Norway's Finance Minister - Siv Jensen

Published: April 9, 2018, 2:04 a.m.

The outside world tends to view Scandinavia as a haven of prosperity, progressive politics and social liberalism, but look closer and you find a powerful strand of right-wing populism fuelled by a suspicion of immigration. HARDtalk\u2019s Stephen Sackur speaks to Siv Jensen- Norway\u2019s Finance Minister and the leader of the right-wing Progress Party, a partner in Norway\u2019s Coalition Government for the past five years. How does populism work in a country rated one of the world\u2019s richest and happiest?

(Photo: Siv Jensen of Norway attends the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Town Hall 2017. Credit: Nigel Waldron/Getty Images)