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Norway top for immigration in Europe. Norway’s 15 percent rise in permanent immigration between 2009 and 2010 was higher than any other OECD country. According to the new OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) report, the rise can be related to immigration from Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which was the largest group with 11,350 immigrants. The second-largest immigrant group was Swedes, with 7,300 entering the country. State number cruncher Statistics Norway’s (SSB) Lars Østby believes that the financial crisis in Europe has led to people opting to move to Norway rather than Britain or Ireland.

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Norway top for immigration in Europe

Published on Wednesday, 11th July, 2012 at 14:48 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith   .
Last Updated on 11th July 2012 at 16:15.

Norway’s 15 percent rise in permanent immigration between 2009 and 2010 was higher than any other OECD country.

Norwegian border
Norwegian border
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According to the new OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) report, the rise can be related to immigration from Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, which was the largest group with 11,350 immigrants. The second-largest immigrant group was Swedes, with 7,300 entering the country.

State number cruncher Statistics Norway’s (SSB) Lars Østby believes that the financial crisis in Europe has led to people opting to move to Norway rather than Britain or Ireland.

Moreover, Jon Erik Dølvik from the Fafo research foundation pointed out to Dagens Næringsliv that Norway also has high salaries, which are 50 percent higher than in EU countries on average.



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Published on Wednesday, 11th July, 2012 at 14:48 under the news in brief category, by Lyndsey Smith   .
Last updated on 11th July 2012 at 16:15.

This post has the following tags: norwayimmigration, oecdreport.

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