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Norwegian police give go-ahead for autumn Pride parade

Police in Oslo say it will be possible for the Norwegian capital to arrange a Pride parade this autumn, media in the Nordic country reported on Friday.

Published: 12 August 2022 16:45 CEST
Norwegian police give go-ahead for autumn Pride parade
Pride flags in Oslo on 2018. Photo by Cecilie Johnsen on Unsplash

Oslo’s Police District chief of staff Harald Nilssen told newspaper Aftenposten that police believed it would be possible to go ahead with the festival later in 2022.

“Oslo Police District has a lot of experience with preparing different events. Most of the work is done in advance with dialogue and preventative work,” Nilssen said via email.

“In addition to this we allocate resources in accordance with what is needed,” the senior police officer also said in the mail to Aftenposten.

Earlier this week, the director of the Oslo Pride, Kristin Haugsevje, event said it was unclear whether a parade could take place this autumn due to the current threat level against the event.

Oslo Pride was cancelled on June 25th after a mass shooting in the centre of the city the night before in which two people were killed and 21 injured.

A subsequent LGBT solidarity event in Oslo was also cancelled over police fears of copycat attacks.

READ ALSO: Oslo shooting suspect remanded in custody for four weeks

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PROPERTY

Property prices in Norway to surge over the next few years 

House prices in Norway will skyrocket in the coming years. Prices in Oslo are expected to rise by more than 30 percent, according to a new forecast. 

Published: 12 April 2024 14:55 CEST
Property prices in Norway to surge over the next few years 

Property price increases of more than 25 percent in Norway’s largest cities are to be expected, according to forecasts from the economics consultancy Samfunnsøkonomisk Analyse. 

The figures, reported by public broadcaster NRK, predict that the average cost of a home in Norway will rise to 5.77 million kroner over the next three years. 

According to the latest figures from the industry organisation Real Estate Norway (Eindom Norge), the current price of a home in Norway is 4.58 million kroner. 

Meanwhile, the average cost of purchasing a place in Oslo is around 6.44 million kroner. However, by 2027, Oslo residents could have to pay up to 8.56 million kroner to get on the property ladder in the capital. 

READ ALSO: How much does an apartment in Norway cost?

Oslo will see the largest increase in prices, but all of Norway’s largest cities will see property prices increase by more than 25 percent. 

Properties in Stavanger will grow in value by around 29 percent, meanwhile buying a home in Trondheim is expected to be 26.8 percent more expensive. Homes in Bergen will increase in value by 26.2 percent, and getting on the property ladder will be 25.6 percent more expensive. Tromsø, in the Arctic Circle, will see property become 25.2 percent pricier. 

Real estate news publication, Estate Nyheter, reports that forecasted average price of 8.56 million kroner would be twelve times the average income in Norway. 

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