Hønefoss BK Secures Financial Rescue

Buskerud news from the past 48 hours has been dominated by the financial rescue of Hønefoss BK, a 70,000-krone gap between the county’s most and least expensive municipalities in terms of housing, and the manufacture of the Nobel Peace Prize medal in Kongsberg. Buskerud County, which became a fully independent administrative entity again in 2024, has among its current priorities the shipment of medical equipment from Drammen to Ukraine.

Buskerud News: Hønefoss BK Makes Up Its Deficit

Hønefoss BK received NOK 7.8 million from several partners, NRK Buskerud reports, relaying Ringerikes Blad. The amount covers the NOK 3 million deficit recorded in 2026 and the club’s negative equity. “It’s a relief. We’ve been working on this for a long time. But in this kind of business, nothing is settled until everything is settled. You could say that’s the case now,” says board chair Dag Henaug to NRK Buskerud.

The partners do not wish to be identified, according to the club, which cites a “fairly substantial” number of contributors. Hønefoss BK’s equity has been negative since 2021, totalling NOK 9.1 million, according to figures provided by Dag Henaug to the local newspaper. The organisation has 80 employees, with 6 of the 10 administrative staff members being sent on furlough (permittering) on Monday, according to the Ringerike daily.

“6 out of 10 went on furlough on Monday. It was a demanding process, but we have to save where we can,” says CEO Christian Aarbogh Bjerke to Ringerikes Blad. No players are affected. The club fields a women’s team in Toppserien and a men’s team in the 2nd division.

Living in Hole costs 70,000 kroner more than in Nore og Uvdal

The cost-of-housing index compiled by Samfunnsøkonomisk analyse for Huseierne ranks Hole as the most expensive municipality in Buskerud county: 222,050 kroner in necessary housing expenses per year. Nore og Uvdal is the least expensive, at 153,659 kroner, a difference of 70,000 kroner (NRK Buskerud). The municipality of Hole takes its name from its coat of arms featuring four crowns.

Over the past ten years, these expenses have doubled. In 2020, an average Norwegian household devoted 22 % of its after-tax income to necessary housing expenses; this year, the share has reached 31 %, according to Monica Tennebø, county leader, quoted by NRK Buskerud.

In Kongsberg, the Nobel Peace Prize medal is crafted by hand

The medal for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize is made at Det norske myntverket in Kongsberg. It is made of 18-carat gold and then plated with pure 24-carat gold. “You need very little of it. You can easily make a mistake, so you have to be very careful when doing this work,” Tor Olav Iversen, the technical manager of the facility, tells NRK Buskerud.

The process begins with manual deburring, as gold is a material that “flows easily.” The medal is then pressed under 600 tonnes to give it its classic imprint, before several days of manual polishing. The work requires concentration and precision, emphasizes Tor Olav Iversen.

Drammen: Reused Hospital Equipment in Ukraine

The equipment left behind at the old Drammen hospital after the new building opened in autumn 2025 was used to equip healthcare facilities in Ukraine, “on the front line as well as behind the lines,” says NRK Buskerud’s John Morten Malerbakken, project manager for the Ukrainian Association in Norway.

The Ukrainian Association of Drammen and Lier had requested that the old premises be cleared out during the move. Buskerud County Council representatives granted 250,000 kroner in 2025 for transporting the equipment. On Wednesday, Tetiana Borysenko, the association’s chair, and John Morten Malerbakken presented a plaque to the fylkesordfører.

📌 Local briefs

In Lier, the investigation into the death of a 14-year-old boy in February in the parking lot at Høvik School has been closed. The car was parked in neutral, and the driver’s foot slipped off the brake pedal. The prosecution has determined that a road traffic violation was committed but issued a decision not to prosecute (påtaleunnlatelse), according to police prosecutor Haldis Framstad Skaare (NRK Buskerud).

In Ringerike, a 35-year-old Colombian woman was killed by her partner during a visit; her 16-year-old daughter is fighting to bring the body home (NRK Buskerud).

According to Drammens Tidende, employees reacted to rumours, and samples revealed the presence of a toxic substance in the drinking water (06/11, 04h). The same newspaper reports that a historic house was sold for a high sum (06/11, 03h).

Sources: NRK Buskerud, Drammens Tidende, The Local Norway — Period: 05 November 2026 and 06 November 2026