Fewer immigrant men have been able to quit smoking
There has been a sharp decline in the proportion of men who smoke in recent years, but not among immigrant men. According to a report…
Immigrant
More people with an immigrant background will be assisted in completing high school
More apprenticeships and extra professional input for immigrant youth will have more of them completing high school. The government will allocate a total of NOK…
Norwegian test for immigrants (2014-2017)
The Norwegian test for adult immigrants (2014-2017) Competence Norway has compiled the results of the Norwegian test for grown-up immigrants (2014-2017). The following are excerpts…
Rejects immigration decision by the Liberals
Solberg rejects immigration decision by the Liberals Norwegian Prime Minister, Erna Solberg (Conservatives), rejects the proposal from the Liberals (Venstre) that undocumented immigrants ought to…
Men with immigrant background healthily represented for acts of violence in Oslo
Men with an immigrant background are over-represented among people convicted in the Oslo District Court for the most serious acts of violence, reported TV 2…
Refugees keenest to become Norwegians
Refugees keenest to become Norwegian citizens Statistics Norway confirms what most would take for granted. While refugees, especially from Asia and Africa, change their nationality…
Every sixth care worker is an immigrant
Immigrants constitute an increasing proportion of municipal care workers. Last year they accounted for more than 17 percent of 142,000 annual contracts, shows in new…
Nav investigates increase among immigrant “reduced working capacity’’ workforce
The number of employed immigrants registered with”reduced working capacity’’ at Nav has increased by 10,000 since 2010. NP evaluated the measurement. “Many in this…
Nearly half those living in immigrant reception centres say they are occasionally hungry
Nearly half of those who live in asylum reception centres in Southeast Norway say they are occasionally hungry. This became evident from interviews made with…
Norwegian-born people with immigrant parents often experience more discrimination
27 percent of people born Norwegian to immigrant parents say that they have experienced disparity in work, job search, education and health care. They…
More immigrant-friendly attitudes
Attitudes towards immigrants and immigration have become somewhat more positive during the last year and are now almost back to where they were before the…
More voters with immigrant background than first-time voters
By this year’s parliamentary elections, for the first time there will be more voters with an immigrant background than there are first-time voters. The…
Immigrant unemployment declines
Registered unemployment among immigrants decreased from 7.0 per cent in November 2015 to 6.5 per cent in November 2016, while the unemployment rate was stable…
Statistics Norway will compile immigrant crime statistics
Next year, Statistics Norway (SSB) will publish new statistics that contains a list of crimes committed among the immigrant community in Norway. The Progress Party…
Immigrant children and youngsters gets psychiatric help less frequently
Children and young people with immigrant backgrounds get l psychiatric help ess frequently than ethnic Norwegian children and adolescents, according to a new report. A…
Insufficient schooling of immigrant children will prove expensive to society
If Norwegian schools fail to provide children with an immigrant background good enough schooling, it will cost society 2.6 million kroner per child, according to…