
King Harald of Norway has extended his sick leave after contracting COVID-19 last week. The King of Norway was scheduled to return to royal duties on Thursday, 21 March; however, this did not occur. The head of communications at the Norwegian Royal Court informed the…
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Crown Princess Mette Marit meets Ukrainian refugees in her own home municipality

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30th March 2022
Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway has met Ukrainian refugees who have arrived in her home municipality of Asker to welcome them and to find out more about how the area is working to facilitate the reception of many Ukrainian refugees in the future. In Asker, on March 25th 2022, the Crown Princess and Mayor Lene Conradi met two siblings who have been directly affected by the war – an…
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Crown Prince Haakon visits NATO exercise

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22nd March 2022
Uncertain times in Europe create the need for more military exercises. One of NATO’s largest military exercises in Norway is currently underway. It has been named Cold Respons. Crown Prince Haakon visited this exercise on March 21st 2022 and was clear in his message that NATO and Norway stand together. During a press conference during the visit the Crown Prince said: “One of the…
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