Norwegian Language Council: Decision to rename street in Bergen after Kim Friele made too early
The Language Council believes it is too early to name a street in honor of recently passed gay rights activist Kim Friele. Bergen municipality renames…
Norwegian municipalities
Moss named best municipality for voluntary work
Moss scoops award for having the best volunteer policy of municipalities nationwide. Great dialogue and cooperation with volunteers Moss Municipality has been awarded the “Volunteer…
Norwegian municipalities hire 1,000 new bureaucrats each year
The number of employees in the municipal bureaucracy has increased from 58,000 to 63,500 between 2015 and 2019. The Center Party (SP) believes this is…
The corona pandemic cost Norwegian municipalities and counties 14 billion kroner in 2020
Various measures and lockdown during the pandemic led to municipalities paying an extra NOK 14 billion last year, a new report shows. At the same…
Seven out of ten Norwegian municipalities plan to cut their budgets for 2021
As many as seven out of ten Norwegian municipalities have considered, planned, or implemented cuts in municipal services in their budgets for next year. Seven…
Norwegian municipalities settled almost 5,000 refugees last year
Norwegian municipalities settled a total of 4,822 refugees last year, figures from the Integration and Diversity Directorate show. The number is about the same as…
Norwegian municipalities settled almost 5,000 refugees last year
Refugees are settled faster than before, according to an annual report from the Directorate of Integration and Diversity (IMDi). The annual report for the settlement…
Climate commitment from Norwegian municipalities
Three out of four municipalities in Norway have entered into cooperation with other municipalities to bring down the emissions of greenhouse gases. Through the state…
IMDi REPORT: 2017 Saw Fewer Refugees
A new IMDi press release reveals that ending 2017, the Norwegian Integration and Diversity Directorate (UDI) successfully settled 11,100 refugees within Norway. That’s 4,200 fewer…
Norwegian Municipalities Struggling to Recruit School Rectors
Increasingly fewer qualified candidates are applying for rector positions in Norwegian schools. “It may weaken the school system,” according to the Department of Education….
Norwegian municipalities will settle 4,400 refugees next year
The Directorate of Integration and Diversity has asked Norwegian municipalities to take in a total of 4,400 refugees in 2018. This is far fewer than…
