NIF President Berit Kjøll says the organisation is concerned about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on organised sport.

"The most important thing for Norwegian sports right now is that the Government and the authorities recognize that the effects of the pandemic have not been clarified, even though Norway has now reopened society," said Kjøll.

"Norwegian sports fears the consequences after 18 months of restrictions on organized sports, especially related to dropouts for members and volunteers.

"Sport is an important meeting place in the local communities and an effort is therefore needed to get the physical activity going again for the whole community."

The NIF has released a 10-point list for the new Government, summarising what it describes as its "expectations".

Following last month’s election the new Government is a coalition consisting of the Labour Party, led by Jonas Gahr Støre, and the Centre Party, led by previous Prime Minister Erna Solberg, after no party managed to win enough seats for an overall majority.

The first point relates to full entitlement-based valued added tax (VAT) compensation, with a call for full VAT compensation for sports teams that build their own facilities in the state budget for 2022.

The second point relates to strengthening plant financing by catching up, with a call to tackle a backlog in financing sports facilities, currently estimated at NOK4.5 billion (£385 million/$524 million/€453 million).

The NIF says NOK1 billion (£85 million/£116 million/€100 million) must be set aside annually during the parliamentary term if the entire backlog is going to be recovered.

Other points on the plan include calls to establish predictable schemes that allow everyone to participate, particularly those for whom finances could be a barrier, and recognising the role and importance of sport within society.

Further points relate to strengthening framework conditions for top sports, including the scholarship scheme for top athletes, as well as recognising the importance of sport as a platform for diversity and inclusion.

The final points on the plan are for the country’s gambling model to be maintained and for more work to be done to prevent gambling addiction, work to continue on a new sports report and for compensation schemes to be continued into 2022 if required.

Norway has reported more than 193,000 coronavirus cases and more than 800 deaths during the pandemic but lifted all restrictions two weeks ago with only a day’s notice of the changes.