Utoya reopens four years after massacre
Norwegian youths have been returning to Utoya island for the first summer camp since the deadly attacks by right-wing...
Author: lbevanger
Oslo’s Kooperativet – the radio version
Here’s a radio version of my original piece from Monocle Magazine about a group of organic food enthusiasts in Norway’s...
“Evolving” robots 3D-print their own parts
Artificial intelligence. It’s long been the stuff of science fiction, but it’s inching closer to becoming science fact. Around...
Trigger-unhappy: Norway’s police
Recent statistics show Norwegian police fired two shots in the whole of 2014, both of which were warning shots...
Iranian students vs Norway trial gets under way
One of the two Iranian students taking the Norwegian state to court over her expulsion from the country talks...
Oslo’s Kooperativet: Food to the people
How do you let city-dwellers with no outdoor space access the best of organic produce straight from the farmer’s...
Oslo’s bee highway creates a buzz
Where are all the bees going? Global bee populations keep falling, and the latest figures from the European Environment...
Iranian students take Norwegian state to court
Is Iran sending young people to western countries to learn how to make nuclear weapons? Well, Norway’s security police...
Fuelling the fire – Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg
Earlier this year I met Norway’s Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg for a chat, which resulted in this Q&A...
Pro boxing returns to Norway
What does Norway have in common with North Korea and Iran? Well, until recently you’d be a criminal if...