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Financial Markets Department

The work of the Ministry of Finance includes a number of responsibilities toward the financial markets. The Financial Markets Department attends to many of the responsibilities of the Ministry of Finance toward the financial markets including

Director General Geir Åvitsland

The Department of Local Government

The Department of Local Government is responsible for implementing local government policy.

Director General Cathrin Sætre

Indexation of the National Insurance Scheme’s Basic Amount and Pensions

The basic amount in the National Insurance Scheme as of 1 May 2024, is NOK 124,028. The basic amount is used in the calculation and indexation of pensions. It is annually adjusted.

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The Ministry is responsible for housing policy, the Planning and Building Act, local government finances and local administration, ICT Policy and Public Sector Reform, rural and regional policy, the conduct of elections, government employer policy,

Food, fisheries and agriculture

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has chief responsibility for food policy and agricultural policy. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has chief responsibility for fisheries and the aquaculture industry, seafood safety and fish health

Communication

Head of Communication Merete Bergeland Jebsen

News and press releases about the crisis in the The Middle East

Overview of the Norwegian government's handling of the conflict in The Middle East.

The Working Environment Act

The purpose of the Working Environment Act is to ensure safe employment conditions and equal treatment in the workplace. The Act also aims to secure a working environment that provides the basis for a health-promoting and meaningful work situation,

Public Health

Public health is the society's efforts to influence factors that directly or indirectly promote the health and wellbeing of the population, as well as prevent mental and somatic illness, injuries or suffering, or that protects against dangers to our

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (Nav)

The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service (Nav) aims to create an inclusive society, an inclusive labour market, and a well-functioning job market.

Web page: http://www.nav.no/

Strengthening the Ukrainian Navy

Norway will provide NOK 2.7 billion to strengthen the Ukrainian Navy. The funding will, among other things, be used to protect people in Ukraine from attacks as well as for mine clearance operations and training of Ukrainian soldiers.

Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

The Ministry is responsible for labour market policy, the working environment, pensions, integration policy and welfare policy.

The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK)

The Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund (SPK) administers the mandatory occupational public pension scheme for state employees and for municipal and county municipal teachers.

Ministry of Defence

The Ministry of Defence is a Government Office with responsibility for the formation and implementation of Norwegian security and defence policy.

The National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI)

The National Institute of Occupational Health (STAMI) is the national research institute and a central knowledge organization for occupational health and safety. The institute generates, refines, and disseminates knowledge about occupational health

Prop. 1 LS (2024–2025) - Taxes 2025 For the 2025 Budget Year

Chapter 1 and 2

The Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi)

IMDi aims to increase employment, build strong communities and common arenas, promote equality, and combat negative social control.

Web page: http://www.imdi.no/

The National Insurance Court

The National Insurance Court is a quasi-judicial and independent administrative body organized under the Ministry of Labour and Inclusion.

European policy

It is in Norway’s national interest to cooperate closely with the EU and to participate actively in the ongoing political processes in Europe. In order to successfully influence important decisions, Norway must be more clear and assertive, and more

Agencies and Entities under the Ministry of Labour and Inclusion