Government agencies in Norway

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The Government agencies of Norway are state controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Norway. The Government Ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy decisions but not by direct orders. A Minister is explicitly prohibited from interfering with the day-to-day operation in an agency or the outcome in individual cases. While no minister is allowed to give orders to agencies personally, they are subject to decisions made by the Government. Also, the Minister is normally the instance of appeals of agencies decisions.

Agencies are organised as etater. Still, some of the work of the government is carried out through state enterprises or limited companies. For a full list of enterprises and companies, see List of Norwegian government enterprises.

Storting[]

  • Office of the Auditor General of Norway, or Riksrevisjonen (auditor of all state accounts)
  • Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration, or Sivilombudsmannen (ombudsman for all civil matters)

Ministry of Agriculture and Food[]

Agencies[]

  • County Governor, or Fylkesmannen Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
  • , or Statens landbruksforvaltning Authority for the agriculture industry.
  • Norwegian Food Safety Authority, or Mattilsynet Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade.
  • , or Reindriftforvaltningen Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry.

Enterprises[]

  • Statskog Manages the state owned forests and natural property.

Limited companies[]

Ministry of Children and Equality[]

  • , or Fordelingsutvalget for tilskudd til frivilligebarne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner Issues grants for children and youth organizations.
  • County social welfare boards, or Fylkesnemndene for sosiale saker Makes decisions of placement of children in institutions and foster homes.
  • , or Stiftelsen miljømerking Awards ecolabelling.
  • County Governor, or Fylkesmannen Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
  • , or Markedsrådet Makes juridical decisions concerning consumer rights upon specific or general cases.
  • National Institute for Consumer Research, or Statens institutt for forbruksforskning Research.
  • , or Kontaktutvalget mellom innvandrerbefolkningen og myndighetene Dialog between immigrants and authorities.
  • , or Edelmetallkontrollen Control of trade of noble metals.
  • Norwegian Consumer Council, or Forbrukerrådet Pursues consumer interests.
  • , or Forbrukertvistutvalget Settles mater from consumers.
  • Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman, or Forbrukerombudet Handles complaints from consumers.
  • Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs, or Barne-, ungdoms- og familieetaten Helps children, youth and families who need help.
  • , or Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet Fights discrimination.
  • , or Likestillings- og diskrimineringsnemnda Appeal board for the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud.
  • Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service, or Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet Administrating age- and disability pensions and other welfare, and manages unemployment.
  • Ombudsman for Children in Norway, or Barneombudet Promotes children's interests in society.

Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs[]

Agencies[]

  • Arts Council Norway, or Norsk Kulturråd Issues grants to culture, and functions as an advisory board for the ministry in culture affairs.
  • Gives advice about and stimulates the use of bunad, the Norwegian national costume.
  • Educates ministers of the Church of Norway.
  • , or Kirkerådet Head body of the Church of Norway.
  • , or Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger Archeology and museum.
  • National Archival Services of Norway, or Arkivverket National and regional state archives.
  • , or Utsmykkoingsfondet for offentlige bygg (official site) Competence centre and producer of art for public buildings.
  • National Library of Norway, or Nasjonalbiblioteket National library.
  • Preservation work on the Nidaros Cathedral and the Archbishops Palace.
  • Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille, or Norsk lyd- og blindeskriftbibliotek Publisher and library for audio books
  • Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority, or ABM-utvikling Authority for archives, libraries and museums.
  • Norwegian Film Institute, or Norsk filminstitutt Preserves, supports and distributes Norwegian and foreign films.
  • , or Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet Supervises gaming, lotteries and foundations.
  • Norwegian Institute of Local History, or Norsk lokalhistorisk institutt Promotes local history knowledge.
  • Norwegian Language Council, or Språkrådet Reguates the official version of the Norwegian language.
  • Norwegian Media Authority, or Medietilsynet Regulates all aspects of mass media, including content rating, ownership, concessions and advertising.
  • Manages the real estate of the Church of Norway, except the actual church buildings.
  • Concerts Norway, or Rikskonsertene Mobile music performance that performs throughout the country.
  • Riksteatret Mobile theatre that performs throughout the country.

Diocesan Councils[]

Limited companies[]

  • National Theatre of Norway, or Nationaltheatret (official site) Theatre in Oslo.
  • Norsk Tipping (official site) Holds a monopoly on all gambling.
  • Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, or Norsk rikskringkasting (official site) Public broadcaster of radio and television channels.

Ministry of Defence[]

Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research[]

Agencies[]

Universities[]

Specialised Colleges[]

Regional University Colleges[]

Limited companies[]

  • Norwegian Social Science Data Services, or Norsk samfunnsvitenskapelig datatjeneste (official site) Information and data services for higher education and research.
  • University Centre in Svalbard, or Universitetssenteret på Svalbard (official site) Research on Svalbard.
  • UNINETT (official site) Operates the university/college/research internet communication network and the norid domain register.

Ministry of the Environment[]

Ministry of Finance[]

Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs[]

Agencies[]

Limited companies[]

Ministry of Foreign Affairs[]

Ministry of Government Administration and Reform[]

Ministry of Health and Care Services[]

Agencies[]

Regional health authorities[]

The regional health authorities or regional helseforetak are responsible for providing specialist healthcare services within their designated geographic area.

Limited companies[]

  • Vinmonopolet (official site) Monopoly on trade of wine and spirits.

Ministry of Justice and the Police[]

Agencies[]

Limited companies[]

  • Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon (official site) Land registry company, that provides land information to the professional market.

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development[]

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy[]

Agencies[]

Enterprises[]

Limited companies[]

Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion[]

Agencies[]

Limited companies[]

Ministry of Trade and Industry[]

Agencies[]

Limited companies[]

Ministry of Transport and Communications[]

Agencies[]

  • National Rail Administration, or Jernbaneverket (official site Archived 2013-04-23 at the Wayback Machine) Owns and operates the railway infrastructure.
  • Norwegian Accident Investigation Board, or Statens havarikommisjon for transport (official site) Investigates accidents related to air-, water-, road- or rail transport.
  • Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority, or Luftfartstilsynet (official site) Inspectorate and authority concerning air transport
  • Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority, or Post- og teletilsynet (official site) Regulates the telecom industry, issues telephone numbers etc.
  • Norwegian Railway Inspectorate, or Jernbanetilsynet (official site) Inspectorate concerning rail transport, including urban rail.
  • Norwegian Public Roads Administration, or Statens Vegvesen (official site) Builds, operates and maintains state and county road infrastructure.

Limited companies[]

See also[]

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