Norway
EFTA · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy desk-coded
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | EFTA | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 57.6 | 25 | 47.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 65.4 | 11 | 62.0 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 39.0 | 31 | 28.0 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 74.1 | 6 | 67.0 | 61.9 | 10 / 16 |
| Financial | 40.6 | 32 | 24.1 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 55.3 | 28 | 45.7 | 66.2 | 40 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 none found; inter-ministerial report 'Samarbeid om sosialt entreprenørskap' (2018); Dok. 8:212 S (2021-2022) rejected · source | 0/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion; Directorate of Labour and Welfare (Nav) grant administration; 2018 inter-ministerial working group (ended) · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 Public procurement regulation (anskaffelsesforskriften) § 8-8 reserved contracts; guide 'Veier til samarbeid' (Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation) · source | 1/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 Operational eligibility definition in the Nav grant scheme for social entrepreneurs (not law or strategy) · source | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 none; general forms (AS incl. non-profit AS, association, foundation, cooperative) · source | 0/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 Ferd Social Entrepreneurs, SoCentral, Crown Prince Couple's Fund, Innovation Norway (general), SESAM (USN) · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 none | 0/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 Grant scheme 'Tilskudd til sosiale entreprenører og sosialt entreprenørskap' (Directorate of Labour and Welfare / Nav) · source | 2/2 |
Policy composite 31.2 of 100 (mean of the eight codes). Norway has no SE law, official definition or strategy (Storting rejected plan proposals in 2022), but runs a dedicated Nav grant scheme for social entrepreneurs and allows reserved contracts; the support ecosystem is largely philanthropic.
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Norway: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/norway/