Guidelines and brochures

Pocket Statistics on Government Employees 2006

This booklet contains statistics relating to employees of the Norwegian central government administration.

Guidance note. Ensuring respect for the humanitarian principles

One of the main goals of Norway’s Humanitarian Strategy (2024-2029) is to ensure that people in need are given the necessary protection and assistance, in line with the humanitarian principles.

Facts 2007 - The Norwegian petroleum sector

Facts 2007 - The Norwegian petroleum sector is a joint effort with the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate. Facts 2007 provides a general overview of all relevant information regarding the Norwegian continental shelf.

Key Figures 2011: Overview and rates of direct and indirect taxes

Key figures for the Norwegian economy, main figures of the Fiscal Budget and rates of direct and indirect taxes.

Key Figures 2013: Overview and rates of direct and indirect taxes

Key figures for the Norwegian economy, main figures of the Fiscal Budget and rates of direct and indirect taxes.

Zero tolerance of financial irregularities in practice

Norway’s International Efforts to Prevent and Combat Corruption

The guideline has been prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with contributions from other ministries and external stakeholders.

Facts about Fisheries and Aquaculture 2013

The Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has published a booklet containing facts on Norwegian seafood production - consumption and export, fisheries and catches, aquaculture and research and innovation. The booklet was published in

Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation: Statement of Commitments

Supporting and strengthening democracy. Ensuring universal availability. Strengthening Norwegian language, identity and culture. Striving for high quality, diversity and innovation. Non-commercial public media services.

Norway’s Chairship of the Arctic Council 2023–2025

The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum for Arctic issues. The overall objective for Norway’s chairship of the Council will be to promote stability and constructive cooperation.

Guidelines on Norway’s human rights policy

The promotion of human rights is a key component of Norway’s foreign and development policy. As part of its efforts to ensure an integrated human rights policy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published several sets of guidelines on different

Joint Nordic Guidance for Public Officials on Interacting with the Tobacco Industry

Tobacco use remains a leading cause of preventable death and disability as well as social health inequalities in the Nordic countries. As stated by the World Health Assembly resolution WHA54.18 on transparency in tobacco control process, the tobacco

Norwegian Defence 2013

Norwegian Defence 2013 - Facts and figures (pdf, 3 Mb.) Ranks and insignia (pdf, 806 kb.)

Our new digital world

2020 has been a different and challenging year. The coronavirus pandemic has presented businesses with major challenges, but we have also seen an increase in the rate of digitalisation. The Government has introduced a number of measures to meet the

Useful security advice for candidates running for election to municipal and county councils

The Ministry has sent out an information brochure to all candidates in the 2023 municipal and county council elections.

Adherence of the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN) to the Santiago principles

The Ministry of Finance has recently conducted an update of the self-assessments of the Government Pension Fund’s adherence to the Santiago Principles, cf. separate reviews of the GPFG and the GPFN, respectively. This self-assessment documents the

Future acquisitions for the Norwegian Armed Forces 2014 - 2022

This publication does not examine each planned project in detail but is intended to create opportunities for in depth discussions between the Armed Forces and industry.

Ministry of Transport and Communications - connecting Norway

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Reforming and Modernising the Norwegian Transport Sector

The Government aims to have a state-of-the-art transport and communications network which is on a par with comparable countries. Therefore, the government wants to boost infrastructure investments,combined with necessary reforms in the transport

Norwegian Government Pension Fund and the Santiago principles

Norway supports the international guidelines for sovereign wealth funds, the so called Santiago-principles or Generally Accepted Practices and Principles for Sovereign Wealth Funds (GAPP).