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Psychiatric health

One priority area of the Government is to strengthen the range of services to persons suffering from psychiatric ailments. Based on coping and user perspectives, the services are to contribute to better living conditions for those with psychiatric

Transport and communications

The Ministry of Transport has overall responsibility for the framework conditions for postal activities, for the civil aviation, public roads and rail transport sector, ferry services forming part of the national road system, for coastal management,

The Communication Unit

The Communication Unit coordinates and initiates contact with the media and the rest of society, and deals with matters relating to communication within the Ministry.

Head of Communication Camilla Bredde Pettersen

Legal assistance

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provide guidance in child abduction cases. There is often also a need for legal assistance from a lawyer/legal practitioner.

Ministry of Health and Care Services

The Ministry of Health and Care Services (HOD) is responsible for providing good and equal health and care services for the population of Norway. The ministry directs these services by means of a comprehensive legislation, annual budgetary

Norwegian support to Ukraine and neighbouring countries

This is an overview of Norway’s support to Ukraine and other countries affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Forestry

Forest industry is important to Norway. Active and profitable forestry and a competitive forest industry is of importance to settlement, employment and business development in large parts of the country. The potential for increased value creation is

How can you prevent your child from being abducted?

In an emergency situation, if your child is at immediate risk of being abducted, you should contact the local police. Call 02800. You can read more about this under Emergency situation. Is your child at risk of abduction? If you are afraid that your

Royal Norwegian Navy Sailor Accounted for from World War II (Sigurd Arvid Nilsen)

The Norwegian War Graves Service announced today that Ordinary Seaman Sigurd Arvid Nilsen, 23, killed during World War 2, was accounted for on 14 November, 2024. An official headstone will be erected on his grave in Flateyri, Iceland.

The National Budget

This page contain information about Norway's National Budget, presented to the Storting. The National Budget presents the Government's programme for the implementation of economic policy and projections for the Norwegian Economy.

The economy

In the Government, it is the Minister of Finance’s responsibility to draw up and coordinate economic policy. The Ministry of Finance acts as the secretariat for the Minister of Finance. It is the political authorities - the Government and the

Families and children

The Ministry of Children and Families endeavours to ensure that children and young people get a good upbringing and that families can feel secure, both financially and socially.

Security policy

The primary objective of Norwegian security policy is to safeguard Norway’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and political freedom of action. A broad set of political, military, diplomatic, economic and international legal instruments is used to

Food

Government food policy covers the entire production chain, from farm to fork - and consumer opinions are given considerable weight when policy is formulated. The main objective is to safeguard the supply of sufficient, safe and varied high quality

Changes among the state secretaries

In today’s Council of State, The King has appointed Ms. Cecilie Juul Stensrud as state secretary to Minister of Defence, Mr. Bjørn Arild Gram, in the period that state secretary, Ms. Anne Marie Aanerud, settles parental leave.

Communication Unit (KOMM)

Press inquiries to the political leadership and the ministry can be directed to the communication unit. We also assist the press in finding background material and information, and we are responsible for the Ministry of Energy’s pages.

Head of Communications Arvid Samland

The Ministry of Defence Communication Unit

The unit provides support both to the Minister and senior staff, both political and administrative, and to the Chief of Defence. The spokesman function is performed by separate spokesmen for the Minister of Defence and the Chief of Defence.

Climate and environment

It is the Ministry of Climate and Environment that has chief responsibility for the Government’s environmental policy. Environmental policy cuts across ministerial boundaries and involves issues that are the responsibility of several different

Government Council/Council of State 1814

When the Danish-Norwegian realm was dissolved in the Treaty of Kiel on 14 January 1814, where Norway was transferred from Danish to Swedish rule, separate Norwegian governing bodies again became necessary.