Important Ministries

• Ministry of Education and Research is responsible for schools, vocational education and training, and adult learning. 

• Ministry of Culture is responsible for the policy areas of culture, equality and discrimination, copyright, the media, sport and the voluntary sector. 

Official Statistics Office

Statistics Norway   

Trade Associations

Norwegian Publishers Association (NPA) 

Norwegian Booksellers Association (Bokhandlerforeningen) 

Annual Book Fairs

• Norwegian Festival of Literature is held over 6 days in May. 
• Bergen Art Book Fair is held over 4 days in November  
• Bjørnson Festival is held over 5 days in September and promotes interest in literature. 

Translation Programmes

NORLA’s Translation Subsidies encourage foreign publishers to publish books by Norwegian authors of fiction and non-fiction. 

VAT on Books

25% for books and eBooks 

Fixed Book Price System

Yes

Statistics

Monthly sales statistics and industry statistics (NPA, 2019, in Norwegian) 

Information on Norwegian Literature (NORLA) 

Scandinavia Publishing Market Profile (PA, 2004) [link to download/view] 

Book Market Statistics (PA, 2017) [link to download/view]