The Government agencies of Norway are state controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Norway

Politics of Norway

Politics in Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the King's council, the cabinet, led by the Prime Minister of Norway. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Storting, elected...

. The Government Ministries

Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...

 are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to control agencies by policy

Policy

A policy is typically described as a principle or rule to guide decisions and achieve rational outcome. The term is not normally used to denote what is actually done, this is normally referred to as either procedure or protocol...

 decisions but not by direct orders. A Minister

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

 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 Etat

Etat

Etat is a Norwegian state-, county- or municipal agency. An Etat is a subdivision of the administration, which has been given responsibility for a special area. An agency does not have a board of directors, but it does have a director, appointed by the subordinate organization. Normally decisions...

. Still, some of the work of the government is carried out through state enterprises

Government-owned corporation

A government-owned corporation, state-owned company, state-owned entity, state enterprise, publicly owned corporation, government business enterprise, or parastatal is a legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities on behalf of an owner government...

 or limited companies

Aksjeselskap

Aksjeselskap is the Norwegian term for a stock-based company. It is usually abbreviated AS or A/S, especially when used in company names. An AS is always a limited company, i.e. the owners cannot be held liable for any debt beyond the stock capital...

. For a full list of enterprises and companies, see List of Norwegian government enterprises.

Storting

• Office of the Auditor General of Norway
  Office of the Auditor General of Norway
  The Office of the Auditor General of Norway is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic activities, including financial audits, performance audits and corporate...
  
  , or Riksrevisjonen (Official site) (auditor of all state accounts)
• Norwegian Parliamentary Ombudsman for Public Administration, or Sivilombudsmannen (Official site) (ombudsman for all civil matters)

Agencies

• County Governor, or Fylkesmannen (official site) Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
• Norwegian Agriculture Authority, or Statens landbruksforvaltning (official site) Authority for the agriculture industry.
• Norwegian Food Safety Authority
  Norwegian Food Safety Authority
  Norwegian Food Safety Authority is a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water, and works within the fields of human, plant, fish and animal health as well as environmentally friendly production and ethically acceptable farming of animals and fish...
  
  , or Mattilsynet (official site) Controls all aspects of food safety, including agriculture, import and trade.
• Reindeer Husbandry Administration, or Reindriftforvaltningen (official site) Authority for the reindeer husbandry industry.

Enterprises

• Statskog
  Statskog
  Statskog is a Norwegian state owned enterprise responsible for the management of state owned forest - and mountain real estate totalling approximately 20% of the area of Norway. About 5% of Statskog's land is productive forest while 80% is above the tree line...
  
   (official site) Manages the state owned forests and natural property.

Limited companies

• Staur Farm
  Staur Farm
  Staur Farm is a farm located in Stange, Norway. It is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food, and operates both a facility for agricultural research, as well as a conference hotel in the mansion. The farm has of fields. The research is conducted by Graminor, Norsk Kjøttfeavlslag,...
  
  , or Staur Gård (official site) A farm.

Ministry of Children and Equality

• Allocation Committee for support to voluntary children's and youth organizations, or Fordelingsutvalget for tilskudd til frivilligebarne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner (official site) 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 (official site) Awards ecolabelling.
• County Governor, or Fylkesmannen (official site) Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
• Market Council of Norway, or Markedsrådet (official site) Makes juridical decisions concerning consumer rights upon specific or general cases.
• National Institute for Consumer Research
  National Institute for Consumer Research
  The National Institute for Consumer Research is a consumer affairs research institute based in Oslo, Norway. It has researchers in both social and natural sciences....
  
  , or Statens institutt for forbruksforskning (official site) Research.
• Norway's Contact Committee for Immigrants and the Authorities, or Kontaktutvalget mellom innvandrerbefolkningen og myndighetene (official site) Dialog between immigrants and authorities.
• Norwegian Assay Office, or Edelmetallkontrollen Control of trade of noble metals.
• Norwegian Consumer Council, or Forbrukerrådet (official site) Pursues consumer interests.
• Norwegian Consumer Dispute Commission, or Forbrukertvistutvalget (official site) Settles mater from consumers.
• Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman
  Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman
  The Norwegian Consumer Ombudsman is a government-appointed ombudsman in Norway for consumer affairs.The office was established in 1973 with Inger Louise Valle as the first holder. The office of the consumer ombudsman sees to it that the marketing of goods and services is done in accordance with...
  
  , or Forbrukerombudet (official site) Handles complaints from consumers.
• Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs, or Barne-, ungdoms- og familieetaten (official site) Helps children, youth and families who need help.
• Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud, or Likestillings- og diskrimineringsombudet (official site) Fights discrimination.
• Norwegian Equality and Anti-Discrimination Tribunal, or Likestillings- og diskrimineringsnemnda (official site) Appeal board for the Equality and Anti-Discrimination Ombud.
• Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service, or Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet (official site) Administrating age- and disability pensions and other welfare, and manages unemployment.
• Ombudsman for Children in Norway, or Barneombudet (official site) Promotes children's interests in society.

Agencies

• Arts Council Norway, or Norsk Kulturråd (official site) Issues grants to culture, and functions as an advisory board for the ministry in culture affairs.
• Bunad- og folkedraktrådet (official site) Gives advice about and stimulates the use of bunad, the Norwegian national costume.
• Det praktisk-teologiske seminar (official site) Educates ministers of the Church of Norway.
• Church of Norway National Council, or Kirkerådet (official site) Head body of the Church of Norway.
• Museum of Archaeology, Stavanger, or Arkeologisk museum i Stavanger (official site) Archeology and museum.
• National Archival Services of Norway
  National Archival Services of Norway
  The National Archival Services of Norway is a Norwegian government agency that is responsible for keeping state archives, conducts control of public archiving and works to preserve private archives. It is subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs and consists of the National...
  
  , or Arkivverket (official site) 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 (official site) National library.
• Nidaros Domkirkes Restaureringsarbeider (official site) Preservation work on the Nidaros Cathedral and the Archbishops Palace.
• Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille
  Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille
  The Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille is a library organization based in Oslo, Norway.It was established in 1989 when the state took over library responsibilities from the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. It collects braille and talking books, mostly in the...
  
  , or Norsk lyd- og blindeskriftbibliotek (official site) Publisher and library for audio books
• Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority, or ABM-utvikling (official site) Authority for archives, libraries and museums.
• Norwegian Film Institute, or Norsk filminstitutt (official site) Preserves, supports and distributes Norwegian and foreign films.
• Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority, or Lotteri- og stiftelsestilsynet (official site) Supervises gaming, lotteries and foundations.
• Norwegian Institute of Local History
  Norwegian Institute of Local History
  Norwegian Institute of Local History is an agency under the Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs. It was established in 1955. Its purposes are to "encourage and promote local and regional history" in Norway and to "stimulate a high professional and pedagogical level of research in...
  
  , or Norsk lokalhistorisk institutt (official site) Promotes local history knowledge.
• Norwegian Language Council
  Norwegian Language Council
  The Norwegian Language Council was the regulation authority for the Norwegian language. It has been superseded by The Language Council of Norway .The council had 38 members, and created lists of acceptable word forms...
  
  , or Språkrådet (official site) Reguates the official version of the Norwegian language.
• Norwegian Media Authority, or Medietilsynet (official site) Regulates all aspects of mass media, including content rating, ownership, concessions and advertising.
• Opplysningsvesenets fond (official site) Manages the real estate of the Church of Norway, except the actual church buildings.
• Concerts Norway
  Concerts Norway
  Concerts Norway was established in 1967 on the initiative of the Arts Council Norway , with the main purpose described as follows: "Concerts Norway should do living music of high artistic quality accessible to all people in the country." The organization had its opening concert in Hammerfest...
  
  , or Rikskonsertene (official site) Mobile music performance that performs throughout the country.
• Riksteatret
  Riksteatret
  Riksteatret is a Norwegian touring theatre. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in Kirkenes in 1949, with Sigurd Christiansen's play En reise i natten. The theatre plays on about 200 different stages throughout the country. Its first theatre director was Fritz von der...
  
   (official site) Mobile theatre that performs throughout the country.

Diocesan Councils

• Agder og Telemark Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Agder og Telemark
  The Diocese of Agder og Telemark Agder og Telemark bispedømme) is a diocese of the Church of Norway, covering the counties of Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder in Norway...
  
  , or Agder og Telemark bispedømmeråd
• Bjørgvin Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Bjørgvin
  Bjørgvin Diocese is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers churches located in the counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. The cathedral city is Bergen. Bergen Cathedral, formerly the Church of Saint Olaf, serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop...
  
  , or Bjørgvin bispedømmeråd
• Borg Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Borg
  Borg is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The diocese includes parishes in the counties of Østfold and Akershus, excluding Asker and Bærum . It was created in 1969 by separation from the Diocese of Oslo. The cathedral city is Fredrikstad....
  
  , or Borg bispedømmeråd
• Hamar Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Hamar
  Hamar is a present Lutheran diocese, named after its episcopal see, the Norwegian city of Hamar.There are 164 parishes in the diocese.-Lutheran diocese:...
  
  , or Hamar bispedømmeråd
• Møre Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Møre
  The Diocese of Møre is a diocese in the Church of Norway which geographically consists of Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Its bishop and cathedral are located in the county administrative center of Molde...
  
  , or Møre bispedømmeråd
• Nidaros Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Nidaros
  Nidaros is a diocese in the Lutheran Church of Norway. It covers Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag counties and its cathedral city is Trondheim, which houses the well-known Nidaros Cathedral. The diocese is divided into 12 deaneries . Finn Wagle was the bishop from 1991 to 2008...
  
  , or Nidaros bispedømmeråd
• Nord-Hålogaland Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland
  Nord-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers Lutheran churches in the counties of Troms, Finnmark and Svalbard. The cathedral city is Tromsø, and the bishop since 2002 is Per Oskar Kjølaas...
  
  , or Nord-Hålogaland bispedømmeråd
• Oslo Bishop and Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Oslo
  Oslo bishopric is The Church of Norway's bishopric for the municipalities of Oslo, Asker and Bærum. It is one of Norway's five traditional bishoprics and was founded around the year 1070.-History:...
  
  , or Oslo biskop og bispedømmerådråd
• Stavanger Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Stavanger
  Stavanger is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers Rogaland. The cathedral city is Stavanger, and the bishop since 2009 is Erling Johan Pettersen.-History:...
  
  , or Stavanger bispedømmeråd
• Sør-Hålogaland Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland
  Sør-Hålogaland is a diocese in the Church of Norway. The Diocese covers the Lutheran Church of Norway churches located within Nordland county in Norway...
  
  , or Sør-Hålogaland bispedømmeråd
• Tunsberg Diocesan Council
  Diocese of Tunsberg
  Tunsberg is a diocese of the Church of Norway. It includes parishes located within the counties of Vestfold and Buskerud, with the cathedral city located in Tønsberg.-History:...
  
  , or Tunsberg bispedømmeråd

Limited companies

• National Theatre of Norway, or Nationaltheatret (official site) Theatre in Oslo.
• Norsk Tipping
  Norsk Tipping
  Norsk Tipping AS is the national lottery in Norway, located in Hamar. The company offers a wide range of lottery, sports and instant games in the Norwegian market. Norsk Tipping is owned by the Norwegian government and administered by Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs...
  
   (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 Defence

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Defence is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of the formation and implementation of national security and defence policy, and for the overall management and control of the activities of subordinate agencies. The ministry is located at Glacisgata 1, Oslo,...

• National Security Authority, or Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet (official site)
• Norwegian Defence Estates Agency
  Norwegian Defence Estates Agency
  The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the real estate belonging to the Military of Norway. It is not part of the military operations, but is instead directly subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, and established on January 1, 2002...
  
  , or Forsvarsbygg (official site) Owns, operates and manages defence real estate.
• Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
  Norwegian Defence Research Establishment
  The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment is a research institute that conducts research and development on behalf of the Norwegian Armed Forces and provides expert advice to political and military defence leaders...
  
  , or Forsvarets forskningsinstitutt (official site)

Agencies

• Foreldreutvalget for grunnskolen (official site) Cooperation between parents and school authorities.
• Norway Opening Universities, or Norgesuniversitetet (official site) Stimulates cooperation between business and higher education, and to increase life-long learning.
• Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education, or Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (official site) Supervises and helps improved the quality of higher education.
• Norwegian Centre for International Cooperation in Higher Education, or Senter for internasjonalisering av høyere utdanning (official site) Promotes international cooperation in higher education and research.
• Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
  Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training
  The Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training is Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Education and Research. It is responsible for development of primary and secondary education, including the management of the Norwegian Support System for Special Education .The organization,...
  
  , or Utdanningsdirektoratetet (official site) Responsible for the development of primary and secondary education.
• Norwegian Institute for Adult Learning, or VOX-læring for arbeidslivet (official site) Promotes adult learning within reading, writing, arithmetic and ICT.
• Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, or Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt (official site) Research.
• Norwegian Meteorological Institute
  Norwegian Meteorological Institute
  Norwegian Meteorological Institute is the Norwegian national institute for weather forecasts.The three main offices are located in Oslo, Bergen and Tromsø. The Institute has around 500 employees and keeps around 650 paid observers of various kinds around the country...
  
  , or Meteorologisk institutt (official site) Performs weather observations and calculations.
• Norwegian Social Research
  Norwegian Social Research
  Norwegian Social Research is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It was established on 1 July 1996, as a merger between four institutes. It is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research...
  
  , or Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring (official site) Research.
• Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund
  Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund
  The Norwegian State Educational Loan Fund is a government agency that provides loans and grants to Norwegian and certain foreign students for their education...
  
  , or Statens lånekasse for utdanning (official site) Grants loans and scholarships to students.
• Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service
  Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service
  The Norwegian Universities and Colleges Admission Service is a Norwegian government agency responsible for application and admission to all public universities and university colleges in Norway for entry level degrees, either Bachelor degrees for liberal studies and some professional studies, as...
  
  , or Samordna opptak (official site) Coordinates admission to undergraduate courses at state universities and colleges.
• The Research Council of Norway
  The Research Council of Norway
  The Research Council of Norway is a Norwegian government agency responsible for awarding grands for research as well as promoting research and science. It also advises the Government in matters related to research, and is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research...
  
   Norges forskningsråd (official site) Grants funds for research.
• Statens fagskole for gartnere og blomsterdekoratører (official site) Educates gardeners and flower decorators at secondary school level.

Universities

• Norwegian University of Life Sciences
  Norwegian University of Life Sciences
  The Norwegian University of Life Sciences is a public university located in Ås, Norway.It is located at Ås in Akershus, near Oslo, and has around 3800 students...
  
  , or Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap (official site)
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  The Norwegian University of Science and Technology , commonly known as NTNU, is located in Trondheim. NTNU is the second largest of the eight universities in Norway, and, as its name suggests, has the main national responsibility for higher education in engineering and technology...
  
  , or Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (official site)
• University of Agder, or Universitetet i Agder (official site)
• University of Bergen
  University of Bergen
  The University of Bergen is located in Bergen, Norway. Although founded as late as 1946, academic activity had taken place at Bergen Museum as far back as 1825. The university today serves more than 14,500 students...
  
  , or Universitetet i Bergen (official site)
• University of Oslo
  University of Oslo
  The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
  
  , or Universitetet i Oslo (official site)
• University of Stavanger
  University of Stavanger
  The University of Stavanger is located in Stavanger, Norway and has about 8,500 students and 1200 administration, faculty and service staff. It is organised in three faculties, including two national centres of expertise. It includes 107 professors, and more than 150 of the academic staff hold...
  
  , or Universitetet i Stavanger (official site)
• University of Tromsø
  University of Tromsø
  The University of Tromsø is the world's northernmost university. Located in the city of Tromsø, Norway, it was established in 1968, and opened in 1972. It is one of eight universities in Norway. The University of Tromsø is the largest research and educational institution in northern Norway...
  
  , or Universitetet i Tromsø (official site)

Specialised Colleges

• Oslo School of Architecture and Design
  Oslo School of Architecture and Design
  The Oslo School of Architecture and Design, AHO, is one of Norway's three architectural schools.AHO is an autonomous institution within the Norwegian university system. The school was established directly after World War II as a «crisis course» for students of architecture who were unable to finish...
  
  , or Arkitektur- og designhøgskolen i Oslo (official site)
• Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, or Norges handelshøgskole (official site)
• Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
  Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
  The Norwegian School of Sport Sciences is a public university located at Sognsvann in Oslo, Norway. It has the national responsibility for education and research related within sport sciences. It provides education at Bachelor, Master and Doctorate level....
  
  , or Norges idrettshøgskole (official site)
• Norwegian Academy of Music
  Norwegian Academy of Music
  The Norwegian Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of music education. As a university college, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate...
  
  , or Norges musikkhøgskole (official site)
• Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
  Norwegian School of Veterinary Science
  Norwegian School of Veterinary Science or NVH is a public university located at Adamstuen in Oslo, that educates veterinarians and veterinary nurses as well as research within aquatic medicine, food safety, comparative medicine and mammalian diseases, health and welfare. The institution has about...
  
  , or Norges veterinærhøgskole (official site)

Regional University Colleges

• Akershus University College
  Akershus University College
  Akershus University College is a university college located in Kjeller, Norway. The institution is one of 25 public university colleges owned and run by the Norwegian state...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Akershus (official site)
• Bergen National Academy of the Arts
  Bergen National Academy of the Arts
  Bergen National Academy of the Arts or KHiB is one of the two independent institutions of higher learning in the visual arts and design in Norway. It is located in Bergen, Norway.-History:...
  
  , or Kunsthøgskolen i Bergen (official site)
• Bergen University College
  Bergen University College
  Bergen University College is a Norwegian public institution of higher education, established in August 1994 by the merging of six former independent colleges in Bergen, Norway.The College is organised in 3 faculties:*Faculty of Education...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Bergen (official site)
• Bodø University College
  Bodø University College
  The University of Nordland , previously Bodø University College, is a public university located is located in Bodø, Norway. The university is located 10 km outside the city centre...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Bodø (official site)
• Buskerud University College
  Buskerud University College
  Buskerud University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education established August 1, 1994 and situated in the county of Buskerud, Norway....
  
  , or Høgskolen i Buskerud (official site)
• Finnmark University College
  Finnmark University College
  Finnmark University College is a university college with three campuses throughout Finnmark, Norway. The Faculty of Education and Liberal Arts and the Faculty of Business and Social Work is located in Alta, while the Faculty of Nursing is located in Hammerfest. The Barents International School,...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Finnmark (official site)
• Gjøvik University College
  Gjøvik University College
  Gjøvik University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the town of Gjøvik, Norway. It was established August 1, 1994, and has approximately 2600 students and 280 employees....
  
  , or Høgskolen i Gjøvik (official site)
• Harstad University College
  Harstad University College
  Harstad University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the city of Harstad, Norway. It was established August 1, 1994, as a result of the restructuring of an existing høgskole in Harstad, a 1983 establishment, and has about 1100 students and 110...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Harstad (official site)
• Hedmark University College
  Hedmark University College
  Hedmark University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Hedmark, Norway. The college's four campuses are located in Hamar, Elverum, Åmot and Stor-Elvdal...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Hedmark (official site)
• Lillehammer University College
  Lillehammer University College
  Lillehammer University College is a Norwegian state-run university college located at Storhove in Lillehammer. It was established in 1971 as Oppland College and took its current form in 1995. It is located in the television and radio center built for the 1994 Winter Olympic Games...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Lillehammer (official site)
• Molde University College
  Molde University College
  Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics is a Norwegian specialized university located in Molde. The university offers higher education in business administration, transport economics, logistics, information technology, and health sciences.Degrees are offered both at...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Molde (official site)
• Narvik University College
  Narvik University College
  Narvik University College is a state owned University College in the town of Narvik, Norway. It was established August 1 1994, and has approximately 1300 students and 170 employees....
  
  , or Høgskolen i Narvik (official site)
• Nesna University College
  Nesna University College
  Nesna University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the municipality of Nesna, Norway. It was established August 1, 1994, and has approximately 1200 students and 130 employees....
  
  , or Høgskolen i Nesna (official site)
• Nord-Trøndelag University College
  Nord-Trøndelag University College
  Nord-Trøndelag University College or HiNT is a Norwegian university college located throughout the county of Nord-Trøndelag...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag (official site)
• Oslo National Academy of the Arts
  Oslo National Academy of the Arts
  The Oslo National Academy of the Arts is a university college in Oslo, Norway, that provides education in visual arts, design and performing arts...
  
  , or Kunsthøgskolen i Oslo (official site)
• Oslo University College
  Oslo University College
  Oslo University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen i Oslo is the largest state university college in Norway, with more than 11,000 students and approx. 1100 employees...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Oslo (official site)
• Sámi University College
  Sámi University College
  Sámi University College was established in 1989 and has about 150 students and 52 faculty, technical and administrative staff. It is one of 25 Norwegian state university colleges and located in Kautokeino....
  
  , or Samisk høgskole (official site)
• Sogn og Fjordane University College
  Sogn og Fjordane University College
  Sogn og Fjordane University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Sogn og Fjordane. The university college's campuses are located in Sogndal, Førde and Sandane...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Sogn of Fjordane (official site)
• Stord/Haugesund University College
  Stord/Haugesund University College
  Stord/Haugesund University College , Norwegian: Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund) is a medium sized state university college in Norway, with around 2700 students and 260 employees...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Stord/Haugesund (official site)
• Sør-Trøndelag University College
  Sør-Trøndelag University College
  Sør-Trøndelag University College or HiST is a Norwegian university college located in Trondheim. The school offers higher education within nursing, teaching, economics, food science, engineering and information technology...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag (official site)
• Telemark University College
  Telemark University College
  Telemark University College is the fourth largest university college in Norway. The University College has about 5000 students. It is split between four different locations. The campuses are located in Bø, Notodden, Porsgrunn and Rauland.-Hierarchy:The university college is organised into four...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Telemark (official site)
• Tromsø University College
  Tromsø University College
  Tromsø University College was a university college located in Tromsø, Norway with programs within health care, engineering, business administration, teaching and music, dance and drama...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Tromsø (official site)
• Vestfold University College
  Vestfold University College
  Vestfold University College is a university college, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the county of Vestfold, Norway. The university college's campuses were formerly located in Borre and Eik. From 2010 the whole university college was colocated at Campus Bakkenteigen in Horten...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Vestfold (official site)
• Volda University College
  Volda University College
  Volda University College is a høgskole, a Norwegian state institution of higher education, in the village of Volda in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was established on 1 August 1994, when the Møre og Romsdal regional college and the Volda Teachers College were merged together...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Volda (official site)
• Østfold University College
  Østfold University College
  Østfold University College is a further and higher education institution in south-eastern Norway. It has campuses in Fredrikstad and Halden. Enrollment is approximately 4,000 students ; and 480 staff...
  
  , or Høgskolen i Østfold (official site)
• Ålesund University College
  Ålesund University College
  Aalesund University College is a medium sized institution of higher education in Norway with more than 2000 students and approximately 150 employees....
  
  , or Høgskolen i (official site)

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
  University Centre in Svalbard
  The University Centre in Svalbard is a Norwegian state-owned limited company that provides university-level education in arctic studies. The universities of Oslo, Bergen, Tromsø and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim are represented on its board. The centre is known as...
  
  , or Universitetssenteret på Svalbard (official site) Research on Svalbard.
• UNINETT
  UNINETT
  Uninett is a Norwegian government-owned company responsible for deploying and maintaining a national research based computer network . They also conduct network research and pilot projects related to high speed connectivity...
  
   (official site) Operates the university/college/research internet communication network and the norid domain register.

Ministry of the Environment

Norwegian Ministry of the Environment

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is a Norwegian ministry established in 1972. The ministry is responsible for environmental issues in Norway. It is led by the Minister of the Environment, Erik Solheim...

• Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management
  Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management
  The Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management is Norway's national governmental body for preserving Norway's natural environment, including establishing and regulating national parks and other protected areas...
  
  , or Directoratet for naturforvaltning (official site) Authority that authorises preservation of the natural environment, including nature preserves, national parks and predators.
• Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
  Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage
  The Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage is a government agency responsible for the management of cultural heritage in Norway. Subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment, it manages the Cultural Heritage Act of June 9, 1978....
  
  , or Riksantikvaren (official site) Authority that authorises preservation of cultural heritage.
• Norwegian Polar Institute
  Norwegian Polar Institute
  The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway's national institution for polar research. It is run under the auspices of the Norwegian Ministry of Environment. The institute organizes expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions and runs a research station at Ny-Ålesund...
  
  , or Norsk Polarinstitutt (official site) Conducts research related to Arctic sciences.
• Norwegian Mapping Authority, or Statens kartverk (official site) Manages maps of the entire country.
• Norwegian Climate and Pollution Agency, or Klima- og forurensningsdirektoratet (official site) Authorises permits for pollution.
• Norwegian Product Register, or Produktregisteret (official site) Maintains a database over the content of all products distributed in the country.

Ministry of Finance

Norwegian Ministry of Finance

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Finance is a Norwegian ministry established in 1814. The ministry is responsible for state finance, including the state budget, taxation and economic policy in Norway. It is led by Sigbjørn Johnsen...

• Pension Fund Global
  The Government Pension Fund of Norway
  The Government Pension Fund of Norway comprises two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds owned by the Government of Norway:* The Government Pension Fund - Global...
  
  , or Statens pensjonsfond - utland (official site) (Invests axcess capital abroad)
• National Insurance Scheme Fund
  The Government Pension Fund of Norway
  The Government Pension Fund of Norway comprises two entirely separate sovereign wealth funds owned by the Government of Norway:* The Government Pension Fund - Global...
  
  , or Folketrygdfondet (official site) (Invests pensions domestic)
• Norges Bank (official site) (Central bank)
• Norwegian Customs and Excise Authorities, or Tollvesenet (official site) Collects customs.
• Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority
  Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway
  The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway is a Norwegian government agency responsible for supervision of financial companies within Norway based on law and regulations from Storting, the Norwegian Ministry of Finance and international accounting standards...
  
  , or Kredittilsynet (official site) Controls banks and other financial institutions.
• Norwegian Government Agency for Financial Management, or Senter for statlig økonomistyring (official site) Coordinates financial management within the Government.
• Norwegian National Collection Agency
  Norwegian National Collection Agency
  The Norwegian National Collection Agency is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the collection of all fines issued by the police as well as debt collection from defaulted government taxes or other government debts. The agency was founded in 1990 and is located in Mo i Rana. It is...
  
  , or Statens innkrevingssentral (official site) Collects dues payable to the state.
• Norwegian Tax Administration, or Skatteetaten (official site) Manages and collects taxes.
• Statistics Norway
  Statistics Norway
  Statistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...
  
  , or Statistisk sentralbyrå (official site) Statistics collection, computing and publishing agency.

Agencies

• Institute of Marine Research
  Norwegian Institute of Marine Research
  The Norwegian Institute of Marine Research is a national consultative research institute which is owned by the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs. The Institute performs research and provides advisory services in the fields of marine ecosystems and aquaculture.With a staff of almost 700,...
  
  , or Havforskningsinstituttet (official site) Research related to marine biology and fish management.
• Norwegian Coastal Administration
  Norwegian Coastal Administration
  Norwegian Coastal Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the water transport infrastructure along the 92,000 km Coast of Norway. It is responsible for coastal navigation infrastructure, pilotage and harbour and port infrastructure, including lighthouses...
  
  , or Kystverket (official site) Owns and operates water transportation infrastructure, including harbours, piloting and navigation.
• National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, or Nasjonalt institutt for ernærings- og sjømatforskning (official site) Research related to nutrition and seafood.
• Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
  Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries
  The Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries is Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs.Established in 1900, it is responsible for advising and executing the ministry's policy. It formerly conducted research, but the Institute of Marine Research was split out in...
  
  , or Fiskeridirektoratet (official site) Authority concerning matters of fisheries.

Limited companies

• Norwegian Seafood Export Council, or Eksportrådet for fisk (official site) Marketing of fish abroad.
• Secora
  Secora
  Secora is Norwegian government enterprise created in 2005 to perform construction work on water transport infrastructure, both sea lanes and ports. The company was originally part of Kystverket, that is responsible for water transport infrasturcture. Secora is based in Svolvær and has 90 employees....
  
   (official site) (Construction company for water transport infrastructure)

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Fredskorpset (official site) Exchange organisation to create understanding between countries.
• Norfund
  Norfund
  Norfund is a private equity company established by the Norwegian Storting in 1997 and owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The fund receives its investment capital from the state budget...
  
   (official site) Capital investment in devoping countries.
• Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
  The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation is a directorate under the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Its task is to ensure effective foreign aid, with quality assurance and evaluation. NORAD both finances NGOs, and does its own research and projects. The current director general is...
  
  , or Norad (official site) Aid to developing countries.

Ministry of Government Administration and Reform

• Agency for Public Management and eGovernment
  Agency for Public Management and eGovernment
  The Agency for Public Management and eGovernment or DIFI is a government agency subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Government Administration and Reform.-Responsibilities:...
  
  , or Direktoratet for forvaltning og informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologi (official site) Management consulting, electronic commerce management and operation og government websites.
• County Governor, or Fylkesmannen (official site) Regional authority of the Government, with a Governor in each of 18 counties.
• Government Administration Services
  Government Administration Services
  The Government Administration Services is a Government agency responsible for a number of operative administration services for the Ministries of Norway. With about 500 employees, it offers services within archives, wages, accounting, web sites, purchasing, security, the state budget, and technology...
  
  , or Departementenes servicesenter (official site) Provides administrative services for the ministries.
• Norwegian Competition Authority
  Norwegian Competition Authority
  Norwegian Competition Authority is Norwegian Government agency responsible for managing the Competition Act of 2004, including regulations imposed through the European Economic Community. This includes regulating cooperation that hinders competition, misuse of a dominant market position and...
  
  , or Konkuransetilsynet (official site) Regulates permission to merge, and regulates to stimulate competition.
• Norwegian Data Inspectorate
  Norwegian Data Inspectorate
  The Norwegian Data Inspectorate is Norwegian Government agency responsible for managing the Personal Data Act of 2000, concerning privacy concerns...
  
  , or Datatilsynet (official site) Regulates permission to store information on persons or other entities
• Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property
  Statsbygg
  Statsbygg is a Norwegian government agency that manages central parts of the real estate portfolio of the Government of Norway. This includes 2.3 million square meters in 1,500 buildings, of which 115 are located abroad. The portfolio includes office buildings, heritage sites, campuses, operational...
  
  , or Statsbygg (official site) Builds, manages and operates all government buildings.
• Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
  Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund
  Norwegian Public Service Pension Fund is a Norwegian Government agency responsible for the extra pensions paid to state employees. There are in excess of one million members, and it has total assets of NOK 270 billion....
  
  , or Statens pensjonsfond (official site) Fund allocating extra pensions for civil servants.
• Personvernnemda (official site) Ombudsman concerning matters of privacy.

Agencies

• Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
  Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
  The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs is a specialised directorate for health and social affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs in Norway, and is organised under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Health and Care...
  
  , or Helse- og sosialdirektoratet (official site) Central expertise in administering healthcare and social affairs.
• Norwegian Board of Health Supervision
  Norwegian Board of Health Supervision
  The Norwegian Board of Health Supervision is a national government institution under the Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services. The name was altered from Norwegian Board of Health on 1 January 2007....
  
  , or Statens helsetilsyn (official site) Highest supervision authority for the health and social services.
• Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  The Norwegian Institute of Public Health is a subordinate institution to the Ministry of Health and Care Services....
  
  , or Nasjonalt folkehelseinstitutt (official site) Preventative health work
• Norwegian System of Compensation to Patients, or Norsk pasientskadeerstatning (official site) Can issue compensation for mistreatment.
• Norwegian Patients' Injury Compensation Board, or Pasientskadenemnda (official site) Appeal board for the System of Compensation to Patients.
• Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board, or Bioteknologinamda (official site) A board that advises the authorities in matters concerning modern biotechnology.
• Norwegian Appeals Board for Health Personnel, or Statens helsepersonellnemnd (official site) Appeal board for health personnel who lose authorization.
• Norwegian Medicines Agency
  Norwegian Medicines Agency
  The Norwegian Medicines Agency is the national, regulatory authority for new and existing medicines and the supply chain. The Agency is responsible for supervising the production, trials and marketing of medicines. It approves medicines and monitors their use, and ensures cost-efficient, effective...
  
  , or Statens legemiddelverk (official site) Controls research, production and sale of medicine.
• National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research
  Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research
  The Norwegian Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research is a social science research institute based in Oslo, Norway.It was established in 2001 as a merger of the National Institute for Alcohol and Drug Research and a department within the Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs...
  
  , or Statens institutt for rusmiddelforskning (official site) Research connected to alcohol and drug use.
• Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety, or Vitenskapskomiteen for mattrygghet (official site)
• Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority, or Statens strålevern (official site) Expertise and precautions against nuclear and radiation threats.
• Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service, or Arbeids- og velferdsdirektoratet (official site) Administrating age- and disability pensions and other welfare, and manages unemployment.
• Norwegian Food Safety Authority
  Norwegian Food Safety Authority
  Norwegian Food Safety Authority is a Norwegian government agency responsible for safe food and drinking water, and works within the fields of human, plant, fish and animal health as well as environmentally friendly production and ethically acceptable farming of animals and fish...
  
  , or Mattilsynet (official site) Controls all aspects of food safety, including agruculture, import and trade.
• Norwegian Governmental Appeal Board regarding medical treatment abroad, or Dispensasjons- og klagenemnda for behandling i utlandet (official site) Appeal board for patients who need treatment abroad, and where there is not adequate domestic service, who are entitled to get the treatment paid by the authorities.

Regional Health Authorities

Regional Health Authority

A regional health authority is a state enterprise responsible for specialist healthcare in one of four regions of Norway. Responsibilities of the RHFs include patient treamtment, education of medical staff, research and training of patients and relatives...

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

• Central Norway Regional Health Authority
  Central Norway Regional Health Authority
  Central Norway Regional Health Authority is a state-owned Regional Health Authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Nord-Trøndelag, Sør-Trøndelag and Møre og Romsdal in Norway. Based in Stjørdal, the authority operates five health trusts that operate nine hospitals...
  
  , or Helse Midt-Norge (official site)
• Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
  Northern Norway Regional Health Authority
  Northern Norway Regional Health Authority is, in population, the smallest of the four Regional Health Authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Finnmark, Nordland and Troms...
  
  , or Helse Nord (official site)
• Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
  Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
  Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority is the largest of the four Regional Health Authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Akershus, Aust-Agder, Buskerud, Hedmark, Oppland, Oslo, Telemark, Vest-Agder, Vestfold and Østfold...
  
  , or Helse Sør-Øst (official site)
• Western Norway Regional Health Authority
  Western Norway Regional Health Authority
  Western Norway Regional Health Authority is a state-owned Regional Health Authority responsible for operating the hospitals in the counties of Rogaland, Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane in Norway. Based in Stavanger the authority operates five health trusts that operate nine hospitals...
  
  , or Helse Vest (official site)

Limited companies

• Vinmonopolet
  Vinmonopolet
  Vinmonopolet , symbolized by Ⓥ and colloquially shortened to Polet, is a government owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing an alcohol content higher than 4.75% in Norway....
  
   (official site) Monopoly on trade of wine and spirits.

Agencies

• Compulsory Civilian National Service Administration, or Siviltjenesten i Norge (official site) Administrated the compulsory civilian national service.
• Governor of Svalbard
  Governor of Svalbard
  The Governor of Svalbard represents the Norwegian government in exercising its sovereignty over the Svalbard archipelago .The position reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice, but it maintains all Norwegian interests in the area, including environmental protection, law enforcement,...
  
  , or Sysselmannen på Svalbard (official site)
• Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway
  Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway
  The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Northern Norway or JRCC NN is a rescue coordination centre located in Bodø responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations in the northern part of Norway; it is responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations within Norway's Search and...
  
  , or Hovedredningssentralen i Nord-Norge (official site) Coordinates rescue operations.
• Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway
  Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway
  The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre of Southern Norway or JRCC SN is a rescue coordination centre located in Sola responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations in the southern part of Norway; it is responsible for coordinating search and rescue operations within Norway's Search and...
  
  , or Hovedredningssentralen i Sør-Norge (official site) Coordinates rescue operations.
• Justissekretariatene (official site) Manages a number of administrative function related to the juridical processes.
• National Police Directorate, or Politidirektoratet (official site) The police force.
• National Security Authority, or Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet (official site)
• Norwegian Advisory Council on Bankruptcy, or Konkursrådet (official site) Administrates bankruptcies.
• Norwegian Border Commissioner, or Grensekommisær for den norsk-russiske grense (official site) Controls the border between Norway and Russia.
• Norwegian Civil Defence
  Norwegian Civil Defence
  Norwegian Civil Defence is the civil defence organization of Norway.The Norwegian Civil Defence sorts under the Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning which again reports to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police....
  
  , or Sivilforsvaret (official site) Civil defence; emergency and rescue services in the event of major accidents and incidents
• Norwegian Correctional Services, or Kriminalomsorgen (official site) Operates criminal correctional services, including the prisons.
• Norwegian Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, or Kontoret for voldsoffererstatning (official site) Manages compensation to subjects of criminal injuries.
• Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection and Emergency Planning, or Direktoratet for samfunnssikkerhet og beredskap (official site) Keeps an overview of societies threats, and works to prevent
• Norwegian Directorate for Emergency Communication, or Direktoratet for nødkommunikasjon (official site) Building and to operate the emergency communication network.
• Norwegian Judge Advocate General, or Generaladvokatembetet (official site) Head proecutor of the military court.
• Norwegian Mediation and Reconciliation Service, or Konfliktrådet (official site) Settles disputes.
• Norwegian Police Security Service, or Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (official site) Surveillance of domestic threats to national security.
• Norwegian Police University College
  Norwegian Police University College
  The Norwegian Police University College is a public university college located in Oslo, Kongsvinger, Stavern and Bodø, Norway. It offers education for the police force of Norway, including a three-year basic education and a possible expansion with a Master's degree. 720 students are accepted at...
  
  , or Politihøyskolen (official site) Police officer college.
• Samerettsutvalget Research related to the Sami.
• Spesialenheten for politisaker (official site) Investigates accusations of criminal offences by police or procecution officers in duty.

Limited companies

• Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon
  Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon
  The Norsk Eiendomsinformasjon AS is a Norwegian limited company, wholly owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry.It was established as in 1987 as Tinglysingsdata AS, through an agreement between the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police, Kommunedata and Statens Datasentral...
  
   (official site) Land registry company, that provides land information to the professional market.

Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development

The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development is a Norwegian ministry established in 1948. It is responsible for the housing and building, regional and rural policy, municipal and county administration and finances, and the conduct of elections...

• Norwegian State Housing Bank
  Norwegian State Housing Bank
  The Norwegian State Housing Bank is a Norwegian Government agency responsible for the housing politics in Norway. The main tool for the bank is mortgages in newly constructed houses. About half of all houses after World War II in Norway have been financed by the Housing Bank. The agency is based...
  
  , or Husbanken (official site) Issues loans for housing.
• National Office of Building Technology and Administration
  National Office of Building Technology and Administration
  The National Office of Building Technology and Administration is a Norwegian government agency that is resopnsible for managing laws and rules related to building and construction, authorises rules related to documentation of construction materials and their properties, as well as approving...
  
  , or Statens bygningstekniske etat (official site) Expertise within building technology.

Agencies

• Gassnova
  Gassnova
  Gassnova SF is the Norwegian state enterprise for carbon capture and storage. Gassnova stimulates technology research, development and demonstration and contributes to the realisation of technology in industrial, full-scale pioneer plants...
  
   (official site) Research related to CO2 capture and deposit.
• Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
  Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
  The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate or OD is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the regulation of the petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf. Based in Stavanger it is to ensure that the petroleum resources are allocated in an optimal at the same time as they incur...
  
  , or Oljedirektoratet (official site) Manages the petroleum resources on the Norwegian continental shelf
  Norwegian continental shelf
  The Norwegian continental shelf is the continental shelf over which Norway exercises sovereign rights as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea...
  
  .
• Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
  Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
  The Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate is a Norwegian government agency established in 1921. It is under the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and regulates the country's water resources and energy supply. Its mandate includes contingency planning for floods, serving as a centre of...
  
  , or Norges vassdrag og energidirektorat (official site) Authority controlling and regulating water resources like rivers and lakes, and the production of energy.

Enterprises

• Enova
  Enova SF
  Enova SF is a Norwegian government enterprise responsible for promotion of environmentally friendly production and consumption of energy. Established in 2001, it is financed through government funding in addition to a tariff of 1 øre per kWh of electricity to consumers...
  
   (official site) Manages subsidies and encourages energy conservation.
• Statnett
  Statnett
  Statnett is a Norwegian state owned enterprise responsible for owning, operating and constructing the stem power grid in Norway. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway....
  
   (official site) Owns and operates the central power grid.

Limited companies

• Gassco
  Gassco
  Gassco is a Norwegian state owned company that operates of natural gas pipes transporting annually of 88.5 billion cubic meter of natural gas from the Norwegian continental shelf to Continental Europe and the United Kingdom....
  
   (official site) Operates all natural gas pipe lines in the country.
• Petoro
  Petoro
  Petoro, a company wholly owned by the state of Norway, manages Norway's portfolio of exploration and production licenses for petroleum and natural gas on the Norwegian continental shelf. This portfolio is collectively called State's Direct Financial Interest . The company also has a control...
  
   (official site) Manages the State's Direct Financial Interest in the petroleum industry.

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
  National Institute of Occupational Health
  National Institute of Occupational Health , also known as Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt or STAMI is a government body organised by the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The institute deals with a range of health areas, with staff with competence in medicine, physiology, chemistry,...
  
  , or Statens arbeidsmiljøinstitutt (official site) Research.
• Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
  Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs
  The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs is a specialised directorate for health and social affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs in Norway, and is organised under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Health and Care...
  
  , 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) Administrating age- and diability pensions and other welfare, and manages unemployment.
• Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority
  Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority
  The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority is Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Labour. It is responsible for supervising the Working Environment Act, the Annual Holidays Act, the National Holidays Act as well as certain sections of the Smoking Act.The organization consists of a...
  
  , 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
  Petroleum Safety Authority Norway
  The Petroleum Safety Authority Norway is a Norwegian governmental supervisory authority under the Norwegian Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion. The PSA has regulatory responsibility for safety, emergency preparedness and the working environment in the petroleum activities in 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
  State Conciliator of Norway
  The State Conciliator of Norway is an arbitrator's office of Norway. It is invoked in labour disputes, in other words when tariff agreements are disagreed upon.It was established in 1915, and the first State Conciliator took office in 1916...
  
  , or Riksmeklingsmannen (official site) Negotiates wage and traffic disputues between employer and labour unions.
• Sámediggi
  Sámi politics
  Sámi politics refers to politics that concern the indigenous Sámi people in Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia. In a more narrow sense, it has come to indicate the government of Sámi affairs by Sámi political institutions...
  
  , or Sametinget (official site) Sami parliament.

Limited companies

• Rehabil (official site) Rehabilitation workplace.

Agencies

• Brønnøysund Register Centre
  Brønnøysund Register Centre
  Brønnøysund Register Centre is a Norwegian government agency that is responsible for the management of numerous public registers for Norway...
  
  , or Brønnøysundregistrene (official site) Manages the vast amounts of registers related to buiness, commerce and civil matters.
• Guarantee Institute for Export Credits
  Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits
  The Norwegian Guarantee Institute for Export Credits is a Norwegian government agency.It was established in 1960 with the purpose of granting guarantees for Norwegian export companies. It was a state aid to exporters who ran possible commercial risks or political risks...
  
  , or Garanti-instituttet for eksportkreditt (official site) Grants guarantees for export companies.
• Norwegian Accreditation, or Norsk Akkreditering (official site) Insures that research laboratories meet international regulations.
• Norwegian Directorate of Mining with the Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard
  Norwegian Directorate of Mining
  The Norwegian Directorate of Mining with the Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard is a Norwegian government agency responsible for administrating the extraction of mineral resources within the kingdom...
  
  , or Bergvesenet med bergmesteren for Svalbard (official site) Registrs mining claims, and regulates other concerns regarding mining, including environmental issues and mining on Svalbard.
• Norwegian Maritime Directorate
  Norwegian Maritime Directorate
  Norwegian Maritime Directorate is a Norwegian government agency responsible for life, health, vessel and the environment for Norwegian registered ships and ships at Norwegian ports...
  
  , or Sjøfartsdirektoratet (official site) Insures and encourages sea and water transport safety.
• Norwegian Metrology Service
  Norwegian Metrology Service
  Norwegian Metrology Service is a Norwegian government agency responsible for metrology. Its main responsibility is to ensure that all measuring equipment in Norway is trusted nationally and internationally. The agency is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry....
  
  , or Justervesenet (official site) In charge of research and measuring of metrology; insures through control that all meters measure correct.
• Norwegian Geological Survey
  Norwegian Geological Survey
  Norwegian Geological Survey , abbr:NGU is a Norwegian government agency responsible for geologic mapping and research. The agency is located in Trondheim with an office in Tromsø, with about 225 employees...
  
  , or Norges geologiske undersøkelser (official site) Research and survey related to geology.
• Norwegian Industrial Property Office
  Norwegian Industrial Property Office
  The Norwegian Industrial Property Office , also known as Norwegian Patent Office , is a government agency responsible for registration of patents, trademarks and design in Norway. The agency is subordinate the Ministry of Trade and Industry and located in Oslo...
  
  , or Patentstyret (official site) Registers patents
• Norwegian Ship Registers
  Norwegian Ship Registers
  The Norwegian Ship Registers, sometimes called NIS-NOR is a Norwegian government agency responsible for operating the Norwegian International Ship Register, the Norwegian Ship Register and the Norwegian Shipbuilding Register. The register is subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and...
  
  , or Skipsregistrene (official site) Registry for the Norwegian Ship Register and the Norwegian International Ship Register.
• Norwegian Space Centre
  Norwegian Space Centre
  The Norwegian Space Centre is a Norwegian government agency that promotes space exploration.-Norsk Romsenter :...
  
  , or Norsk Romsenter (official site) Space agency.

Limited companies

• Argentum Fondsinvesteringer
  Argentum Fondsinvesteringer
  Argentum Fondsinvesteringer is a Norwegian government enterprise that participates as a minority owner of 22 private equity funds. The goal of the company is to stiumulate to create private equity investment groups in Norway, develop high research competence and to receive high return of capital...
  
   (official site) Private Equity fund.
• Bjørnøen
  Bjørnøen
  Bjørnøen AS is a Norwegian government enterprise that owns all land and some heritage buildings on the uninhabited overseas territory of Bjørnøya. The company is managed by Kings Bay AS, and does not have any employees...
  
   (official site) Owns all land on the island Bjørnøya.
• Electronic Chart Centre
  Electronic Chart Centre
  Electronic Chart Centre AS is Norwegian government enterprise created in 1999 to create and publish nautical charts for use by ships and boats. The company was originally part of Statens Kartverk The Electronic Chart Centre is based in Stavanger and has 15 employees...
  
   (official site) Makes electronic maritime charts.
• Entra Eiendom
  Entra Eiendom
  Entra Eiendom AS is a Norwegian government enterprise owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. The company manages 1,2 million m² of real estate, primarily in Norway's seven largest cities....
  
   (official site) Manages the commercial portfolio of government real estate.
• Flytoget
  Flytoget
  is a Norwegian high-speed airport rail link connecting Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Oslo Central Station in nineteen minutes. Run by Flytoget AS , it operates on the high-speed Gardermoen Line using sixteen GMB Class 71 electric trains. Normal service frequency is once every ten minutes, with half...
  
   (official site) Operates the Airport Express Train between Oslo and Oslo Airport, Gardermoen.
• Innovation Norway
  Innovation Norway
  Innovation Norway is a state-owned company started in 2004 that replaced four governmental organisations. These organisations were:* The Norwegian Tourist Board* The Norwegian Trade Council* The Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund...
  
  , or Innovasjon Norge (official site) Provides help and funding for start-up companies
• Kings Bay (official site) Operates that research facility at Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard.
• Mesta (official site) Provides public tender road work construction work.
• Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
  Industrial Development Corporation of Norway
  The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway or SIVA is a Norwegian state enterprise responsible for government investment in incubators, science parks, industrial parks and real estate through partial ownership of 150 companies...
  
  , or SIVA (official site) Invests in business- and industry park, incubators and other industrial and technology entrepreneur infrastructure
• Statkraft
  Statkraft
  Statkraft is a Norwegian state owned electricity company. With a total energy production of 44.9 TWh in 2007, the Statkraft Group is the third largest energy producer in the Nordic region, as well as the largest energy producer based on renewable energy sources in Europe,consisting of 40% of the...
  
   (official site) Power company, that also owns a number of local power companies
• Venturefondet (official site) Investment fund.
• Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani
  Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani
  Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani , or simply Store Norske, is a Norwegian coal mining company based on the Svalbard archipelago. It was formed in 1916, after a Norwegian purchase of the American Arctic Coal Company ....
  
   (official site) Operates the coal mine at Longyearbyen and Svea on Svalbard.

Agencies

• National Rail Administration, or Jernbaneverket (official site) 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
  Civil Aviation Authority of Norway
  Norwegian Civil Aviation Authority is the Norwegian inspectorate responsible for civil aviation in Norway. It is subordinate the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications and is located in Bodø....
  
  , or Luftfartstilsynet (official site) Inspectorate and authority concerning air transport
• Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
  Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority
  Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority is a Norwegian government agency responsible for controlling and regulating the telecommunication and postal sector of Norway...
  
  , or Post- og teletilsynet (official site) Regulates the telecom industry, issues telephone numbers etc.
• Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
  Norwegian Railway Inspectorate
  The Norwegian Railway Inspectorate is a Norwegian government agency responsible for control and supervision of rail transport in Norway, including railways, tramways, rapid transits, heritage railways and side tracks....
  
  , or Jernbanetilsynet (official site) Inspectorate concerning rail transport, including urban rail.
• Norwegian Public Roads Administration
  Norwegian Public Roads Administration
  The Norwegian Public Roads Administration is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the state and county public roads in the country. This includes planning, construction and operation of the state and county road networks, driver training and licensing, vehicle inspection and subsidies to...
  
   , or Statens Vegvesen (official site) Builds, operates and maintains state and county road infrastructure.

Limited companies

• Avinor
  Avinor
  Avinor AS is a state owned limited company in that operates most of the civil airports in Norway. The Norwegian state, via the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications controls 100 percent of the share capital. Avinor was created on 1 January 2003, by the privatization of the...
  
   (official site) Airport and air traffic management operator
• Baneservice
  BaneService
  BaneService is a Norwegian government owned railway construction and maintenance company. It is by far the largest subcontractor for Jernbaneverket and is owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications.-History:...
  
   (official site) Construction company for railway infrastructure
• Norwegian State Railways, or Norges Statsbaner (official site) Railway operation
• Posten Norge (official site) Postal service

See also

• Politics of Norway
  Politics of Norway
  Politics in Norway take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy. Executive power is exercised by the King's council, the cabinet, led by the Prime Minister of Norway. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Storting, elected...
  
  
• List of Norwegian government enterprises