🇳🇴 Who's Leading Disability Inclusion in Norway
This is one entry in InkludX's Inclusion Atlas — a country-by-country, segment-by-segment scan of the organizations across Europe genuinely recognized for their disability-inclusion employment work: an award won, a scaled program, or a policy fingerprint behind the claim, not just a mention of "inclusion" on a website. Norway is one of InkludX's 5 launch markets.
Inclusive employers
- Strawberry — Nordic region's largest hotel group (formerly Nordic Choice Hotels). Won the 2024 NHO “Ringer i Vannet” Inclusion Prize, cited as a role model for sustained hiring of people with reduced work capacity. [Source](https://www.nhosh.no/bransjer/arbeid-og-inkludering/nyheter/2024/strawberry-vinner-ringer-i-vannet-prisen-2024/).
- REMA 1000 — National grocery chain. Won the 2023 Ringer i Vannet prize for elevating inclusion to the leadership level and helping people outside the workforce into retail jobs. [Source](https://www.nho.no/tema/arbeidsliv/artikler/ringer-i-vannet-inkluderingspris-til-rema-1000/).
- Bakehuset — Bakery/café chain. Won the 2025 Ringer i Vannet prize — the most recent national honoree for inclusive hiring. [Source](https://www.bakehuset.no/om-oss/nyheter/vinner-av-ringer-i-vannet-prisen-2025/).
Public agencies & welfare bodies
- NAV — National labour and welfare administration. The tripartite “Inkluderende arbeidsliv” (IA) agreement between government, employers and unions is administered in practice through NAV's wage-subsidy and workplace-accommodation schemes, underpinning nearly every inclusion initiative in Norway. [Source](https://www.arbeidslivet.no/arbeid/inkluderende-arbeidsliv).