Rally Against Proposed Explosives Plant

The latest news from Akershus over the past 48 hours has been dominated by a mobilization against a proposed explosives plant in Hurum, in Akershus county. A young entrepreneur from Romerike is also making waves, and Budstikka revisits the golden age of Fornebu Airport, in Bærum. The weekend’s odd news is featured at the end of the article.

Akershus News: In Hurum, opposition to an explosives factory makes itself heard

On Saturday 31 October, opponents of the proposed explosives factory in Hurum gathered to protest. Jan Tallaksen and Inga Tallaksen travelled there to defend Hurummarka, which they describe as a hiking area. “Vi er ikkje særleg interesserte i våpenindustri”, says Jan Tallaksen, quoted by NRK Akershus.

The plan for a large explosives site in Hurum was proposed in 2024 and met with strong opposition from the outset. Several sites were examined, with one constraint: the new factory would have to be located no more than 45 minutes from the existing Chemring Nobel factory in Sætre, in Asker municipality. At this site, the company produces high-power explosives for military and other uses. Demand for this type of ammunition has increased sharply in NATO countries since the start of the war in Ukraine.

The plan has not been adopted, NRK Akershus reports. Isak Gregers Eriksen, spokesperson for the popular action for Hurummarka, which is organising the mobilisation, says that the participants chose to demonstrate outside the government district in Oslo.

In Romerike, a 22-year-old entrepreneur heads a business worth several million

Romerikes Blad published an article on Saturday 31 October, shortly before 23h, about Dennis, 22 years old. He started out with a door-to-door business and now generates turnover of several million, according to the newspaper, which revisits his story and the growth of his company.

Akershus county includes Romerike, to the northeast of Oslo, an area that notably includes Lillestrøm and Ullensaker, where Oslo-Gardermoen Airport is located. Romerikes Blad covers news from this part of the county.

Budstikka: Fornebu and its airport, a look back at an era

In a publication dated 1 November, Budstikka dedicates an article to Fornebu Airport in Bærum under the title «Flyplassen var Fornebus gullalder». The local newspaper looks back on the period when the airport occupied a central place at this site in Akershus county, west of Oslo.

📌 Local news in brief

A youth party attended by around 60 teenagers was reported in Romerike; several participants were heavily intoxicated (Romerikes Blad, 1 November). A driver was fined 25,000 kroner after riding an electric scooter while drunk (Romerikes Blad, 31 October).

Budstikka reports on a series of cats killed in Bærum and western Oslo, a case presented as a mystery (Budstikka, 1 November). A fight between players broke out during a performance, and the police say they are gathering information (Budstikka, 31 October). A years-long neighbor dispute has been brought before the courts, with the level of conflict described as high (Budstikka, 1 November). The newspaper has also published photos of this year’s Halloween celebrations (Romerikes Blad, 31 October).

Sources: NRK Akershus, Romerikes Blad, Budstikka — Period: 31 October 2026 and 01 November 2026