Topic: Culture and recreation

Travel survey

Increase in outbound trips

Published: 13 March 2013

holiday trips, business trips, destinations, foreign travel, domestic trips, guest nights, accommodation, mode of transport, travel expenses

Satellite account for non-profit institutions

Value added in non-profit institutions surpasses NOK 100 billion

Published: 19 December 2012

voluntary work, voluntary communal work, value added.

Religious communities and life stance communities

Half a million in religious and life stance communities

Published: 4 December 2012

members, religions (for example christianity, islam, buddism), religious community, Norwegian Humanist Association

Cultural facilities

NOK 1 790 per capita for cultural purposes

Published: 8 October 2012

Political parties' financing

NOK 591 million in political party income

Published: 6 September 2012

party contributions, government funding, contributions from labour organisations, capital income, private funding, membership fees

Special and research libraries

20 million books and publication series

Published: 3 July 2012

university library, university college library, national library, special library, lending, borrowing, collections, books, journals, digital documents, employees, revenues, expenditure

Joint parish councils, accounts

Municipal grants cover 65 per cent of expenses

Published: 26 June 2012

clerical finance, operational accounts, expenditure, investments, government transfer, municipal subsidies

Church of Norway

More attend services

Published: 19 June 2012

state church, Church of Norway, members, christening, confirmation, church weddings, funerals, services, communion, church collection, diocese, operating costs, employees

Museums and collections

About 48 million objects in Norwegian museums

Published: 14 June 2012

museum visits, exhibitions, objects, cultural history buildings, employees, revenues, expenditure

Members of employer and trade union organisations

29 000 more trade union members

Published: 3 May 2012

trade unions, organised labour, member companies

Norwegian media barometer

We watch more television

Published: 20 March 2012

media use, media access, newspapers, Internet, TV, radio, books, computers, video, music media, weeklies, cartoons, journals, mobile phones

Time use survey

Less time for leisure, more household work

Published: 18 January 2012

time spent on different activities (for example paid work, housework, leisure, social contact), time use

Sports and outdoor activities, survey on living conditions

Highly educated go skiing most often

Published: 19 December 2011

exercise, training, hiking, outdoor activities (for example bathing, hiking, fishing), sports (for example swimming, football, skiing), recreational activities

Activity in organisations, survey on living conditions

4 out of 10 doing unpaid work

Published: 8 December 2011

members, activity in organisations (for example political organisations, religious organisations, environmental protection organisations)

Norwegian cultural barometer

More people go to theatre and cultural festivals

Published: 20 May 2009

culture use, concerts, cinema, ballet, opera, theatre, museums, arts exhibitions, sports events, libraries