The Speech from the Throne
When the Storting (the Parliament) assembles each year in October, it is constituted and then formally opened by the King.
The King reads the King's Speech, " ... in which he shall inform it (i.e. the Storting) of the state of the Kingdom and of the issues to which he particularly desires to call the attention of the Storting", as stated in § 74 of the Constitution.
The King's Speech expresses the main lines of the Government's policy for the coming year.
Photo: Stortinget/Thomas Fraser
Jonas Gahr Støre's Government 14.10.2021 -
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 168th session of the Storting
03/10/2023 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterPresident, Representatives of the People. I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.
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The speech from the throne by his Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 167th session of the Storting
03/10/2022 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterPresident, Representatives of the People. I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.
Erna Solbergs Government 16.10.2013 -
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 166th session of the Storting
11/10/2021 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterPresident, Representatives of the People, I greet the Storting as it takes up its solemn responsibilities with the wish that the fulfilment of these duties will be of benefit to our country.
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 165th session of the Storting
02/10/2020 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, 2 October 2020.
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 164th session of the Storting
02/10/2019 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, 2 October 2019.
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 163th session of the Storting
02/10/2018 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, October 2 2018.
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 162th session of the Storting
09/10/2017 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, October 9 2017
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 161th session of the Storting
03/10/2016 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, October 3 2016
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 160th session of the Storting
06/10/2015 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister -
The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 159th session of the Storting
02/10/2014 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, October 2 2014
Jens Stoltenbergs second Government 17.10.2005 - 16.10.2013
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 158th session of the Storting
09/10/2013 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, 9 October 2013.
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The speech from the throne by His Majesty The King on the occasion of the opening of the 157th session of the Storting
02/10/2012 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister -
The Speech from the Throne by His Majesty the King on the Occasion of the Opening of the 156th Session of the Storting
03/10/2011 Speech/statement Office of the Prime MinisterThe Storting, 3 October 2011
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The Speech from the Throne by His Majesty the King on the occasion of the opening of the 155th session of the Storting
02/10/2010 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister -
The Speech from the Throne by His Majesty the King on the Occasion of the Opening of the 154th session of the Storting
09/10/2009 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister -
The Speech from the Throne by His Majesty the King on the Occasion of the Opening of the 153rd session of the Storting
02/10/2008 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister -
The Speech from the Throne by His Majesty the King on the Occasion of the Opening of the 151st Session of the Storting
03/10/2006 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister -
The Speech from the Throne by His Majesty the King on the Occasion of the Opening of the 152nd Session of the Storting
23/10/2007 Speech/statement Office of the Prime Minister