As heat and wildfires plague many parts of Europe, the desire for cooler climes is driving tourists to Nordic countries, prompting as much concern as celebration.

Norway’s election remains too close to call. The star power of Jens Stoltenberg, the former head of Nato who is now finance minister, appears to have given the centre-left an edge. He has called for a review of all Norwegian taxes, including wealth, after the September 8 vote. Many of the richest people across Europe will be paying attention.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, will exclude another six Israeli companies with connections to the West Bank and Gaza from its portfolio following an ethics review, it said on Monday.

Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund announced it is selling more Israeli companies in its latest move to address the public uproar over its investments linked to the war in Gaza.

As the late summer sun beat down on a national park in Norway, archaeologists trekked across the glacial landscape, scouring the surfaces exposed by melting ice. Something tucked between the rocks caught their attention. They carefully pulled the items out - and realized they'd found part of a Viking cargo net.

Norway's combined oil and gas production exceeded an official forecast by 3.9% in July, the Norwegian Offshore Directorate (NOD) said on Wednesday.

In 2010, a book came out in Norway that transformed the way people looked at paperless immigrants. The author, a 25-year-old Russian woman, fled North Ossetia as a child with her parents. They were never granted asylum, yet she managed to earn a university degree and eventually had to make a choice: continue living in hiding or face deportation.

The Norwegian football federation says it will spend profits from its upcoming World Cup qualifier against Israel on “saving lives in Gaza”.