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The work has been going on for barely a year and it is already likely that the costs will be vessubstantially over budget.

The article reports that Helse Sør-Øst has assessed it as 'likely' that the new Rikshospital project in Oslo will exceed its budget by nearly half a billion Norwegian kroner, even before work has been underway for a year. The article mentions that Health Minister Jan Christian Vestre laid the foundation stone for the hospital in April.

Allerede kort tid inn i arbeidet vurderer Helse Sør-Øst det som «sannsynlig» at prosjektene vil bli en halv milliard dyrere enn planlagt.

Nyhetssjef

Maria T. Pettrém

Journalist

Publisert: 18.06.2026 21:01

I april la helseminister Jan Christian Vestre ned grunnsteinen for det nye Rikshospitalet i Oslo.

Det skal bli hjertet i det nye Oslo universitetssykehus (OUS) når det første byggetrinn etter planen står ferdig i 2031.

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AftenpostenParty-aligned🔒Center2 days ago
The work has been going on for barely a year and it is already likely that the costs will be vessubstantially over budget.

The article reports that Helse Sør-Øst has assessed it as 'likely' that the new Rikshospital project in Oslo will exceed its budget by nearly half a billion Norwegian kroner, even before work has been underway for a year. The article mentions that Health Minister Jan Christian Vestre laid the foundation stone for the hospital in April.

Bias read (Center): The article presents factual information without overtly biased language or framing. It reports on budget concerns related to a public infrastructure project but does not take a clear stance or emphasize any particular political perspective.

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  • government Jan Christian Vestre

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