SAS scraps Bodø–Tromsø route

The latest news from Nordland / Lofoten over the past 48 hours has been dominated by SAS’s decision to discontinue its Trondheim–Bodø–Tromsø route, a reduction in addiction healthcare services at Nordlandssykehuset, and an open conflict between Bodø/Glimt and the club’s own supporters’ podcast. On the positive side, the Samie Saltfjell Rein family was awarded in Oslo, and Bodø’s electric scooters have completed more than 530,000 journeys since the beginning of the year.

Transport: SAS scraps the Trondheim–Bodø–Tromsø route

SAS is ending its route between Trondheim, Bodø and Tromsø. The confirmation comes from the group’s head of communications, Alexandra Lindgren Kaouju, quoted by Adresseavisen and reproduced by NRK Nordland / Lofoten. “We must act responsibly and take the necessary measures to keep SAS competitive,” she writes, adding that the service and network are continuously adjusted according to the situation.

The carrier cites rising fuel prices and geopolitical uncertainty among the reasons for these adjustments (NRK Nordland / Lofoten). SAS stresses that it is still possible to reach Bodø with the airline, but via Oslo.

At the same time, the newspaper Lofotposten reported on Wednesday 11 November a proposal to triple prices for tourists flying to the Lofoten Islands (Lofotposten). Both cases address the same issue: air accessibility to Nordland county and the archipelago.

Health: Nordlandssykehuset is closing parts of its addiction treatment services

Nordland Hospital (Nordlandssykehuset) must close parts of its addiction treatment operations, according to NRK Nordland / Lofoten. The information appears among the public broadcaster’s regional headlines for the period from 10 to 11 November.

Bodø/Glimt: The club threatens to take legal action against its own supporters

Bodø/Glimt has threatened to take legal action against its own supporters, according to NRK Nordland / Lofoten. The dispute concerns the use of the club’s logo. On 8 October, Svenn Kellner, a member of the supporters’ podcast Glimtforumpodden, received the first email from a Bodø/Glimt employee (NRK Nordland / Lofoten).

“We feel that they are sitting on a high horse and throwing spears down at ants who run around and support the club and the team. In this analogy, we are the ants,” Svenn Kellner told NRK.

The podcast was launched last year and operates on a volunteer basis. Its members follow the team at away matches, both in Norway and in Europe. “I have spent several hundred thousand kroner out of my own pocket,” says Kellner, who could now receive a new bill, this time from the club he supports (NRK Nordland / Lofoten).

Preparedness: Nordland facing cyber threats and the protection of civilians

The government wants to give municipalities greater responsibility for protecting the civilian population in times of war, NRK Nordland / Lofoten reports. The mayor of Bodø believes that his municipality lacks both the expertise and the money to carry out this mission, and on this point he receives support from the capital (NRK Nordland / Lofoten).

On the cyber front, Professor Gunhild Hoogensen Gjørv, a specialist in security and geopolitics at UiT, said on Tuesday in NRK’s morning broadcast (NRK) that Nordland is vulnerable to cyberattacks and sabotage targeting, among other things, electricity and water supplies (NRK Nordland / Lofoten). She calls for better infrastructure in the north of the country and better preparedness plans, while emphasising that the increased level of tension does not mean that war is imminent in the Nordic region. She cites Russian military installations on the Kola Peninsula among the factors that reinforce the strategic importance of the north.

Economy: Saltfjell Rein crowned best raw material production

The small Sami family-run business Saltfjell Rein won the award for best raw material production (årets råvareprodusent) at the Matprisen ceremony in Oslo on Monday evening (NRK Nordland / Lofoten). The jury highlights the preservation of Sami food traditions and direct sales to customers. The Oskal family bought its own mobile slaughterhouse, also approved for other animal species, so that farmers in the region no longer have to send their animals south for slaughter. The meat is salted and smoked under a lavvo, then hung out to dry in the spring.

All three nominees in the category came from Nordland county: Fonn-Holand gård on Engeløya in Steigen municipality, and Steinura gård in Hamarøy were the other two finalists (NRK Nordland / Lofoten).

Mobility: 530,000 electric scooter trips in Bodø

Despite the snow that has fallen in recent days, electric scooters remain in service in Bodø. City residents have made 530,000 trips since the start of the year (Avisa Nordland, 10 November).

📌 Local briefs

A tanker truck blocked the E10 in Vågan, in the Lofoten, on slippery roads; police were heading there for another accident, at Lyngvær, where a car carrying four tourists left the road, with no serious injuries but one person hit in the face (NRK Nordland / Lofoten).

A courier transporting drugs was arrested on the E6, with a significant discrepancy regarding the weight of his cargo (Avisa Nordland, 10 November).

Lofotposten reported on Wednesday moderate interest in a joint municipal director position (Lofotposten, 11 November).

Sources: NRK Nordland / Lofoten, Avisa Nordland, Lofotposten, The Local Norway — Period: 10 November 2026 and 11 November 2026