Counties of Norway Counties of Norway Norway is divided into 18 administrative regions, called counties (singular , plural (Bokmål) / "fylke" (Nynorsk) from Old Norse: "fylki" from the word "folk"); until 1918, they were known as "amter". The counties form the first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 422 municipalities ("kommune", pl. "kommuner" / "kommunar"). The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county division and ruled directly at the national level. The capital Oslo is considered both a county and a municipality. In 2017 the government decided to abolish the current counties and to replace them with
Office of the Auditor General of Norway the office, removing the ministry. In 1938, with 64 against 63 votes, the Parliament of Norway changed the office's name to the current "Riksrevisjonen" (lit. "the National Auditing"). In 1962 the auditing of the Norwegian State Railways, Telegrafverket and the Postal Service were included in the office. The Auditor General is the head of the Office. Office of the Auditor General of Norway The Office of the Auditor General of Norway () is the state auditor of the Government of Norway and directly subordinate of the Parliament of Norway. It is responsible for auditing, monitoring and advising all state economic