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Digital North - A Digital and Sustainable Nordic-Baltic Region

09/09/2022 Article Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

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Reindeer husbandry and indigenous peoples' rights

10/09/2025 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Reindeer husbandry policies are guided by two independent principles: economic policy and indigenous peoples' rights.

The working environment and safety

23/01/2024 Article Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

Enterprises are themselves responsible for preventing accidents and harm to health as a result of work. Employers have a duty to ensure that the working environment is both safe and satisfactory.

Land Registration Act, Cadastre Act and Spatial Data Act

28/01/2013 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Tinglysingsloven (Land Registration Act), matrikkelloven (Cadastre Act) and geodataloven (Spatial Data Act) is translated to english. The translations are not official and for information use only. The original text in Norwegian should be used for

Rebuilding the government building complex

02/07/2020 Article Ministry of Digitalisation and Public Governance

The Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation will present a proposal for the cost framework for the new Government Building Complex to the Storting in 2020/2021. With start of construction in 2021, the High-Rise Block, the A Building and D

Gender equality

06/03/2025 Article Ministry of Culture and Equality

We wish to promote equality and put in place better protection against discrimination for everyone. A society free from discrimination is a prerequisite for equality and equal opportunities. We therefore need a robust and transparent statutory

Cooperation on foreign and security policy

20/01/2025 Article Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway and the EU cooperate closely in the area of foreign policy. Working together increases our ability to promote shared values and interests effectively.

Norway’s oil history in 5 minutes

12/10/2021 Article Ministry of Energy

In the late 1950s, very few people believed that the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) might conceal rich oil and gas deposits. However, the discovery of gas at Groningen in the Netherlands in 1959 caused people to revise their thinking on the

Divorce and relationship breakdowns

04/11/2021 Article Ministry of Children and Families

A spouse who does not wish to continue the relationship can apply to the county governor for a separation. After a separation of one year, either of the spouses can apply to the county governor for a divorce.

The State’s ten principles for good corporate governance

03/02/2023 Article Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

Together, the State’s principles for good corporate governance and the State’s goal as an owner form the basis for how the state exercises its ownership. There is a broad political consensus about the key elements of the framework for the State’s

Diversity and gender equality

29/05/2009 Article Ministry of Defence

Welcome! To create a dynamic and well functioning military organisation, the Armed Forces depend on a diversity of human resources. An important personal goal for me is that the Armed Forces shall reflect the multi-ethnic and socially diverse nature

Standard agreement for research and investigation assignments

28/10/2025 Article Ministry of Education and Research

This standard agreement for research and investigation assignments should be used by anyone who wants independent commissioned research with a high degree of legitimacy.

Marriage and relationships

10/02/2021 Article Ministry of Children and Families

People of the opposite sex or two people of the same sex can enter into a marriage. Marriage has legal consequences for the spouses in a number of areas.

Statement by the Norwegian Delegation to the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

20/08/2018 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Thank you, Madam Chair Land rights, access to land, and resources, are central for the cultural as well as material development of indigenous peoples throughout the world. In order to survive as distinct peoples, indigenous peoples and their

The Law of the Sea and the High North

24/04/2025 Article Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Arctic Ocean is regulated by the international law of the sea, as are the other sea areas of the world. The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea contains detailed provisions on the rights, duties and responsibilities of States to promote the

Previous national budgets

24/09/2025 Article Ministry of Finance

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Norwegian Government Offices

18/04/2024 Article Government.no

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Legal framework

02/09/2025 Article Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Translated versions of the Election Act and the Election Regulations.

Right of use and copyright for photos and video material

02/01/2025 Article Government.no

Photos and video material on government.no is free of use when the rights to the material are owned by the Ministries, the Office of the Prime Minister or Norwegian Ministries Digitalisation Organisation (DIO). This right of use does not apply to

The National Budget 2022

Overview page Government.no

Information about Norway's National Budget for 2022, presented to the Storting as Report no. 1 (2021-2022) on 12 October 2021. The National Budget presents the Solberg Government's programme for the implementation of economic policy and projections