About this bill
Free cremation and expanded capacity for equitable funeral services
MPs Kjersti Toppe, Bengt Fasteraune, and Bent-Joacim Bentzen propose legislation to guarantee free cremation for all, regardless of funeral choice. The proposers argue that the current system creates economic, geographic, and ideological inequalities, and that Norway faces significant crematorium capacity shortages in the coming decades. They urge the government to expand capacity, make burial free, place crematoriums under public ownership by law, and clarify emergency preparedness rules for funeral services.