Filipinos in Norway

Nearly 75% of Filipinos in Norway are sea-based and working in the maritime industry.{{cite web|url=http://www.philembassy.no/about-the-embassy/diplomatic-relations/philippines-norway-relations|title=Philippines-Norway Relations|year=2012|publisher=Embassy of the Philippines|access-date=7 January 2013}} The other 25% of land-based Filipinos in Norway are employed in the health care industry as physicians and nurses, in the information technology sector, in the petroleum industry as engineers, as au pairs or domestic workers, or as business, non-governmental organization and government support staff.{{cite web|url=http://www.mohprof.eu/LIVE/DATA/National_profiles/national_profile_Philippines.pdf|title=National profile of migration of health professionals – PHILIPPINES|last=Lorenzo|first=Fely Marilyn|author2=Jennifer de la Rosa |author3=Venice Celis |author4=Sharlyn Celino |year=2011|publisher=University of the Philippines, Manila|access-date=7 January 2013}} Filipinos are granted about 70% of au pair permits that are issued in Norway.{{cite news|url=http://filamstar.net/index.php?id=3809|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304124608/http://filamstar.net/index.php?id=3809|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 4, 2016|title=Filipinos in Scandinavia|last=Hampton|first=Maricar|date=14 October 2012 |publisher=FilAm Star|access-date=7 January 2013}}

In 2011, Filipinos in Norway officially sent a total of nearly $352.8 million USD in remittances back to the Philippines (US$294.1 sea-based and US$57.8 land-based), after a peak of $372.5 million USD in remittances in 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.bsp.gov.ph/statistics/keystat/ofw.htm|title=Overseas Filipinos' Cash Remittances|year=2012|publisher=Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas|access-date=6 January 2013}} This was the fourth-largest 2011 total in Europe after Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany and the second-largest sea-based total for all nations except for the United States. Three Filipino banks have correspondent accounts with banks in Norway to allow for remittance transfers.{{cite web|url=http://www.smc.org.ph/MAPID/MAPID%20CD/Italy%20pdf%20file/012.III.3%20ANNEX%201%20Philippine%20Banks%20with%20Remittance%20Network%20Abroad.pdf|title=Philippine Banks With Remittance Networks Abroad|publisher=Scalabrini Migration Center|pages=5|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309054437/http://www.smc.org.ph/MAPID/MAPID%20CD/Italy%20pdf%20file/012.III.3%20ANNEX%201%20Philippine%20Banks%20with%20Remittance%20Network%20Abroad.pdf|archive-date=9 March 2013|url-status=dead}}

Due to the number of Filipinos living in Norway and increased economic cooperation between Norway and the Philippines, the Philippine government opened an embassy in Oslo in 2007, which also represents Filipino interests in Denmark, Sweden and Iceland.

Since 2007, the Drammen Filipino Dance Group has organized Filippinsk Kulturaften, a Filipino cultural show, held annually in Drammen.{{cite news|url=http://www.norwaynews.com/en/~view.php?73U83540Nd484az2853kn844TI388bPY76EFo253Q7H8|title=Norwegian mayor praises Pinoy culture, Christmas tradition|date=26 December 2012|publisher=Norway News|access-date=7 January 2013}} In addition, Philippine holidays, such as Independence Day, commemorating the Philippine Declaration of Independence, are celebrated in Norway. Since 2011, hundreds of people have attended annual parades and other celebrations in Oslo to mark the occasion.{{cite news|url=http://www.pinoy-ofw.com/news/11117-filipinos-mark-independence-day-parade-trade-fair-oslo.html|title=Filipinos to Mark Independence Day with Parade, Trade Fair in Oslo|date=21 May 2011|publisher=Pinoy OFW|access-date=7 January 2013}}{{cite news|url=http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/global-filipino/06/05/12/ph-independence-day-parade-held-oslo|title=PH Independence Day parade held in Oslo|last=Ingles|first=Macel|date=5 June 2012|publisher=ABS-CBN News|access-date=7 January 2013}}

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• [http://www.philembassy.no/node/158 List of Filipino organizations in Norway]

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