Nikita Haikin, the goalkeeper for Norwegian football club Bodø/Glimt, has been found to have reported significantly lower assets in his Norwegian tax returns on multiple occasions, according to VG. The Norwegian Tax Administration believes Haikin had a taxable wealth of 15.3 million kroner in 2022, over 14 million more than he himself reported. The tax authority has corrected his wealth figures for several years between 2020 and 2023. According to NRK Nordland, Haikin acknowledged that at one point he had higher wealth than Norwegian authorities were aware of and that he received additional tax at least once. VG reports that Haikin has controlled companies abroad, including in the British Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands, both before and after he came to Norway. Additionally, Haikin was recently granted Norwegian citizenship after expedited processing at the request of the Norwegian Football Federation, prioritized ahead of over 11,000 others in the queue. According to NRK Nordland, Haikin stated that since 2019 he has lived, worked and paid tax in Norway.
In Nordland, police had many assignments related to violence and unrest on the night leading to Sunday. Operations manager Tommy Bech stated that fine weather may have led to more people in town and thus more disorder and fights. Most trouble was in Bodø. At the venue Dama di in Bodø, a person is said to have been subjected to violence just after 01:00, with the victim likely suffering a broken nose after a blow to the face. There are said to have been two perpetrators who attacked the victim. The police had seven people in custody during the night. At 01:26, police received a report of trouble in Fauske, where one person was banned from the city center after being heavily intoxicated and refusing to leave Orlando. Police also responded to the venue Hundholmen in Bodø, where one person was reported for disorderly conduct. Around 02:45, there was again trouble in Bodø, and one person was banned from the city center after a fight between two parties. In Rana on Helgeland, there were two violent incidents: at Saga Pub, a person is said to have been subjected to violence, receiving blows to the head but not needing medical attention. Police and ambulance responded to Jernbanegata/Ole Tobias Olsens gate after a report of a person who had been knocked down and was unconscious; several young people were at the scene. The person who had been knocked down was contactable and taken care of by the ambulance, while the perpetrator was placed in custody due to intoxication. In Narvik, two people were banned from the city center due to intoxication. The police in Nordland also reported several grass fires over the weekend.
In Møre og Romsdal, police used pepper spray after responding to a threatening situation in Ålesund on the night leading to Sunday. A woman is said to have stood in the middle of the roadway while holding a knife. Four people are said to have been involved in a violent incident at a hotel, but no one was injured, and one person was reported for disorderly conduct. In Molde, police received a report of a violent incident at a venue; no one was injured, but one person was banned. One person was taken to custody due to intoxication. Four people are said to have been involved in a brawl, but police only found three, and one person received a minor cut to the face. Police banned a man from an event in Haram due to acting out. In Kristiansund, there was party noise from a private address throughout the night. Operations manager Espen Andreassen said that there were a number of order assignments, but not more than usual on a night leading to Sunday. In Finnmark, on Saturday evening, police responded to an address in Alta after a report that someone was throwing stones from a roof terrace on a six-story building. A ten-year-old boy admitted to the stone throwing, and it is said to have been luck that no one was hit. The patrol had a serious talk with the boy and followed up by contacting parents. In Hammerfest, a man was banned from the city center just before 04:00 due to bad behavior; he was told what it would mean to break the order but did not leave, and a case has been opened. Around 04:30, police reported that a person in Sør-Varanger was presented for necessary testing on suspicion of drug-impaired driving; the car key was taken into custody and a case opened. Just before 06:00, a man in Vadsø was arrested after a report of violence; the police patrol was met by an acting-out, drug-impaired person who threatened with a baseball bat. The man has been arrested, presented for testing, and is in custody awaiting questioning.
On the night leading to Sunday, seven people—six men and one woman—were reported for driving under the influence on an e-scooter in Ålesund, all according to police under 25 years old. Operations manager Espen Andreassen said that it may have something to do with e-scooters being more accessible than before, noting that it is only a week and a half since rental of e-scooters started in the city. Last week, police reminded that the alcohol limit also applies to e-scooters. Karl Jonas Volden, head of duty and preparedness at the police in Ålesund, said that driving under the influence can be dangerous. In Molde, a man in his 20s was reported for driving an e-scooter under the influence.
In other traffic incidents in Møre og Romsdal, in Ørsta, a police patrol stopped a vehicle after a passenger is said to have hung out of the window while driving; the passenger received a fine for not wearing a seatbelt. A driver was banned due to loud music while driving. In Sykkylven, a person had their driver's license confiscated after being clocked at 127 km/h in an 80 km/h zone, and the person admitted to the offense at the scene.
Additional police incidents include in Kiruna, Sweden, where there was trouble outdoors and a man was assaulted. In Luleå, an assault occurred where a man in his 20s is said to have become violent. Police had some party trouble to deal with on the night leading to Saturday. In Vestnes, police responded after a report of a brawl where two people are said to have been involved; one person was taken to the emergency room for a check but did not appear seriously injured. In Ålesund, there have been several cases of disorderly conduct, including one person who tried to get into a car that was not his and refused to leave; the man was banned from the city center.
In sports, the Øksil women's volleyball team won bronze in the weekend's playoff finals, according to multiple reports. Marianne Loftesnes and Ragni Steen Knudsen were selected for the all-star team, and Ragni Steen Knudsen received the award for most valuable player this season. Oskar Gabrielsen received the award for best breakthrough in the elite series and young player of the year.
In Lofoten, the MDG and the Labour Party argue that a better bus service will lead to fewer accidents on the roads. Tourists themselves and the police have expressed concern about the increasing number of tourists on the roads in Lofoten in winter. Vidar Thom Benjaminsen, mayor of Vågan, has since February believed that more bus departures will lead to fewer foreign tourists on the slippery roads. However, Richard Dagsvik (Frp), county councilor for transport, was clear that this is not something the county council will prioritize. Håkon Møller in MDG stated that the county councilor creates an artificial contradiction and that the public transport service can be strengthened in a way that benefits everyone.