Why do we Norwegians pay to hide everything from car tyres to hams in “hotels”? My piece for the Monocle…
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The rise and fall and rise of NOKIA
Remember Nokia? If you are of a certain age, you most probably once owned one of their mobile phones. But…
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The Norwegian who inveted salmon sushi
Sometimes people tell me to stop going on about how great Norway is. But… did you know that salmon sushi…
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Finnish Oulu kicks off its year as European Capital of Culture
We’re a few weeks into 2026, which means two new cities have taken on the mantle as European Capitals of…
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No future for Nobel Peace Prize-winner Machado?
What now for Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado? As Maduro was flown to New York to face charges,…
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Chess and fireworks – it’s a Norwegian Christmas story
On the last day of 2025, I join The Globalist on Monocle Radio to talk about why Norwegians are obsessed…
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Reindeer, Santa, snowmobiles – and fleeing millionaires. All in a day’s news from Norway
Why do millionaires keep fleeing Norway? And what happens if you are stuck on a train in the polar night…
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A dry, hot summer – catastrophic for European winemakers, a boon for British ones
Most of Europe has experienced an unusually hot and dry summer this year. For many winemakers, this has been a…
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Why Stoltenberg wants to ditch the Oil fund ethics committee
Norway’s vast oil fund’s investments are guided by adivce from an ethics committee, but now finance minister Jens Stoltenberg wants…
Read MoreCould China shut down Norway at the touch of a button?
It has emerged that Oslo’s Chinese electric buses can be remotely accessed and shut down by the manufacturer. Meanwhile, drones…
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