Norway prepares billions for new goals. It is known where the money will go

Among the announced expenditures is an additional NOK 240 million for measures that help people enter the labour market. The total value of these programmes is expected to reach nearly NOK 13 billion annually, and the government assumes that the number of economically active people will increase by 150,000 by 2030. The money is also to go towards transport. NOK 135 million has been allocated to improve mobile network coverage in railway tunnels, with the busiest routes set to receive priority.

One of the larger areas of new spending is security. The government wants to allocate an additional NOK 400 million to the Intelligence Service, with the money to be used, among other things, to increase monitoring of Russia by hiring more staff and purchasing more advanced technology. Another NOK 100 million is to go towards drone development. In 2027, the Norwegian Armed Forces are set to launch a new drone programme aimed at providing modern equipment at all levels.

The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) is to receive an additional NOK 20 million to establish a unit in Tromsø and a smaller facility on Andøya. Ultimately, the initiative is expected to create 40 research positions, while a further NOK 21 million has been earmarked for crisis preparedness measures in Finnmark. The government also proposes an additional NOK 120 million to combat youth crime, raising the value of next year's efforts in this area to around NOK 800 million. The police, meanwhile, are set to receive NOK 500 million for the development of artificial intelligence and drones, and over the next 11 years planned spending for this purpose is expected to amount to NOK 5.7 billion.

The government proposes NOK 465 million to increase the number of small groups in primary schools. The funds are intended to allow more intensive support for pupils in Years 1, 2, 5 and 8 in reading, writing and mathematics, while changes concerning the organisation of learning in smaller groups are also being prepared. In healthcare, an additional NOK 40 million is to go towards research into women's health. A further NOK 55 million has been allocated to protect children against the RS virus, with another NOK 110 million set to be allocated for this purpose in the following budget.

Institutional childcare is to receive an additional NOK 700 million, of which NOK 200 million is intended to increase the basic availability of places, while NOK 500 million has been allocated for framework agreements and individual purchases of services. Nearly NOK 650 million in 2027–2028 is to support the expansion of Andøya Spaceport, while just over NOK 120 million has been earmarked for artificial intelligence projects, including security and the creation of a public chatbot for health services. NOK 40 million is to go towards space research in 2027, with the amount set to increase to NOK 80 million annually from 2028. The money is to be divided equally among Norway's four largest universities.

Further items include more than NOK 85 billion in support for Ukraine, covering, among other things, the purchase of equipment, drone agreements and strengthening the country's defence capabilities. The government also proposes NOK 246.7 million for environmentally friendly high-speed ferries and NOK 35 million for a pilot programme to repair damaged household appliances. A separate item is NOK 94 million for the creation of an independent, ground-based national time system.