Fritt Ord's Monitoring Project: The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway (2013–2026)

The first comprehensive review of the status of freedom of expression in Norway was made in connection with the Freedom of Expression Commission’s report in 1999. Since then, a number of events and more fundamental developments have impacted the conditions for freedom of expression in Norway. ‘Fritt Ord’s Monitoring Project: The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway’ offers a comprehensive assessment of the status of freedom of expression in Norway from 2013 to 2026.

See previous reports in the series ‘Fritt Ord’s Monitoring Project: The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway’:

  • “’Freedom of expression in the light of freedom of information: The limits of debate and the tolerance for knowledge”

Editors: Marte Mangset, Arnfinn H. Midtbøen, and Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud.

  • “Freedom of expression and whistleblowing from an employer’s perspective” (2022):

Researchers: Sissel C. Trygstad and Anne Mette Ødegaard.

  • “Researchers and the public – on freedom of expression in academia" (2021):

Researchers: Marte Mangset, Arnfinn H. Midtbøen, Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud, Dag Wollebæk, and Audun Fladmoe.

  • “What do people think about the limits of freedom of expression?” (2021)

Researchers: Audun Fladmoe, Dag Wollebæk, Kari Steen-Johnsen, and Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud.

  • “Artists assess freedom of expression – 2020”

Researchers: Tore Slaatta and Hanne M. Okstad.

«Boundary Struggles: Contestations of Free Speech in the Norwegian Public Sphere» (2017)

Redaktører: Arnfinn H. Midtbøen, Kari Steen-Johnsen, Kjersti Thorbjørnsrud

“The limits of the public space. Main findings from the project ’Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway 2015-2017” (2017)

Editor: Arnfinn H. Midtbøen

“The Limits of Freedom of Expression. Social norms and political tolerance (2016)

Editors: Kari Steen-Johnsen, Audun Fladmoe and Arnfinn H. Midtbøen

“When artists consider freedom of expression in Norway, anno 2014”(2014)

Researchers: Tore Slaatta and Hanne M. Okstad

“Conditions for freedom of the press in 2014: One step forward – and two steps back?” (2014)

Author: Jon Wessel-Aas

“Without social media, I would not have had the voice I have today’: Women’s expression of opinion in the culture of the digital public sphere”

Author: Hedda Fannemel Espeli

“The Status of Freedom of Expression in Norway. Main report from the project» (2014)

Editors: Bernard Enjolras, Terje Rasmussen and Kari Steen-Johnsen

“Freedom of Expression in Norway: Attitudes and experiences in the population – Results from the population survey 2014” (2014)

Authors: Elisabeth Staksrud, Kari Steen-Johnsen, Bernard Enjolras, Maria Helena Gustafsson, Karoline Andrea Ihlebæk, Arnfinn H. Midtbøen, Synne Sætrang, Sissel C. Trygstad and Maria Utheim

Links to the reports in Norwegian only