Immigrant employment ‘misleading’

Human Rights Service (HRS), an Oslo-based foundation that studies immigration and integration, is accusing the Norwegian government of presenting a misleading picture of immigrant employment levels in Norway. HRS claims that full-time employment among those from countries outside western Europe and North America is much lower than officially portrayed. Only 57 percent of those described [...]

OSCE scolds Norway for intolerance

The UN ad hoc organization OSCE, charged with trying to head off and resolve conflicts in Europe, has criticized Norwegian officials for failing to address alleged intolerance towards Muslims and Jews in Norway. News of the criticism came just as Norway planned to file a formal protest against Israel for arresting four Norwegians as they [...]

Concerns rise over Norwegians fighting in Syria

Norwegian authorities believe at least seven and possibly as many as 100 Norwegian citizens have headed to Syria to take part in its ongoing civil war. They fear, as do many parents of young Muslim men with sympathy for the opposition forces in Syria, that they’ll be more radical when they return. Lt Gen Kjell [...]

Immigrants gain more acceptance

There was a marked increase in the numbers of immigrants taking part in last month’s 17th of May celebrations in Oslo, and a new survey helps explain why. Many are feeling more accepted and included, especially since the terrorist attacks of July 22, while the survey shows that more Norwegians are now less critical to [...]

Jewish group wants police to record anti-Semitic incidents

The Norwegian Jewish group Det Mosaiske Trossamfund (DMT) has asked police in Oslo to start registering anti-Semitic incidents. Members claim they’ve been subjected to 11 incidents of harassment, vandalism and threats just in the past month. “If we don’t get an overview of these incidents, we’re in poor shape to combat the virus that anti-semitism [...]

Paradox over fate of refugee children

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has been hit from all sides over his refusal, at least so far, to halt the deportation of children whose parents were rejected for asylum in Norway. The paradox, however, is that while many voters want to let children who’ve been in Norway most of their lives remain in the country, [...]

Immigrants ‘save’ outlying areas

With Dutch immigrants running tourist camps in mountain valleys and Somalian refugees playing football in Telemark, it comes as no surprise that families from Estonia and Poland are settling down on the windswept island of Herøy, while Palestinians are carving out new lives in Tromsø. Many Norwegian communities far from Oslo see these new settlers [...]

‘Lilyhammer’ set for second season

Norway went on a sort of withdrawal Wednesday night. After months of hype and eight weeks of record ratings, the Norwegian TV series “Lilyhammer” wrapped up its first short season on state broadcaster NRK. Plans are underway for a second season, as soon as the show’s star gets leave from his main “Boss,” Bruce Springsteen. [...]

Storm of support for refugee children

NEWS ANALYSIS: They’re called “asylbarn” in Norwegian, children of refugees whose applications for asylum in Norway have been rejected by immigration authorities. Debate over their fate has flared for years and now the Labour Party is under more pressure than ever to let both them and their families remain in Norway on humanitarian grounds. Around [...]

Immigration drives Oslo’s growth

Oslo now ranks as the fastest-growing city in Europe, as Norway’s strong economy attracts thousands of new immigrants looking for work. While politicians grapple with the need to accommodate a rapidly growing population and tackle integration issues, many immigrants have already proven they’re well-integrated and offer badly needed skills. Many are working as doctors, nurses, [...]

Momentum grows for global talent

Norway’s fast-growing population of foreign and globally oriented residents are making their presence known and their voices heard, as they try to break into tightly knit Norwegian networks or form their own. The scores of them who packed a private Oslo home on Monday night proved the momentum they’re building, and they even managed to [...]

Immigrants over-qualified at work

A professor at the University of Bergen says she’s not surprised by a new study showing that 26 percent of workers in Norway with immigrant background are over-qualified for the jobs they have. She suspects discrimination is behind the figures. “There seems to be a pattern that immigrants more often than ethnic Norwegian employees find [...]

IKEA wins prize for employment diversity

Home furnishings retail giant IKEA has won the annual prize awarded by the state to recognize ethnic diversity in the workplace. At its IKEA Furuset store on Oslo’s northeast side, fully 62 percent of the employees have minority background. Among them is Sanjay Lakhanpal, an engineer from India who told newspaper Dagsavisen that he faced [...]

Immigration’s image gets a boost

Norwegians have become more positive towards immigration since July 22, when a right-wing Norwegian extremist unleashed terrorist attacks aimed at stopping it. New research suggests his murderous rampage seems to have had the opposite effect. The research, conducted by state statistics bureau SSB (Statistics Norway), shows major increases in positive response to issues involving immigration. [...]

Politician on leave after death threats

Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a Member of Parliament for the conservative Progress Party, has been placed on leave after receiving death threats and warnings of severe bodily injury. The threats are linked to his political views questioning the merits of immigration. Tybring-Gjedde has been among those accused of inflammatory rhetoric against immigration, not least in a column [...]

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