As the rest of Europe and in the world, Norway continued to be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and Deltacron hybrid variant, but much less so than in January 2020 and February 2022. The 2021–2023 inflation surge led to increased prices on many goods.
20 May – Three people are wounded, one critically, in a stabbing attack in Uvdal and Nore, Norway. Police say that the attack was due to a domestic dispute between the perpetrator and his wife.
31 May – Monkey pox detected for the first time in Norway.
June
1 June –
Parliament votes against a proposal to give 16-year-olds voting rights in municipal and county council elections.
The Storting votes against a proposal to amend the Constitution by opening up for a republic in Norway.
2 June –
Peggy Hessen Følsvik is elected as LO leader for three years, after she has been acting leader since March 2022.
Parliament adopts a defense agreement with the United States, where it establishes "agreed areas" at Rygge, Sola and Evenes Air Station, and at Ramsund Naval Station. In these areas, can the US establish military infrastructure, after approval by Norway. The infrastructure will become Norwegian property.
LO's congress decides to work for an international boycott of Israel.
The Cause of Death Registry reports 241 deaths of overdose for 2021, the lowest number since 2013.
10 June –
The government decided to terminate the contract for the Norwegian Defense' 14 NH90 helicopters, deliver back the helicopters that have been delivered, and claim back NOK 5 billion from the supplier because the delivery is delayed.
The Norwegian Parliament decided that the counties of Viken, Vestfold and Telemark and Troms and Finnmark, as well as Ålesund municipality, will be split up from 1 January 2024.
15 June –
Electric scooters are reclassified from "bicycle" to "motor vehicle", and thus gets a alcohol limit of 0.2, an age limit of 12 years and a helmet requirement for children under the age of 15.
A major data attack (denial of service attack) affected many Norwegian websites, such as Altinn, ID-porten, NRK, Politiet, Arbeidstilsynet and NAV. The attack was early on linked to a Russian hacker group, Killnet.
July
1 July –
Ferry crossings with less than 100,000 passengers per year (52 county road ferries and seven national road ferries) will be free to use.
Svalbard: The government introduces a requirement of 3 years residence in Norway to have the right to vote in the Longyearbyen Local Government, and to be eligible for election in the Local Government. The requirement goes to persons who are not Norwegian citizens.
5 July –
Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt formally signed Norway's approval of Finland and Sweden's applications for membership in NATO.
6 July –
A new data attack (DDoS) affects several Norwegian newspapers, such as VG, Bergens Tidende, Aftenposten and Stavanger Aftenblad, which experienced a few hours with instability due to this.
22 July –
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration reports 63 deaths in traffic in Norway in the first half of the year, a doubling from the same period in 2021, the number was 31.
Norway raises its "emergency preparedness" in response to sightings of "unidentified drones" near its offshore oil and gas facilities in the North Sea, and is coordinating with its armed forces, police, and oil and gas industry operators, according to energy minister Terje Aasland.
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