Theme - Culture and media

Key figures:

2010:

Almost half of the population use social network services during a week

42 per cent of the population listen to records/cassettes, CDs or MP3 players on a daily basis

13 per cent use video tapes, DVDs or hard disc recorders every day

11 million cinema visits - 2 visits per person

More than 10,5 million museum visits - slightly more than two visits per person

The average Norwegian borrows 5.1 books or other medium from public libraries per year

2009:

2.3 million visits to the theatres and independent dance groups

Focus on

Culture and media

Norwegians' interest in culture is growing. Surveys show that women are more interested in cultural offerings than men, particularly with regard to ballet, opera and the theatre. Men have the greatest interest in sporting events. The majority of cultural offerings are taken up much more frequently by persons with higher education.

The culture sector includes areas that cover music, dramatic art, libraries, museums and not least media, which is steadily growing. Media is a collective term for newspapers, radio, TV, films and videos, books and the weekly publications.

The culture and media statistics show that: