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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The % of interest spent from the Norwegian Oil Fund in the national budget is the same as 10 years ago but the monetary value has almost doubled

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

SVT exit poll gives the win to the progressive coalition 🇸🇪

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Swedish election day. If polls right then progressive parties should eek out a win, but a very last minute shift towards the right has narrowed the gap. Interesting day to come.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Counting nearing completion in Iceland’s EU negotiations referendum. It’s looking like a No vote.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The Government Pension Fund Global (aka the Norwegian Oil Fund) is 30 years old today - with over $2 Trillion in assets, equivalent to nearly $400k for every Norwegian citizen

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

As an example of what’s been done already, this stretch at Bjørvika in Oslo is striking - top picture 2009, bottom 2024. Motorway put underground and with it a physical barrier removed between the city and fjord. New Deichman public library, Oslo Opera House, and new tram line also in the photo.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

With 84% voter turnout (same as 2022), here’s how the party mandates are distributed

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Counting over 98% complete.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Wouldn’t it be good if in elections in the UK, you could go online and see live results for individual polling stations? That’s what you get in Denmark. Right down to polling station level.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Moving in the Red blocs favour with near 90% counted. Ahead but short of majority. Venstre has recovered as largest Blue bloc party. SF still second largest overall.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Very fast changing picture, but right now both Red and Blue blocs are projected to have equal number of seats in the Folketing

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

DR Exit poll as of 8pm. It’s going to be tough putting together a govt with these numbers. Historically low numbers for the Soc Dems and Venstre.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Ålesund tonight - an unbelievable sight as a huge fire at Sukkertoppen forces an evacuation. I climbed Sukkertoppen a couple of years ago. Surreal to see it in flames like something out of a film.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Frederiksen says “cooperation must respect current Danish nuclear policy”. It might well be being considered, but both the PM and Defence Minister have made public comments like this.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

One graph which shows why Frederiksen has called an election

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Prime Ministers of Sweden and Norway also both make statements in support of Greenland and Denmark. Nordic solidarity.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Iceland’s PM also makes statement in support of Greenland and Denmark

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Danish PM publicly urges the US to stop threatening Greenland

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

The main Danish tv channel DR1 has through-the-day, non-stop coverage of *voting* in the *local* elections, followed by results coverage this evening. Quite something.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

"A signal is also being sent outside Norway… that it is possible for social democracy to win elections even when the right-wing is on the rise"

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

In an era when incumbents, we’re told, can’t get re-elected, Støre has proven different.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

It’s victory for the red-green majority parties! Jonas Gahr Støre - who less than a year ago looked heading for crushing defeat - will now almost certainly remain as Prime Minister. A huge turnaround in a milestone election - and did so despite a surge for the populist-right FrP.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

First projection with the polls closed - the Red-green majority holds with 70% of the votes counted #Valg25

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Including this; that the population of Longyearbyen were, mostly, evacuated to Scotland during WW2 - nearly 800 people.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

How Norway Is Proving That Homelessness Is a Solvable Problem - reasonstobecheerful.world/norway-provi...

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Hello from Tromsø at midnight sun time. (I know it’s not very sunny but you get the idea).

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

So much for the faster passport control which Starmer promised. No access to the e-gates here at Gardemoen.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

It’s not all free from controversy; Lynetteholm will be a man-made peninsula which aims to tackle 3 main challenges - climate/flood protection, housing shortage, & space for infrastructure. Space for 20k homes, with 1/4 public housing. But there’s been some resistance due to greenwashing concerns.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I was at Lianvatnet last summer. Just a short hop on the tram, up the hills to the west of the city, it’s a wonderful nature spot.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

As a the War Sailor Museum, it does a really excellent job and with engaging exhibits. The ship is only at Edinburgh up to Thursday, with free entrance, so highly recommend seeing this unique piece of history.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Well worth visit today on board the D/S Hestmanden, currently at Edinburgh as part of the historic Liberation Convoy to Scotland marking 80 years of VE. The ship survived both world wars and is the last remaining of the Nortraship fleet. It was converted to a museum ship residing at Kristiansand.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

What is preventing Starmer from making this same message as from the Danish PM?

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Gratulerer med dagen to the Norwegian community in Scotland celebrating the National Day, Syttende Mai. Fun watching the parade in Edinburgh! 🇳🇴 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Loch Voil on fine form this bank holiday Monday 👌

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

When I was in Finland last month, I happened to meet these lovely people from the Finnish Greens in (bit randomly) the woods of Nuuksio National Park, with a basket of cinnamon buns filming a campaign video.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Really pleasant day out, don’t even need a jacket for walking - which feels weird for March! 🌲 🌞

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Social Democrats across the Nordics continue to quietly enjoy a substantial boost in polling support.

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Still cannot fathom why the Baltics weren’t invited. An apology is one thing but what’s the explanation?

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The physical Berlin Wall came down in 1989, but the wall in the mind clearly still exists

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Euan Purchase @euanspc.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

First exit poll in the German elections. CDU/CSU win a comfortable lead. Together with SPD, they would have the seats to form a govt without need for a third party and retain the firewall.