![Under besøket i Bodø seilte Støre, Stubb og Kristersson med kystvaktskipet KV Svalbard. Credit: Torbjørn Kjosvold / Forsvaret De tre står ved kontrollen på brua på skipet. Stubb peker ut et sted, trolig ut av et vindu.](/globalassets/departementene/smk/nyheter2024/bodo-kv-svalbard-kjosvold.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=1495872771)
Strengthening security and defence cooperation in the northern Nordic region
Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson and Finnish President Alexander Stubb were in Bodø on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Discussions at the high-level meeting were focused on the efforts to strengthen security and defence cooperation in the northern Nordic region.
![Direktør for landrapporter i OECDs økonomiavdeling Luiz de Mello og finansminister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum. Credit: Mark Berger / Finansdepartementet de Mello har levert OECD-rapporten til Vedum, og trykker hånden hans og ser i kamera. Blå bakvegg med riksløver i Finansdepartementets lokaler.](/globalassets/departementene/smk/nyheter2024/oecd-vedum-200624.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=570273898)
OECD on the Norwegian economy: High activity and lower inflation
OECD today published their biannual survey of the Norwegian economy, with recommendations on how the government should face important challenges ahead. The survey points to increasing activity in the Norwegian economy. It also emphasises the importance of an efficient public sector to meet ongoing economic developments.
![Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Credit: Terje Pedersen / NTB Prime Minister Støre at the Norwegian Parliament.](/globalassets/departementene/smk/nyheter2024/sikkerhetspolitisk-redegjorelse-130624-ntb.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=1724543755)
Address to the Storting on the security policy situation
'First, effective security policy begins at home: we must start by ensuring that our own house is in order. This is why we are now making historic investments in our own defence and upgrading our defence capabilities', said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
![Grått kartutsnitt av Europa med Ukraina framhevet i blått.](/globalassets/departementene/dss/forsideillustrasjoner/europa_ukraina_3.png?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=-671406501)
Attack on Ukraine
Russia invaded Ukraine on 24th February 2022. On this page you will find content about the war in Ukraine and its consequences for Norway.