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TOURISM

Sweden exceeds new virus case limit to allow unrestricted travel

The Nomad Today 9/13/20

The neighboring country has already exceeded the new threshold of 25 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the past two weeks imposed by the government to be able to travel to Finland without…

Helsinki-airport-plane-Finnair-by-Finavia

Tourism

TOURISM

Finland to relax travel restrictions for more countries

The Nomad Today 9/11/20

Travel to Finland without the need for self-quarantine will be allowed from countries where the incidence of the virus is up to 25 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous…

World

Norway arrests man suspected of link to terrorist attack in Paris

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/9/20

In 1982, four assailants threw a hand grenade and then opened fire with automatic rifles on employees and guests at a Jewish restaurant . The attack has been blamed on the Abu Nidal…

09 September 2020, Greece, Lesbos: Smoke rises in Moria refugee camp on the north-eastern Aegean island of Lesbos. A huge fire has almost completely destroyed the camp, home to thousands of migrants living in already dire conditions, dialing up the pressure on European countries to respond to the crisis. Photo: Arne Büttner/dpa.

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ASYLUM SEEKERS

Huge fire destroys Europe's largest refugee camp

The Nomad Today 9/9/20

Located in the island of Lesbos, Moria is infamously overcrowded. Thousands of people lived there in woeful conditions, sometimes in huts or under plastic sheeting. Norway's government has…

29 August 2020, Norway, Oslo: People take part in a protest under the motto SIAN, or "Stop the Islamization of Norway". Photo: Jil Yngland/dpa.

World

Norwegian premier defends freedom of speech after anti-Islam rally

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/1/20

Erna Solberg's remarks came the day after Turkey criticized the SIAN protest.

30 August 2020, Norway, Oslo: Rescue workers stand at the scene, where at least 24 people, mainly young people, were taken to hospital with suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after attending a party in an underground bunker. Photo: Geir Olsen/dpa

World

Police file first charges in carbon monoxide poisoning at Oslo party

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/31/20

Up to 200 people reportedly attended the party, according to Oslo police.

World

DIZZY AND INCOHERENT

25 in hospital over suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in Oslo

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/30/20

They were attending a party in an underground bunker.

29 August 2020, Norway, Oslo: People take part in a protest against a rally of opponents of Islamization. Photo: Jil Yngland/dpa.

World

FEAR OF VIOLENCE

Norway police use tear gas after tensions surge at anti-Islam rally

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/29/20

Tensions surged among the several hundred counter-protesters when a female member of SIAN ripped pages from the Koran and spat on them.

27 August 2020, Norway, Oslo: Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide (R) greets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi prior to their meeting. Photo: Heiko Junge/dpa.

World

China's foreign minister makes rare visit to Norway

The Nomad Today/dpa 8/28/20

About 100 people demonstrated in Oslo Thursday afternoon to protest China's approach to human rights.

A view of the center of Oslo. Photo: Foreigner.fi/File photo.

Tourism

Tourists who rushed back to Norway fail to escape new quarantine rule

The Nomad Today 8/10/20

The flight landed 1 minute past midnight and the passengers must go into quarantine, authorities said.

Norway, Tromso: The MS Roald Amundsen cruise ship, operated by Norway's Hurtigruten line, arrives at port in Tromso. Four crew members working on the ship have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the company said on Friday. Photo: Hinrich Bäsemann/dpa

Tourism

Norway bans cruises with more than 100 people after virus outbreak

The Nomad Today 8/4/20

Passengers and crew would not be allowed to leave the vessel until the final destination.

Coronavirus

Thirty-three people infected on virus-hit Norwegian cruise ship

The Nomad Today 8/1/20

All of the ship's passengers have now disembarked. Reportedly, 380 people had been on board in the past three weeks.

Coronavirus

France advises against travel to Catalonia due to virus resurgence

The Nomad Today 7/24/20

Norway reintroduces self-isolation for tourists returning from Spain.

Norway, Sarpsborg: Police officers work at a crime scene where three women were stabbed late Tuesday night, police have arrested a perpetrator. One of the victims has been confirmed dead and one is critically injured. Photo: Fredrik Hagen/NTB/dpa

World

One woman dead, two others injured after Norway stabbing spree

The Nomad Today 7/16/20

One of the victims recognized the attacker, who was then arrested at his home.

Tourism

Norway allows more leisure travel to and from Europe

The Nomad Today 7/10/20

Three southern regions in neighbouring Sweden were also exempt from self-isolation rules, the government said, citing improved coronavirus infection rates.

Tourism

Denmark and Norway to allow more tourists, except Swedes

The Nomad Today 6/26/20

The list of countries would be updated regularly.

Video

Border reopening under midnight sun in Lapland

The Nomad Today 6/18/20

Reopening the border has some peculiarities in the remote lands of the Arctic Circle, where daylight shines 24 hours a day. On Monday 15 June at 00:00, a Finnish border guard officer dismantles a…

Tourism

TOURISM

Norway to reopen its border to tourists from Finland

The Nomad Today 6/12/20

The decision of the governments of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland to exclude Sweden from the 'travel bubble' of the Nordic countries has upset the authorities in Stockholm.

error suspect Philip Manshaus (C) flashes the Nazi salute during his trial on charges of carrying out the Baerum mosque mass shooting on August 10, 2019. On June 11, 2020, he was found guilty of the shooting and sentenced to 21 years of "preventive detention," with the court saying he should serve at least 14 years. Photo: Heiko Junge/NTB scanpix/dpa

World

Norway orders 21 years of 'preventive detention' for mosque attacker

The Nomad Today 6/11/20

During the trial, Philip Manshaus made racist, Islamophobic and far-right statements. He said he only regretted he hadn't planned the attack better. He was also convicted of…

Government-ministers-Ohisalo-Haavisto-Kosonen-Haarakka-by-Finnish-Government

Tourism

TOURISM

Finland to lift travel restrictions to Norway, Denmark, Iceland and the Baltic states

The Nomad Today 6/11/20

Travelers arriving from these countries will no longer be requested to stay isolated for 2 weeks. Restrictions at the Schengen external border will remain in force until at least July 14.