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Norwegian Language Council

Norwegian government agency for language policy
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Norwegian Language Council

Summary

Norwegian Language Council is a directorate in Norway[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (directorate_in_norway category, ranking #6 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norwegian Language Council is in the country of Norway[3].
  • Norwegian Language Council's head of government is recorded as Åse Wetås[4].
  • Norwegian Language Council's instance of is recorded as directorate in Norway[5].
  • Norwegian Language Council's instance of is recorded as language regulator[6].
  • Norwegian Language Council's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[7].
  • Norwegian Language Council's industry is recorded as regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security[8].
  • Norwegian Language Council's chairperson is recorded as Erik Ulfsby[9].
  • 2005 marks the founding of Norwegian Language Council[10].
  • Norwegian Language Council's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Culture of Norway[11].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as https://www.sprakradet.no/[12].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/English/[13].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Deutsch/[14].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Francais/[15].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Espanol/[16].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Nederlands/[17].
  • Norwegian Language Council's official website is recorded as http://www.sprakradet.no/Vi-og-vart/Om-oss/English-and-other-languages/Russisk/[18].
  • Norwegian Language Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norwegian Language Council[19].
  • Norwegian Language Council's email address is recorded as mailto:post@sprakradet.no[20].
  • Norwegian Language Council's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+45'}[21].
  • Norwegian Language Council's phone number is recorded as +47-22-54-19-50[22].
  • Norwegian Language Council's replaces is recorded as Norwegian Language Council[23].
  • Norwegian Language Council's legal form is recorded as Q55190098[24].
  • Norwegian Language Council's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Språkrådet'}[25].
  • Norwegian Language Council's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nn', 'text': 'Språkrådet'}[26].
  • Norwegian Language Council's Classification of the Functions of Government is recorded as 08 - Recreation, culture, and religion[27].

Body

Founding

2005 marks the founding of Norwegian Language Council[10].

Leadership

Norwegian Language Council's chairperson is recorded as Erik Ulfsby[9].

Operations

Norwegian Language Council's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[7]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Culture of Norway[11].

Industry

Norwegian Language Council's industry is recorded as regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security[8].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Norwegian Language Council include The Language Council's sign language award[28], an award[29], in Norway[30], founded in 2018[31].

Why It Matters

Norwegian Language Council draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (directorate_in_norway category, ranking #6 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include The Language Council's sign language award[28], an award[29], in Norway[30], founded in 2018[31].

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities. Retrieved . virksomhet.brreg.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . dagbladet.no. Retrieved . dagbladet.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities. Retrieved . virksomhet.brreg.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Norwegian Centre for Research Data. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → regulation of the activities of providing health care, education, cultural services and other social services, excluding social security
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'cs', 'cy', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fr', 'he',
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 18w ago · Johand199 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chairperson → Guri Melby, Erik Ulfsby
    Parent org → —
    Characteristic of → Bokmål, Nynorsk
    Country → Norway
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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