The Declaration of Soria Moria

The Soria Moria declaration is a Norwegian political statement forming the basis of Jens Stoltenberg's second and first government.

After the election victory on 12 September 2005, the three parties agreed to launch negotiations on government at the Soria Moria Hotel in Oslo.

Negotiations began on 26 September and ended with a press conference on 13 November where the official government policy was presented.

Soria Moria carries a reference to the famous Norwegian fairy tale about a poor lad's journey to the Soria Moria Castle, a Norwegian folk tale about a Shambhala like kingdom.

On the way Halvor, the protagonist, have to fight a number of terrible trolls before conquering the heart of the princess of Soria Moria.