The pair were believed to be on a snowmobile like these ones. Photo: TT

Missing man and girl rescued from mountain

UPDATED: A father and his eleven-year-old daughter who went missing in temperatures of -19C in west Sweden, on the border with Norway, have been rescued. READ

Paris terror attacks

In the midst of the dramatic week in France, a post on a French website allegedly warned that Denmark and Norway are the next targets. Photo: AFP/MARTIN BUREAU/Scanpix

Threat against Denmark and Norway reported

In the aftermath of the terror attacks in Paris, a French website reportedly carried a warning that Denmark and Norway would be next. READ

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Storm strands ferry for over 24 hours

Powerful storms kept a passenger ferry from docking in Bergen as planned, leaving it sailing back and forth amongst the fjords. READ

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Strong Nordic economies face threat in 2015

Sweden and Norway's economies may have outperformed the rest of Europe since the financial crisis, but a leading bank in the region has warned that they are under threat. READ 3 comments

Terror attacks in Paris

PST chief Benedicte Bjørnland. Photo: Terje Bendiksby/NTB Scanpix

Norway security service: No change in threat level

Norway's terror threat level remains unchanged after the attacks in France that have so far left 13 people dead, the country's security service (PST) said on Thursday. READ

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Norway prodigy closes in on Madrid deal: report

Football prodigy Martin Ødegaard, one of the most hunted players in Europe's winter transfer market, is set for a move to Real Madrid, according to a Norwegian press report. READ

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Sick pilot forces Paris-Norway flight return

An Air France plane flying from Paris to the Norwegian city of Stavanger had to turn back mid-way Tuesday after the captain fell ill, an airport source said. READ

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Hearty Norwegians hit the gym at Christmas

Norwegians have a reputation for being fitness freaks - and many plan to keep up their good habits over Christmas, a new survey shows, with one in five planning to hit the gym. READ

Casey and Jean Kasem, pictured at the 1993 Emmy Awards. Photo by Alan Light

US radio star buried in Oslo after family row

American radio legend Casey Kasem was buried last week in Oslo, six months after his death, it has emerged. The burial followed a long and bitter dispute between his widow and his children over the cause of his death. READ

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'Slave-like' conditions revealed in car washes

Many workers in Norwegian car washes work in “slave-like” conditions, with illegal activity such as human trafficking and illegal immigration found in 90 percent of establishments, official inspections have shown. READ 6 comments

Features

Interview

What makes Norwegians happy? Photo: Shutterstock

The key to happiness: pain, politics and poverty

Long, dark winter nights, the government getting you down, and Christmas bringing an endless cycle of shopping and debt? Well, latest research reveals suffering, bad politicians, and money problems can actually make you happier. The Local meets Professor Joar Vittersø of the Arctic University in Tromsø, who explains why being happy is more about sufferance than smiles. READ

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Royal reasons why Norway is the world's best 'kingdom'. File photo of a king: Shutterstock

Ten reasons why Norway is king of the world

Norway has more than just government wealth making it officially the most prosperous country in the world. But The Local discovers it's far more than just oil money making this Nordic nation a world-beater. READ 5 comments

Explore Norway

10 best places to visit in North Norway this winter

Northern Norway this month made the Lonely Planet's Top 5 list for best regions for travellers to go to in 2015. The Local takes a tour of one of Europe's most scenic destinations and reveals some of the coolest places to see and things to do in the Arctic Circle and beyond. READ

Interview

Meet Norway's raining kings of fashion

The design duo behind Norwegian Rain, Norway's award-winning fashion brand, tell The Local how making rainwear that is both functional and stylish is not all grey skies. READ

Feature

Interview: Helene Meldahl, selfie artist

Helene Meldahl is a Norwegian artist who became famous after her unique style of selfie mirror art made her an internet phenomena. The Local asked the multi-media maverick to reflect a little and 'selfie' analyse her work. READ

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Breivik's lawyer Geir Lippestad, who says Brevik has appealed the decision (library photo). Photo: Peder Gjersøe/NTB scanpix

Breivik's letters seized over terror fears

Norway's prison authorities said Monday they had seized over 200 letters from mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik to prevent him from setting up a network outside jail. READ 13 comments

Linda Alzaghari says Norway needs to act more quickly. Photo: Anette Karlsen / NTB scanpix

Norway 'too slow' to tackle extremism: report

Norway is acting too slowly against radicalization and violent extremism as more and more people from Norway head off to war in the Middle East, a new report has warned. READ 5 comments

The judges in the Court of Appeal on Thursday. Photo: Torstein Bøe/NTB scanpix

Housemaid jailed for killing boss over will

A Norwegian housemaid who was set to inherit a fortune from her millionaire employer has lost her appeal against her conviction for his murder. READ 3 comments

Mads Gilbert pictured in November. Photo: Håkon Mosvold Larsen / NTB scanpix

Gaza doc named Norway's person of year

A outspoken Norwegian doctor whose efforts to treat Palestinians wounded in the Gaza conflict garnered worldwide attention has been named person of the year by the country’s largest tabloid, Verdens Gang (VG). READ 36 comments

SAS profits took a dive in the fourth quarter. Photo: TT

SAS to slash costs as profits nosedive

Troubled Scandinavian airline SAS reported a sharp fall in net profits for the fourth quarter on Thursday and announced further cost-cutting measures to meet increasing competition from budget airlines. READ

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Prostitute beats off taxman in Oslo court

A prostitute won a landmark victory against police in an Oslo court on Wednesday, when it ruled that police were wrong to claim taxes for the money she had made selling sex in the Norwegian capital. READ 5 comments

Solberg addresses the press conference. Photo: Terje Pedersen/NTB scanpix

Solberg: the fight for freedom isn't won

Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg placed her focus on the international security situation at her traditional six-monthly press conference on Wednesday, and condemned Tuesday’s Taliban attack on a school in Pakistan. READ 4 comments

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Rwandan man guilty of genocide: Norway court

A Norwegian court has convicted a Rwandan man of involvement in the killings of 2,000 people during the 1994 genocide in the central African country. READ

George Tsunis speaking to the US senate earlier this year. Source: Screen Grab

Future Norway envoy withdraws candidacy

A much-maligned businessman nominated by US President Barack Obama to be ambassador to Norway has withdrawn his candidacy, saying: "It is over." READ

Norway is the world's biggest producer of farmed salmon. Photo: Terje Maroy/Scanpix/AFP

Norwegian farmed salmon is safe: report

Farmed Norwegian salmon - repeatedly criticized for its supposed effects on health - can be safely eaten even by pregnant women, a new report by experts said on Monday. READ 2 comments

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Sabina (L) and Samra (R), different teen girls who went missing in April. Photo: APA/Interpol

Teen girls arrested for Isis 'wife offer'

Two more teenage girls, this time from Salzburg and Upper Austria, were arrested in their homes on Saturday after attempting to join the terrorist group Isis. READ

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Madonna leaves her mark on Swiss holiday

Pop star Madonna made her mark in more ways than one during her recent holiday stay in the Swiss Alps. READ

Anti-Islam protestors outside Berlin town hall. Photo: DPA

PEGIDA expects record rally on terror fears

Germany's new anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement plans to rally again on Monday, with analysts expecting its ranks to swell by thousands following this week's bloody jihadist violence in France. READ

Broadcaster DR spent six months inside the controversial Aarhus mosque. Photo: DR1

Danish mosque doubles down on Isis support

In a newly-aired documentary, leaders of the Grimhøj Mosque said that they want to see Isis win, that a Danish suicide bomber is a hero and that they do not believe in democracy. READ

The Kouachi brothers, Cherif (left) and Said, who are wanted for the killings at Charlie Hebdo's offices on Wednesday. Photo: French Police

Spain tightens security after Paris attack

UPDATED: Spain upgraded its anti-terrorist security level a notch on Wednesday, hours after an attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. READ

Paris Terror Attacks

Hostages are rushed away from the scene of the Kosher store in the east of Paris. Four died in the siege. Photo: AFP

RECAP: Gunmen 'coordinated' attacks

Counter-terrorist police in France stormed a printworks and a Jewish supermarket Friday, killing two brothers wanted for the Charlie Hebdo massacre and an accomplice who took hostages at a Jewish supermarket in Paris, in two separate sieges. READ

The construction of new mosques has been banned in Padua. Photo: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP

New mosque ban in Padua after Paris attacks

The mayor of Padua has said that no more permits will be granted for the construction of mosques in the northern Italian city in the wake of the shooting at the offices of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical magazine, in Paris on Wednesday. READ