Norway

Two metal detectorists found 19 silver coins in a field near Rena on April 10, 2026. Within days, archaeologists had recovered more than 3,000, surpassing a record that had stood since 1836.

British and Norwegian forces tracked an Akula-class attack submarine and two GUGI deep-sea research vessels operating near critical undersea cable infrastructure north of the UK for over a month before the Russian fleet withdrew.

Norwegian startup Flocean is set to begin commercial operations at its Mongstad subsea desalination facility in 2026, using natural deep-sea pressure to cut energy consumption by up to 50 percent compared to conventional land-based plants.

Norwegian startup Flocean is preparing to launch Flocean One, the world's first commercial subsea desalination plant, at Mongstad in Q2 2026, using deep-ocean pressure to cut energy use by up to 50 percent.