Tight vote in Norway to decide whether to stick with Labour or turn right

Norwegians go to the polls on Sunday and Monday, with domestic issues expected to be at the forefront of voters' minds.

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There are only four million voters in this founding member of Nato, which shares an Arctic border with Russia and is part of the EU's single market but not a member state.

Despite its small population, Norway has long punched above its weight on the international stage, and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine - as well as US trade tariffs - have played a significant part in the election campaign.

Nevertheless, in the final stretch of the race, the focus has switched to the increasing cost of living and inequality.

"Public spending, school and infrastructure, railway infrastructure and road construction, those kinds of things," says Andreas, who is father to a small child, about what he considers the key issues.