Government agencies in Norway

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

Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Agencies
  • County Governor, or Fylkesmannen Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
  • Norwegian Agriculture Authority, 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.
  • Reindeer Husbandry Administration, 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
  • Allocation Committee for support to voluntary children's and youth organizations, 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.
  • Ecolabelling Norway, or Stiftelsen miljømerking Awards ecolabelling.
  • County Governor, or Fylkesmannen Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
  • Market Council of Norway, or Markedsrådet Makes juridical decisions concerning consumer rights upon specific or general cases.
  • National Institute for Consumer Research, or Statens institutt for forbruksforskning Research.
  • Norway's Contact Committee for Immigrants and the Authorities, or Kontaktutvalget mellom innvandrerbefolkningen og myndighetene Dialog between immigrants and authorities.
  • Norwegian Assay Office, or Edelmetallkontrollen Control of trade of noble metals.
  • Norwegian Consumer Council, or Forbrukerrådet Pursues consumer interests.
  • Norwegian Consumer Dispute Commission, 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.
  • Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, or Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet Fights discrimination.
  • Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Tribunal, 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.
  • Bunad- og folkedraktrådet Gives advice about and stimulates the use of bunad, the Norwegian national costume.
  • Det praktisk-teologiske seminar Educates ministers of the Church of Norway.
  • Church of Norway National Council, or Kirkerådet Head body of the Church of Norway.
  • Museum of Archaeology, Stavanger, or Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger Archeology and museum.
  • National Archival Services of Norway, or Arkivverket National and regional state archives.
  • National Foundation for Art in Public Buildings, or Utsmykkoingsfondet for offentlige bygg (official site) Competence centre and producer of art for public buildings.
  • National Library of Norway, or Nasjonalbiblioteket National library.
  • Nidaros Domkirkes Restaureringsarbeider 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.
  • Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority, 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.
  • Opplysningsvesenets fond 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

Ministry of Defence

Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research

Agencies

Universities

Specialised Colleges

Regional University Colleges

Limited companies

Ministry of the Environment

Ministry of Finance

Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs

Agencies

Limited companies
  • Norwegian Seafood Export Council, or Eksportrådet for fisk (official site) Marketing of fish abroad.
  • Secora (official site) (Construction company for water transport infrastructure)

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

Ministry of Justice and the Police

Agencies

Limited companies

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

Agencies

Enterprises

Limited companies

Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion

Agencies
  • International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry, or Internasjonalt fag- og formidlingssenter for reindrift (official site) Research.
  • Labour Court of Norway, or Arbeidsretten (official site) Court that takes under consideration disputes about validity, interpretation and existence of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of collective agreements, questions regarding breach of the peace obligation, and claims for damages resulting from such breaches.
  • Directorate of Integration and Diversity, or Integrerings- og mangfoldhetsdirektoratet (official site) Authority concerning integration of foreigners.
  • National Centre for Documentation on Disability, or Nasjonal dokumentasjonssenter for personer med nedsatt funksjonsevne (official site) Research.
  • National Institute of Occupational Health, or Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt (official site) Research.
  • Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, or Sosial- og helsedirektoratet (official site) Competence centre for the management of healthcare and social affairs.
  • Norwegian Directorate of Immigration, or Utlendingsdirektoratet (official site) Immigration permits and authority.
  • Norwegian Directorate of Labour and Welfare, or Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet (official site) Manages the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service.
  • Norwegian Immigration Appeals Board, or Utlendingsnemda (official site) Appeal board for the Directorate of Immigration.
  • Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service, or Arbeids- og velferdsetaten (official site) Administering age- and disability pensions and other welfare, and manages unemployment.
  • Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority, or Arbeidstilsynet (official site) Authority aimed at occupational health and safety.
  • Norwegian Pension Insurance for Seamen, or Pensjonstrygden for sjømenn (official site) Administrates the seamen's pension.
  • Petroleum Safety Authority Norway, or Petroleumstilsynet (official site) Insures occupational safety and health in the petroleum industry.
  • Resource Centre for the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, or Kompetansesenter for urfolks rettigheter (official site) Research.
  • Resource Centre for Nature and Reindeer Husbandry Services, or Ressurssenter for natur og reindriftstjenester Research.
  • State Conciliator of Norway, or Riksmeklingsmannen (official site) Negotiates wage and traffic disputes between employer and labour unions.
  • Sámediggi, or Sametinget (official site) Sami parliament.

Limited companies

Ministry of Trade and Industry

Agencies

Limited companies

Ministry of Transport and Communications

Agencies

Limited companies

See also
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