Norway

Walruses are protected and as recently as last month officials said they hoped Freya would leave of her own accord and that euthanasia would be a last resort.

A mass shooting that left two dead and over a dozen injured in the Norwegian capital of Oslo late Friday is being investigated as a possible terrorist attack.

A gunman who opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district has killed two men and left more than 20 other people injured during the LGBTQ Pride festival in Norway’s capital. The Norwegian security service called the attack early Saturday an “Islamist terror act” and raised the country’s terror alert level from “moderate” to “extraordinary,” the highest level. A suspect was arrested....

Swedish retailer Ikea, known for the distinctive names of its flat-pack home products, wants to use the brand’s experience to help parents browsing the baby-naming department.

Luxembourg, one of the smallest countries in Europe, tops a new passport index that analyzes factors that affect global citizens.

A Marine from Leominster, Massachusetts, was one of four men killed when their U.S. Military aircraft crashed Friday night in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO training mission.

The U.S. Marine Corps has identified the four Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed Friday night in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise

Finland has been named the world’s happiest country for the fifth year in a row, according to an annual report.

Xpeng has started taking pre-orders for its P5 electric sedan in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden as it continues its aggressive European expansion.

Citing high vaccination rates and the mildness of most omicron infections, Europeans nations are dropping rules deemed no longer effective against Covid-19.  

Russian skiers are not welcome to compete in Norway.

Team USA places 4th in alpine skiing mixed team parallel at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Austria won gold, Germany won silver, and Norway won bronze.

We had brothers in arms — and on the podium together. Two athletes, a man and a woman, won four golds apiece. (Can you guess which country they represent?) We had sisters powering a relay team to gold and a last-minute steal to top the podium.

Norway has broken the record for most gold medals at a single Olympic Winter Games with 15.

Middle school students in Rye, New Hampshire, connected with kids halfway around the world after a miniature boat they launched more than a year ago washed ashore on a Norwegian island.

The medal count has Norway well in the lead — both in terms of overall medals and gold ones.

Joergen Graabak of Norway overcame a two-minute deficit to win gold in the Nordic combined individual large hill for his fifth career Olympic medal.

Norway won the gold medal in men’s speedskating team pursuit in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The ROC took the silver and the USA took the bronze.

China’s Su Yiming won gold in men’s snowboard big air final at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. USA’s Red Gerard placed 5th and Chris Corning placed 7th

A Norwegian biathlete who collapsed after crossing the finish line in the women’s 10-kilometer pursuit race will be heading home instead of competing again at the Beijing Olympics