NorwaySamfunn 49 · Norway and society
Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå, SSB) uses the word "immigrant" (innvandrer). Who counts as an immigrant?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) bruker ordet «innvandrer». Hvem regnes som innvandrer?
- aSomeone who is in Norway on holiday or on a visit for a few weeks and then goes back homeEn som er i Norge på ferie eller besøk i noen uker, og så reiser hjem igjen
- bSomeone who was born abroad to foreign-born parents and grandparents and who lives in NorwayEn som er født i utlandet av utenlandsfødte foreldre og besteforeldre, og som bor i NorgeCorrect answer
- cSomeone who was born and grew up in Norway and whose parents were also born hereEn som er født og oppvokst i Norge, og som har foreldre som også er født her
Why?
SSB counts as immigrants those who live in Norway and were born abroad to two foreign-born parents and four foreign-born grandparents. SSB calls children who are born in Norway to two immigrant parents "Norwegian-born to immigrant parents".
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Around 1970 many labour immigrants came to Norway, among others from Pakistan and Turkey. What happened in 1975?Correct answer:Norway introduced an immigration stop, and it became much harder to come here to work.
Rundt 1970 kom mange arbeidsinnvandrere til Norge, blant annet fra Pakistan og Tyrkia. Hva skjedde i 1975? — Norge innførte innvandringsstopp, og det ble mye vanskeligere å komme hit for å jobbe.
Samfunn 51
The Sámi are an indigenous people (urfolk) in Norway. What does that mean?Correct answer:They lived in the area before today's states and borders were made.
Samene er et urfolk i Norge. Hva betyr det? — De bodde i området før dagens stater og grenser ble laget.
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The Sámi area is called Sápmi. In which countries is Sápmi?Correct answer:Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia
Det samiske området kalles Sápmi. I hvilke land ligger Sápmi? — Norge, Sverige, Finland og Russland
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Who elects the representatives to the Sámi Parliament (Sametinget) in Norway?Correct answer:Sámi who are on the Sámi Parliament's electoral roll
Hvem velger representantene til Sametinget i Norge? — Samer som står i Sametingets valgmanntall
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