Tag: immigration

Violence declines, but not for all

Police are crediting a decline in random street violence in Oslo this month on a concerted effort by themselves and the public to battle...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Fewer immigrants arrive in Norway

As the economy shows signs of slowing down in Norway, fewer immigrants from eastern Europe are arriving in the country looking for work. More...

New census taken over the weekend

State officials undertook Norway's first official census since 2001 on Saturday. As Norway's population reaches, and may surpass, the 5-million mark, the census information...

‘More radicals like Breivik in Norway’

An award-winning Norwegian journalist and author who specializes in the right-wing extremist and anti-Jihad movements fears more radicals may resort to terrorist attacks in...

Call goes out for Global Talent group

How can Norway make talented foreign workers feel at home? Scores of players in the business world grappled with that question at Norway's first...

Effort grows to revive ‘Nansenpass’

As government officials hail Norway's famed explorer and humanitarian Fridtjof Nansen this year, refugees in Oslo wish they'd take more to heart Nansen's efforts...
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