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Norway's Finance Minister - Siv Jensen

How does populism work in a country rated one of the world鈥檚 richest and happiest? HARDtalk speaks to Norway's Finance Minister - Siv Jensen.

The outside world tends to view Scandinavia as a haven of prosperity, progressive politics and social liberalism, but look closer and you find a powerful strand of right-wing populism fuelled by a suspicion of immigration. HARDtalk鈥檚 Stephen Sackur speaks to Siv Jensen- Norway鈥檚 Finance Minister and the leader of the right-wing Progress Party, a partner in Norway鈥檚 Coalition Government for the past five years. How does populism work in a country rated one of the world鈥檚 richest and happiest?

(Photo: Siv Jensen of Norway attends the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Town Hall 2017. Credit: Nigel Waldron/Getty Images)

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