# norway to implement new tourist tax amid global overtourism concerns in a significant move to mitigate the effects of overtourism and enhance local infrastructure, norway plans to introduce a new tourist tax

**norway commits $940 million to strengthen ukrainian military capabilities** *oslo, norway—april 12, 2025* norway has stepped up its support for ukraine by pledging approximately 10 billion norwegian kroner, equivalent to about $937 million, aimed at training and equipping a ukrainian military brigade

# archaeological discovery suggests power structures in norway preceded viking age ## significant find at sem, norway archaeologists have made a groundbreaking discovery at a site in sem, eastern norway, where they excavated a longhouse believed to date back to the 3rd century

**new passport requirements for travelers to schengen countries** in a recent initiative aimed at improving border control and travel efficiency, spain, france, italy, portugal, greece, norway, switzerland, and iceland have implemented new passport regulations for tourists

# kaj's victory and the resurgence of swedish culture in finland **by ulla rajala, april 1, 2025** in a significant cultural moment for finland, the trio kaj has emerged victorious at the 2025 melodifestivalen with their song “bara bada bastu

# the importance of preserving princeton's russian program in estonia **by william aepli ’26 and astor lu ’26** **published: march 7, 2025** in a recent opinion piece, veronika kitsul called for the discontinuation of princeton university’s russian language program in estonia, suggesting that the university should refrain from sponsoring any initiatives in post-soviet states

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### uk and norway announce major drone assistance package for ukraine **april 11, 2025** – the united kingdom and norway have unveiled a substantial military aid package for ukraine, valued at approximately 450 million pounds, or about 590 million u

# vietnam-denmark relations: trade, investment, and business opportunities **april 11, 2025** **by arendse huld** **vietnam briefing** in recent years, vietnam and denmark have significantly strengthened their diplomatic ties, leading to increased collaboration across various sectors

# ukraine secures additional eur 10 million from lithuania for long-range weapons production **date: january 2, 2024** ukrainian defense minister rustem umerov has announced that lithuania will provide an additional eur 10 million to support the production of advanced long-range weaponry for ukraine

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# energiequelle to launch hydrogen project in oulu, finland **oulu, finland** - german energy company energiequelle, through its finnish subsidiary, has received planning approval from the city of oulu to initiate its first public hydrogen project in finland, dubbed the oulu green hydrogen park

# estonia passes law aimed at reducing russian orthodox church influence **tallinn, estonia** – in a significant legislative move, the estonian parliament has enacted a new law aimed at countering the influence of the russian orthodox church in the country

**kistos set for production boost from norwegian and uk assets** *11 april 2025* *russell searancke, oslo* kistos, a uk-based oil and gas company, is poised for a significant production boost, driven by its assets in norway and the uk

# norwegian startup 1x technologies aims to bring humanoid robots into homes **published on april 12, 2025, by pratyush thakur** in an ambitious move to redefine domestic helper roles, the norwegian robotics startup 1x technologies is focusing on developing fully autonomous bipedal robots designed for home use