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Three tram conductors stabbed in Oslo

Two men have been arrested in connection with the stabbings of three conductors on board an Oslo tram on Thursday morning.

Three tram conductors stabbed in Oslo
Photo: Berit Roald/Scanpix

None of the three transport workers – two men and a woman – was seriously wounded in the attack.

“It was during a routine ticket check on tram number 13 to Jar that three of our employees were knifed,” said Cato Asperud, spokesman for transport firm Ruter.

Police were notified of the attack at Solli Plass by the driver of the tram at 10.30am.

“Three people have been injured, but none of the injuries are serious or life-threatening,” said police investigator Oddleif Sveinungsen to news agency NTB.

Police arrested one suspect as soon as they arrived at the scene. A second man turned himself in at the central police station at 1pm.

 “We don’t know if one or both are responsible for the stabbings. We don’t yet know for certain who did what,” said police investigator Per Olav Utgård.

Police were conducting background checks on the suspects on Thursday afternoon and could not yet say whether they had previous criminal records.

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Rental prices in Norway’s biggest cities continue to rise

The cost of renting in Norway's four largest cities rose overall during the third quarter, with prices up six percent this year, figures from Real Estate Norway show. 

Rental prices in Norway's biggest cities continue to rise

A sharp increase in rent prices in Norway continued throughout the third quarter, figures from Real Estate Norway (Eiendom Norge) released on Tuesday show. 

“Real Estate Norway’s rental housing price statistics show a historically strong rise in rental housing prices in Norway in the third quarter,” Henning Lauridsen, CEO of Real Estate Norway, stated in a report on the latest figures. 

Growth was most robust in Stavanger and Oslo, according to Real Estate Norway. 

“The strong growth in rental prices we have seen in the wake of the pandemic continued in the third quarter, and it is particularly in the Stavanger region and in Oslo that the growth in rental prices is strong,” Lauridsen said. 

Stavanger and nearby Sandnes saw the largest price increases, with the cost of renting there increasing by 4.7 percent during the third quarter. During the same period, rents in Oslo increased by 2.5 percent, while a marginal 0.3 percent rise was recorded in Trondheim. 

While the cost of renting in Norway’s four largest cities overall increased by 2 percent, rental prices in Bergen declined. There, rents fell by 2.5 percent in the third quarter.

Lauridsen said that the increase in rental prices was likely to continue due to several factors. High inflation, interest rates, increased taxes on rental properties and a low supply of homes on the market all contributed to increasing rents. 

However, he did note that the supply of rental homes on the market had increased in Trondheim and Oslo since the summer. 

Lauridsen said that the least well-off financially were being hit hardest by rent rises. Previously, the Norwegian government has informed The Local that it will not introduce a temporary cap on rent increases. 

READ MORE: Norway’s government rules out a temporary rent cap

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