Ro! - News from Norway
Ro! - News from Norway is an English-language podcast covering current events and stories from Norway. Each episode explains not just what happened, but why it matters and how it connects back to life in Norway. The show is aimed at listeners who want Norwegian news with context that makes the country easier to understand.
Episoder
Ro! Nobel prize, budget and oil fund ethics
The Peace Prize skips the White House again, Norway’s budget slows down your Christmas cards, and an Oslo restaurant serves bear. Two weeks of Norwegian news in under ten minutes.Read moreNobel Peace Prizehttps://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2026/press-release/https://www.newsinenglish.no/2026/10/09/nobel-peace-prize-committee-hails-importance-of-international-law/https://www.newsinenglish
Ro! Royals get to work, glaciers melt and Epstein trouble
Ro! News from Norway | Week of Sept 28 to Oct 4, 2026A new king opens parliament for the first time, Norway's top politicians answer for their ties to Jeffrey Epstein, budget day approaches as interest rates climb, Northern Norway keeps its lifeline airports, train drivers escalate their strike, and Svalbard's glaciers retreat at record speed.In this episodeIntroKing Haakon VIII opens the
Ro! A final royal goodbye, a rate hike, and the King's Cup
This week: Norway says goodbye to Princess Astrid, who spent WWII in exile outside Washington, D.C. A rate hike lands on Norwegian kitchen tables, an oil nation plans to double its fuel reserves, and a sad follow-up from the coast. Plus a young chef who won one of the last trophies bearing King Harald's monogram.
Ro! The royals , stabbing in Bodø and Pølsa
This week: two royal funerals in a few weeks, four tourists missing off Norway's west coast, a telecom giant facing a class-action lawsuit from over 1,200 plaintiffs in Myanmar, a resolved stabbing case in Bodø, and a heartwarming story about a TV show that just won Norway's biggest disability-rights honor.The royal familySearch phrase: "King Haakon VIII Norway" / "King Hara
