Initial report submitted by Norway pursuant to Article 25,
Paragraph 1 of The Framework Convention for the Protection of National
Minorities
This report
describes the implementation of the provisions of the Council of Europe’s Framework
Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in Norway. The groups of
persons considered to be national minorities in Norway are Jews, Kven (people
of Finnish descent living in northern Norway),
Roma/Gypsies, the Romani people/Travellers and Skogfinn (people of Finnish
descent living in southern Norway).
