{
  "id": 1649842,
  "title": "Folketrygdfondet tjente 31 milliarder kroner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/folketrygdfondet-tjente-31-milliarder-kroner",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-18T06:02:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/boers-og-finans/i/PdaBqp/folketrygdfondet-tjente-31-milliarder-kroner-i-foerste-halvaar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Statens pensjonsfond Norge, overseen by Folketrygdfondet, announced its first half-year results, revealing a return of 7.4 percent, or 31.4 billion kroner, according to a press release. The fund's investments are predominantly located in Scandinavia, unlike Statens pensjonsfond utland (Oljefondet), which holds assets worldwide. A significant portion of these investments, around 11 percent of the Hovedindeksen, is directed towards Oslo Børs. The fund has also allocated funds to the Danish, Swedish, and Finnish stock markets. Tromsø investments, starting with a capital of 15 billion kroner, have also been incorporated. In the first half of the year, the return was negative at minus 5.4 percent, equivalent to a decline of 0.8 billion kroner. Folketrygdfondet's leader, Kjetil Houg, highlights the robust performance of Oslo Børs so far this year, attributing it largely to significant fluctuations in oil prices. He remarks in a press release, \"Oslo Børs has been strong throughout the year and is among the strongest exchanges globally during the first half, much driven by major swings in oil prices.\" Houg adds, \"This has given a positive absolute return for Statens pensjonsfond Norge, but we are still lagging behind the market so far this year. For SFTStatens fond in Tromsø, we have a negative result, but we are ahead of the market.\"",
  "summary": "En sterk Oslo Børs løftet avkastningen til storinvestoren i første halvår, men fondssatsingen i…",
  "key_points": [
    "Folketrygdfondet earned 31.4 billion kroner in the first half",
    "Investments predominantly in Scandinavia, including Oslo Børs",
    "Negative return of -5.4% for the first half"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}