National minorities
Groups with a long-standing attachment to the country are defined as national minorities. In Norway these minorities are: Kvens (people of Finnish descent in Northern Norway), Jews, Forest Finns, Roma and Romani people/Tater.
The Government emphasises the objectives enshrined in the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The authorities wish to maintain a close dialogue with organisations that represent the national minorities in order to ensure that their views are heard.
