In Norway

Norway is a constitutional democracy in Northern Europe with a population of 4.8 million inhabitants.

• Head of State: His Majesty King Harald V of Norway
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
• Area: 385 199 km²
• Population (2009): 4 799 252
• Population per km² land area: 16
• Capital city: Oslo
• Language: Norwegian (Bokmål and Nynorsk)(In some districts, Sámi is also anofficial language)
• State Church: Church of Norway (Evangelical Lutheran)
• GDP (2008): NOK 2 548 billion (€ 295,2 billion)
• GDP (per capita, 2008): NOK 534 440 (€ 61 915)
• Currency: Norwegian kroner (NOK); 1 krone = 100 øre
• Constitution Day: 17 May
• Population growth (2008): 1.3
• Average life expectancy (2008): female - 83 years; male - 78 years

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Doing business Norway

• Guide to Norwegian business information
• The Official Norwegian Trade Portal
• The Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service enterprises (HSH)

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Moving to Norway

• Royal Norwegian Embassy, Vilnius
• Notification of move to Norway from abroad
• Taxes in Norway
• Norwegian Directorate of Immigration - Information in Lithuanian
• The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration
• Job seeking in Norway

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Useful links Norway

Governmental Institutions

• Norwegian Government
• Ministry of Finance
• Ministry of Trade and Industry
• Innovation Norway
• European Business Register
• Norwegian Tax Administation
• Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Oslo

Doing business in Norway

• Bedin
• Oslo Chamber of Commerce
• The Official Norwegian Trade Portal
• The Federation of Norwegian Commercial and Service enterprises (HSH)
• Norway Traid Fairs
• Information for foreign employees: The tax return for 2008

Yellow pages

• Gulersider
• Purehelp
• Proff
• Guide to Value Added Tax in Norway

Off the record

• Visit Norway