Jernbanetorget metro station closed, the hottest day of 2025, the war on pink salmon, and other news from Norway on Friday.
Jernbanetorget metro station closed on Friday morning.
Anyone still left in Oslo over the summer faced disruption on Friday morning as the Jernbanetorget metro station, crucial for anyone arriving by train in Oslo and hoping to go anywhere else in the city, was completely shut down.
All entrances were blocked due to an electrical fault discovered overnight.
“We’re working to fix the issue and will reopen as soon as possible,” Ruter spokesperson Eilif Swensen told NRK. No estimated reopening time has been given.
Norway records hottest day so far this year
Frosta in Trøndelag recorded a scorching 34.9 degrees at 4pm on Thursday, making it the hottest day of the year in Norway so far. But it was still short of 35.6C, Norway’s national record set in Nesbyen in 1970.
Thursday’s high was confirmed to NRK by Solsvik Vågane, a meteorologist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (Met). By 5pm, temperatures has dipped slightly to 34.7°C, but meteorologists kept monitoring the situation until 6pm.
“There are still some places where the temperature could rise a little,” meteorologist Linda Kleppe told NRK. “It will probably remain the warmest temperature of the day unless something very unusual happens.”
Here are the hottest temperatures on Thursday:
- Frosta: 34.9°C
- Marstein (Møre og Romsdal): 34.5°C
- Værnes: 34.5°C
- Namsos: 34°C
- Hitra & Åfjord: 33.7°C
Advertisement
New trap catches double as many invasive pink salmon
The new trap set up in the Tana River to catch some of the pink salmon who invaded Norway’s rivers in recent years.
The pacific salmon, which was introduced to rivers on Russia’s Kola Peninsular in the 1950s, has been growing sharply in numbers, leading Norway’s then-environment minister Espen Barth Eide to declare war on the fish in 2023.
“The Tana River has high potential for humpback salmon reproduction, so this is a crucial step,” said Hilde Singsaas, director of Norway’s environment agency.
So far this year, around 29,000 humpback salmon have been caught — mostly in Finnmark. In comparison, the 2023 invasion saw nearly 580,000 enter Norwegian rivers and coastlines.
Drangedal forest fire ‘under control’
A forest fire that broke out in Drangedal, southern Norway, on Thursday afternoon is now under control, rescue services said on Thursday evening.
The blaze, believed to be started by lightning, spread across an estimated 6 hectares, about ten football fields, of steep, forested terrain.
“We’ll be working through the night,” said emergency manager Knut Jarle Sørdalen. A firefighting helicopter is assisting due to limited water access in the area.
No homes or cabins are currently at risk.
Oil Fund CEO repays travel expenses
Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norway’s Oil Fund, has repaid 233,000 kroner in travel expenses for trips to Singapore, London, California and India that shouldn’t have been covered.
“When mistakes are made, I take full responsibility,” Tangen told Dagens Næringsliv. “I deeply regret that this happened.”
New control measures have reportedly been put in place to avoid similar issues.