The Freedom of Expression Prize is the institution's highest distinction. According to its statutes, the Prize is preferably to be awarded in early May each year in connection with the commemoration of Norway's liberation from German Occupation. The Prize is an acknowledgement accorded to individuals or institutions engaged in activities deemed especially worthwhile in the light of the institution's objects clause. In extraordinary cases, two Prizes can be awarded during the same year, or the Prize can be divided between two recipients. The Prize is accompanied by the Freedom of Expression statuette, crafted by Nils Aas, and a sum of money. The decision to award the Prize is made by the Freedom of Expression Foundation's Board of Trustees.

The Fritt Ord Foundation Prize for 2019 is awarded to Nature and Youth and to Greta Thunberg for their contributions to making the climate and environmental debate action-oriented and mobilising.

Press release 12 APRIL 2019
Speech by Grete Brochmann
Speech by Gaute Eiterjord
Footage from the award ceremony (Youtube)
 

The Fritt Ord Prize for 2018 goes to the journalists Harald Amdal, Eirik Linaker Berglund, Thor Harald Henriksen and Kenneth Hætta, for their trust-based, consequential investigative journalism in the Tysfjord case.

Press release

Freedom of Expression Foundation Prize for 2016 awarded to Lt. General Robert Mood for demonstrating great civil courage in critical debates on the Armed Forces' role in society. Robert Mood has been a civic-minded and undogmatic leader in the Armed Forces for years. He has contributed actively and astutely to several important, critical debates on the Armed Forces' role in international operations and in Norwegian society.

Press Release
Speech by Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn
Speech by Robert Mood
Footage from the award ceremony
 

Robin Schaefer and Jan Erik Skog receives The Freedom of Expression Prize 2015 for their courageous efforts to uncover misconduct in the Norwegian working life.

Press Release 03.03.2015
Speech by Georg Fr. Rieber-Mohn
Speech by Jan Erik Skog
Speech by Robin Schaefer
Footage from the award ceremony