The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) confirmed that Andreas Schjelderup has received a visa to the USA, according to NFF chief Truls Dähli. Schjelderup was sentenced in November to 14 days of conditional imprisonment in Denmark for sharing a video with sexual content of persons under 18. According to multiple reports, he has a one-year probation period and avoids community service. Schjelderup admitted the crime on Instagram, stating he was 19 years old at the time and cooperated with Danish police.
According to multiple reports, Schjelderup has been in excellent form for Benfica and scored in the last league match. He has played ten international matches and in his last ten matches for Benfica has scored five goals and two assists. Schjelderup started four matches for Norway in World Cup qualifying without scoring, according to reports. Norway starts the World Cup against Iraq on June 16. It is not yet known whether Schjelderup will be selected for Norway's final World Cup squad.
Nordlandssykehuset (Nordland Hospital) is struggling to get its finances on track, with a deficit of 18.4 million kroner in March and an accumulated deficit of 37.8 million kroner so far in 2026, according to Avisa Nordland and an enterprise activity report. The red figures are mainly due to increased rental costs, settlements for guest patients, and higher medication costs, mostly in the cancer area, multiple reports said. The financial outlook for the hospital remains uncertain.
In the Tjeldsund accident trial, the prosecutor demanded 90 days in prison for the Indonesian driver charged in the January accident in which two women died, according to prosecutor Tor Børge Nordmo. The prosecution also requests that the accused lose his driving license in Norway for three years, multiple reports said. The defense will present its argument during the afternoon; the client does not admit guilt, according to reports. On Friday, the court will decide whether the accused, who has been in pre-trial detention for 12 weeks, can be released. Prosecutor Tor Børge Nordmo said the prosecution will recommend that the man be released from prison and will not request that he pay legal costs, according to reports. It remains to be seen what the court will decide regarding the driver's release and sentence.
Equinor and Vår Energi wanted to electrify the Grane and Balder oil and gas fields, but the license partners have now scrapped the project due to challenging economics, multiple reports said. The project had an estimated price tag of 31 billion kroner, according to EnergiWatch. The goal was to cut CO₂ emissions by about 365,000 tons per year, divided into 175,000 tons for Grane and 190,000 tons for Balder, according to reports.
A record number of people have applied for higher education this year, according to multiple reports. 5,651 applicants have chosen Nord University as their first priority in the Samordna opptak (coordinated admission), an increase of 600 from last year, which was the highest since 2018, according to a Nord University press release. Real estate brokerage, HR management, and nursing are among the most popular studies at Nord University, reports said. HR management is a brand new two-year online study with 40 spots and has received 1,407 applicants, according to reports.