Salmon exports drop after US tariffs kick in, far right wins school election, summer among Norway’s ten hottest and more news this Wednesday.
Salmon exports down after US tariffs take effect
The value of salmon exports was down by 15 percent in August compared to August 2024, the Norwegian Seafood Council said in a statement.
A possible cause of the decline could be the introduction by the United States last month of a new 15 percent tariff on fish imported from Norway.
The CEO of the Norwegian Seafood Council, Christian Chramer, said in the statement that Norwegian producers have reported increased competition in the salmon industry in the US.
Far-right party takes win in school elections
Conservative parties took an overall win in Norway’s skolevalg or school elections for students in further education, with the far-right Progress Party the largest party with 26 percent of votes, broadcaster NRK reports.
The result is a 12.1 increase in the vote share for the national conservative party and its best ever result in a youth election.
The second-largest vote share went to the Conservatives (Høyre) with 19.7 percent, which is a 6.1 percent improvement.
Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s Labour party received 17.1 percent of votes, more than 6 percent less than it got four years ago.
The skolevalg is a nationwide mock election held in upper secondary schools before parliamentary or local elections, giving students experience with democracy and showing youth political trends.
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Summer 2025 was among Norway’s ten hottest ever
The average temperature in Norway this summer was 1.1 degrees Celsius over the normal for the season, making it one of the ten hottest the country has seen, according to new data from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
“This summer in mainland Norway will be remembered first and foremost for the heatwave in July,” climate researcher Jostein Mamen said to NRK.
The highest temperature of the summer, 34.9 degrees, was recorded in Trøndelag. The coldest was 5.9 degrees below zero, measured on the Juvvasshøi mountain on June 9th.
Son of princess to go on trial in February
Marius Borg Høiby, son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, will go on trial in February accused of raping four women, an Oslo court said yesterday, a case that could see him jailed for up to 10 years.
Høiby was charged on August 18th with four rapes and 28 other crimes, including acts of violence against ex-girlfriends.
Seven women are listed as victims in the case, four of them of rapes, including one of Hoiby’s ex-girlfriends, Nora Haukland, and glamour model and pop singer Linni Meister.
The trial will take place in the Oslo district court from February 3rd until March 13th, the court said.