Norwegian Intelligence Service

Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS)

Etterretningstjenesten
Intelligence agency overview
Formed	1915
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Lutvann, Oslo
Motto	Viten om verden for vern av Norge (Knowledge of the World for the Protection of Norway)
Employees	Classified
Annual budget	kr 2.3 billion[1]
Minister responsible	Bjørn Arild Gram Centre Party, Defence
Intelligence agency executive	Vice Admiral Nils Andreas Stensønes
Parent Intelligence agency	Ministry of Defence
Website	Official Website

The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS)^[2] or Etterretningstjenesten (E-tjenesten) is a Norwegian military intelligence agency under the Chief of Defence and the Ministry of Defence.