Yes we are not in a good mood in Norway, you can blame our weak government and leadership over the years.
The oil and gas industry is still big business, especially after the Russia-Ukraine war started
The Norwegian Krone is too much dependent on others. The Norwegian Bank (NB) sell the revenues from the oil and gas sector in NOK and buy foreign currency in Euro and Dollars. Which basically means they are not defending the NOK, rather the opposite.
Again I blame our weak leadership. In the populated areas like Oslo and Bergen people are struggling to pay the bills, even with the high salaries and taxes. The food queues are longer, also you have the immigrant crisis going on, with 30000 Ukrainian refugees on top of the other immigrants coming from African and Asian nations.
The free health care system suffers a lot , yes it's almost free but you have to wait for months to get a surgery. So if you do not have a private insurance you could risk ending up in a serious condition before you get any help.
I am not retired yet , but I really hope the Krone gets stronger before I will be in the same situation as the OP.