Tone Horntvedt Multicultural Studies Institute for International Studies

 100 years old  500 years as a colony – 400 Denmark, 100 Sweden  Constitution from 1814 as a part of Sweden  1905 Free as a nation  Kingdom by chose

 King – no political power, an enormous symbolic value  Draws guidelines in his speeches – influence on the public  Everybody loves the king and his family even republicans  Minister of the state and the government – political power  Bureaucracy – most power????

 The social democratic idea dominates – even in the conservative and liberal parties  Everyone has the same rights and duties  In theory the same possibilities to live your life the way want

 Why is Norway so rich?  Oil  employment

 NAV – New work and welfare department (Ny arbeids- og velferdsetat)  Work, national insurance and social services  Financed by taxes  30-35% tax on wages  2% tax to obtain extra pensions  25% tax on things og services you buy  Up to 1980 kr a year part payment, after that free card

 Mostly state based-  All pople living in Norway have their own doctor called - fastlege  Some private and clinics hospitals  Some people pay private health insurances