Does Norway have an immigration problem?

Norway took in just 30,000; this year it has accepted just 2,000 so far. To Sylvi Listhaug, the country's young immigration minister, this might still be a bit too much. 'We have a big challenge now to integrate those with permission to stay in Norway to make sure they respect Norwegian values,' she says. read more

Yes Norway has an immigration problem. Many people would claim that Norway doesn't have a problem and that there are less violence now than before and less homicides. And, well, that may be true. read more

The head of the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) told a Swedish security conference on Monday that immigration from Muslim countries will lead to societal conflicts and the rise of far-right groups. read more

Wiggen argues that the public debate on immigration in Norway is fundamentally negative, and that the problems which may or may not arise from multiculturalism are vastly exaggerated. “I think this negativity is worse in Norway than in European countries with a longer history of immigration” says Wiggen. read more