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Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway prepares and publishes official statistics in Norway, in addition to conducting extensive research activities.

Web page: https://www.ssb.no/english/

Fatal Footprint: The Global Human Impact of Cluster Munitions

Fatal Footprint: The Global Human Impact of Cluster Munitions Preliminary Report from Handicap International (in pdf)

The Government Pension Fund (Statens pensjonsfond)

The inflow in the Government Pension Fund Global consists of all state petroleum revenues as well as the return on the fund’s investments. The operational management of the Pension Fund Global is carried out by Norges Bank, which invests the fund’s

Web page: https://www.nbim.no/en/

Folketrygdfondet

Folketrygdfondet manages the Government Pension Fund Norway (GPFN) at the behest of the Ministry of Finance.

Web page: https://www.folketrygdfondet.no/en?lang=en_GB

The Norwegian Tax Administration (Skatteetaten)

The activities of the Norwegian Tax Administration lay the principal financial foundations for government operations. The Norwegian Tax Administration shall ensure that taxes and other claims are correctly assessed and paid, and that the National

Web page: https://www.skatteetaten.no/en/person/

Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ)

The Norwegian Agency for Public and Financial Management (DFØ) is the expert body for financial management within the central government. The agency is also promotes good administrative management in central government bodies.

Web page: https://dfo.no/

The Central Bank of Norway (Norges Bank)

Norges Bank is the central bank of Norway. Norges Bank managers the Norwegian foreign exchange reserves, and carries out the operational management of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and the government debt, in accordance with mandates

Web page: https://www.norges-bank.no/en/

Subordinate agencies

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for a number of subordinate bodies: the Norwegian Tax Administration, Norwegian Customs, Statistics Norway, Finanstilsynet (the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway), the Norwegian Agency for Public and

The Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet)

The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet) supervises banks, insurers, finance companies, investment firms, markets for financial instruments, securities depositories, estate agents, e-money institutions, auditors and accountants

Web page: https://www.finanstilsynet.no/en/

About the Ministry

The Ministry of Finance monitors and analyses economic trends in Norway and abroad, and gives advice in a number of areas of economic policy. The Ministry is responsible for tax policy both regarding economic analyses of the tax system and changes

Senior administrative staff

Asset Management Department

The Asset Management Departmentis responsible for the Ministry’s work on the Government Pension Fund. The work on strengthening the management of the funds is central to the Ministry of Finance and the department's responsibilities include

Director General Espen Erlandsen

Economic Policy Department

The Economic Policy Department monitors and analyses economic trends in Norway and abroad, and gives advice in a number of areas of economic policy. The Economic Policy Department is responsible for raising and servicing government loans at home and

Director General Amund Holmsen

Tax Policy Department

The Tax Policy Department analyses how tax legislation and amendments affect saving, consumption, investments and labour supply and how tax revenues change when regulations are amended. This department is also responsible for preparing the annual

Director General Siren Solhaug

Tax Law Department

Tax Law Department is responsible for the drafting, interpretation and administration of regulations relating to income and wealth tax, petroleum tax, national insurance contributions, property tax, inheritance tax, value-added tax, customs duty and

Director General Omar G. Dajani

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

Budget Department

The Budget Department is responsible for coordinating the work on the budget. The Government's role in preparing the budget is based on the principle of lump-sum allocations and the individual ministers have considerable autonomy in how they spend

Director General Silje Gamstøbakk

Administrative Affairs Department

The Administrative Affairs Department (Administrasjonsavdelingen) is a staff unit for the leadership of the Ministry. The overall aim of the Department is to contribute to ensuring that the Ministry's resources are utilised effectively and in line

Departments

For a schematic overview, please see the organization chart (PDF)

Other Political Staff