Ethnicity
The word ethnicity means the particular cultural characteristics that distinguishes a group of people.
Everyone has an ethnicity regardless of how the concept is defined. The most usual understanding of the concept is related to cultural conditions such as language, religion, clothing and food habits etc.
When we use the expression ethnic minorities, we exclude the Norwegian ethnic majority, but include all others who are minorities in a Norwegian context. It is illegal to treat a person of an ethnic minority less favourably than a Norwegian ethnic person.
Discrimination currently occurs on grounds of ethnicity, particularly with regard to employment. LDO processed 47 cases on the basis of ethnicity in 2009.