Norway's Prime Minister Turns Taxi Driver | Jens Stoltenberg Drives A Cab

Norway's Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg released a humorous campaign video of himself going undercover as a taxi driver, ahead of elections in September 2013.
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[@tinameadows462]

“So, you agree with me on oil policy?” “No, the socialist party agrees with you on that” good to see he’s honest and doesn’t say things just to please everyone

[@marialindell9874]

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[@fabyanlau5590]

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[@alexanderthemeh733]

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[@bakersmileyface]

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[@anshchoudhary9662]

2021

[@lach3v]

Alternative title: "Norway's Grande Papa Turns Taxi Driver"

[@justacommentercommenting]

don't mined me I'm just here to inform you your comment is doing well

[@elijahjakobsen7898]

@@justacommentercommenting it's MIND

[@sandman8412]

@@elijahjakobsen7898 Maybe he just don't want to be mined?

[@elijahjakobsen7898]

@@sandman8412 Doubt there's any ore in that rockhead

[@plainlake]

BTW he is no longer prime minister (duh). Now he is the secretary general of NATO.

[@MrRoyalGard]

Det vet vi, men har du sett når denne ble publisert? lol

[@empirestate8791]

Technically, Gro was targeted by Breivik, although he didn't even come close to her.

[@Moshimulations]

Even better

[@chrfileid]

@@MrRoyalGard ikke alle vet det, derfor det står på engelsk

[@icecoldchill5070]

Every one knows that... This was posted 7 yrs ago ....duhhh

[@hrherii8184]

What's remarkable is that none of the passengers are star struck! Speaks volumes about the country, it's leadership and it's people.

[@4nlimited3dition_4n3d]

First time I've seen that word. Had to Google what it means. But yeah, most people in the Nordics and most parts of the EU are like that. Any over the top celebrity worship stuff just seems really messed up.

[@Daedalus-ed5nd]

You mean "its". But yes, it is a bit different over seas.

[@arpad2188]

@@4nlimited3dition_4n3d Yeah, I heard about sg called Jente law or sg like that. So jealous!

[@Haakonisak]

Even celebrities have to take a dump once in a while. and they have the same problem if the toiletpaper runs out. If you can think about that you know they are just people like you and me.

[@phantomorchid]

@@arpad2188 The jante law is kind of messed up. It is a culturally mandated imposter-syndrome. But it also makes democratic socialism work in our region, when it has failed everywhere else in the world. Which is nice.

[@tacticalcheese6925]

Everyone gangsta till theres a word "fake" before the word taxi

[@ksxx]

*yes*

[@celebstars1]

This needs more likes lol

[@gerald1495]

I knew there'd be comments like this lol

[@bittertruth4847]

Now that a man of culture

[@sterek.]

definitely wouldn't mind being the passenger in this case.

[@FlameDevily]

This gives me a smile. "Prime Minister job not paying the bills huh?"

[@justacommentercommenting]

don't mined me I'm just here to inform you your comment is doing well

[@t-k4560]

Im also doing my job and reminding you, you're at 845 likes now

[@butterscotch2528]

i'm here you to report that you are at 875 likes now and 3 comments. doing well sir.

[@commoninquiry851]

You've reached 1K ;)

[@simply_exploring]

I’m gonna be that 1 dude who doesn’t recognize him and complain about his driving the whole time.

[@justacommentercommenting]

don't mined me I'm just here to inform you your comment is doing well

[@orvvro]

@@justacommentercommenting kinda feels like you have other intentions too

[@andmos1001]

This is why Norway is still Norway. Any other world leaders can not do this stunt without some radical guy threatening his/hers lifes

[@ollierkul]

He was a great prime minister and obviously impressed other world leaders as well as he got the job in NATO...

[@EVZYL]

Norway is safe? Ask the parents of the children killed by Breivik.

[@whatsaygirl1507]

@@EVZYL They say norway is safe. I am one of the parents..

[@Axel-ek8lm]

@What say Girl Jeg beklager..

[@whatsaygirl1507]

@@Axel-ek8lm ❤

[@RenatatchLaranja]

People from Norway are cool as shit, Respect from Australia!

[@gagan_sikhi]

Not more than India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@bingletoncoochiesmith.]

@@gagan_sikhi say calmly

[@harrisons62]

@@gagan_sikhi nah Norway doesn’t have a caste system.

[@Glorious_Kim_Jong_Un]

Yo respect yo from penal colony Australia. U super kool yo, I respect yallz Honestly, if you replaced this with any country, even Kim Jong Un, you would probably say the same thing.. they're not exactly going to release a publicity stunt / propaganda video that makes their leader doing the publicity stunt or his own people look bad, would they?

[@space_monke4314]

@@gagan_sikhi True poverty is fun

[@The1Floyd]

It's so wholesome how the old lady was going to send him a letter. The two immigrant ladies wondering if he had actually quit as the "Grande Papa" of Norway and was genuinely now a Taxi driver.

[@VPCh.]

"no, the socialist party agrees with you on that" I'm actually dying laughing right now

[@justacommentercommenting]

don't mined me I'm just here to inform you your comment is doing well

[@AzeriN01]

This guy is the secretary of NATO now! Wow, this prank paid off well:)

[@a.p.3749]

So later he became ceo of a criminal corporation

[@supergamergrill7734]

@@a.p.3749 No.. He became the ceo of free nations

[@seyamrahman1002]

@@supergamergrill7734 not all the nations in nato are exactly what you would call “free”, he became the ceo of americas allies/ puppets

[@HebrewsElevenTwentyFive]

@Cad Bane The people who think NATO is useless are usually people who fundamentally do not know what NATO is for.

[@goodmorning192]

@Cad Bane NATO is the one who is keeping countries like Russia in check.

[@kulmainer]

All of the passengers should be proud of having had a trip with Jens Stoltenberg, the Secretary General of NATO. May we all pray for him in times when we fear war again in Europe! Thank you so much Sir for all of your hard work to keep peace in Europe!

[@nordlandskaka]

We don't really pray in Norway, nor do we address people as ''sir''. :)

[@kulmainer]

@@nordlandskaka, ok I personally pray, and people like Jens Stoltenberg I call Sir! 61 years old out of Free State of Bavaria, Germany.

[@greezyy5654]

No matter the regulations or beliefs.. I find this to be very humble n how a prime minister is literally having normal conversations with the citizen listening to their problems Nd requests

[@basstrammel1322]

You should've seen the new old man. He is the party sinker but clinges to power because of... You guessed it, power. He knows the numbers would skyrocket if he left the ship with his second-in-command, but his ego is to big :(

[@purrtaap]

Every passenger impressed until they see 8 Black SUV around the taxi.

[@niklasmolen4753]

It's Norway so I think one was enough.

[@purrtaap]

@@niklasmolen4753 Just an exaggerated joke, my friend.

[@lesliechow4719]

@@niklasmolen4753 More like 0.

[@deadly4113]

Leslie Chow i think -1 would suffice

[@DanielLopez-dy1ul]

I have visited Norway and it was one of the most fun places I ever visited, and the people are so nice

[@mustafabilal7112]

The cute grandma wanted write her prime minister a letter. 🥰 😭 my heart ❤

[@kwadwoamoako8419]

politicians of norway should be proud of themself... this awesome.......

[@kasperknutsen8283]

They suck dont worry

[@gullfeber]

@@kasperknutsen8283 truly. Everybody knows that a country cant possibly be as successful as norway if it has competent politicians.

[@scrubbs2442]

@@gullfeber Norway has generally had amazing politicians and leaders in their past and present. I suggest watching The Kings Choice. Its free on youtube and is an awesome historical watch on the king of Norway during WWII.

[@marcuspoosz2190]

trust me, our politicians nowadays sucks so hard. reminds me of the US Politicians

[@hatorihanso1238]

Hei I am from Norway, I once had him in my taxi,it was my worst customer in twenty years, he was so rude. And once he crashed his car into a parked car, it was early morning dark and in a parking lot, he went out looking around to see if anyone seen him. Then he wrote a note, put it under the wiper , and drove away, But in one car there was a man that recognizes him, he went out and checked the note, there was just doodles there. This came out in papers and tv news, then he wouldn’t coment it, but his political party pay for the damaged car. So I have problems with this guy, he is a fraud.

[@camillamaxild6043]

Beste reaksjonen 1:13 "...... så du har bynt å kjøre Taxi? Ja, sånn på si?" haha :)

[@Akirashiro407]

I don't speak norway but.... I'm guessing your give us the time of the best reaction?

[@magenusa6070]

funny how that i am danish and completly understand what that means

[@Partyrockscool]

It was an honour to watch this video with you guys. May the algorithm let us all meet again in a few months time.

[@povelvieregg165]

It is pretty short distance to politicians in Norway. I have seen the prime minister on some occasions sitting on a street cafe with friends while walking around in Oslo. Remember once watching a parade in Oslo and realized I was sitting next to the mayor of Oslo he was kind of like any other dude, just a bit better dressed ;-) I joined a political party for a while and I was going around with the party leader knocking on doors talking to voters. She was a member of parliament and later a minister in the government. Yet here I was, just a normal guy walking around with her in the suburbs of Oslo talking to voters. I don't remember the context but I remember she showed me her contact list which was crazy long. She was just explaining how many people you need to deal with as a top politician. It is one of the things I like about Norway. The politicians that rule us are pretty normal people, living like the rest of us that you can quite easily talk to. They are not living in big mansions with security detail keeping a distance from normal people.

[@MikeWFX]

All I can imagine is some grandmas and grandpas telling their children and grandchildren that the prime minister was their taxi driver. And no one believing them.

[@KevinShinwoo]

He was all happy and smiles, but in the clip where the guy didn't agree with him on oil, his smile was gone XD

[@TheSaltyAdmiral]

The smile was gone, but the honesty stayed.

[@maxsalman783]

Seeing Stoltenberg mildly rock out to the radio music made my day!

[@ft.shandilya]

The most important part is how cool the cirizens are as passengers. Not at all intimidated

[@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131]

Why would they be intimidated ? This is Norway. The passengers would react exactely the same way if the King, or the Crown Prince were driving that car. They'd be giggeling and small talking, like one does in a taxi. Because by the end of the day, we're all just people. Sharing the same old country. 🤗

[@oris2723]

@@ninaelsbethgustavsen2131 what about recent terrorist attacks in Norway?

[@samuelmorkbednarzkepler]

@@oris2723 what does terrorism have to do with talking to the prime minister? Also, what recent attacks? The last attack we had was many years ago and that was a far right anti immigrant conservative.

[@oris2723]

@@samuelmorkbednarzkepler kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGetaJ57hb92js0 while you were sleeping few months back Norway was all over the news before French attacks

[@beepboopbeepp]

@@oris2723 Those guys are irrelevant here, only reason they got so much attention was because of the BLM stuff having it's effect here so anti-protestors outnumbered them 100 to 1. They got media attention due to that, but they are just as insignificant as nordic front, they got no political power or influence whatsoever and anyone who supports them are actively being judged by everyone around them.

[@ddvn7128]

Everyone: lucky people! My Brain: So did they pay him after reaching the destination?

[@tharuka25]

😁😅😅

[@arne1958]

He probably didn't know how to operate the meter 🙂

[@um.pa.s.s.a.3043]

I think this was the most wholesome political video I've ever seen in my entire life, and I love it, we need more of this in the world ❤️🌍

[@sarkaniemi]

Democracy as its best! This is why Norway is considered one of the happiest, most successful, and most transparent countries on Earth!

[@tapandubey4384]

On a lighter note, now I understand why taxis are so expensive in norway 😜🤣

[@itsourlife]

So KZbin recommend this after 7 years. 🤔

[@nikjabiru5765]

Same man

[@Hugolegobyggare]

Yup

[@yu_meausealot]

@Shanon Sandquist totaly

[@Hugolegobyggare]

@Shanon Sandquist Absolutely. 100%.

[@anuraglohar3887]

In Norway Prime Minister drives a cab. While our Prime Minister drives people crazy

[@user400]

I’ve actually met Stoltenberg. he’s a very genuine person.

[@GoLetItInGoBagItUp]

@DaRealGaN No, they are not actors. They are real people. Please look up the facts before commenting! This is how it is like in Scandinavia!

[@thelmaalmaden8131]

What a down to earth man! Good job sir, I salute u from philippines

[@splurgeversegrandpa1829]

imagine if kim jong un drove in north korea and one dude accidentally says he doesnt agree with him in a certain policy

[@comradeleppi2000]

He will never to do that

[@BCA-up2ez]

Now after 2 yrs…I think there should be a law that every politician for election should have 2 yrs’ taxi driver experience.

[@dannelleabajar4703]

Thank you.

[@rabnass]

Politicians from Scandinavia are so cool... the Royals.... as well... The rest of the world should take this example. ... Bravo Scandinavia.

[@ikrarchowdhury3768]

Am I the only one who's getting it in their recommendation today? 🧐

[@izmeuistineimaste3527]

no

[@user-jc1cl9tx7d]

no because i SeArChEd ThIs Up

[@_Saracen_]

yep, pretty weird.

[@izfida]

Mine Too Esp Ather the incident where the driver was #cough by the woman

[@izfida]

****#After*

[@Beun007]

This really has my ut most respect!!!

[@Desi.Superman]

Can't even imagine my PM doing this.... mind-blowing

[@WA-uq1rh]

“Oh my driving is bad you say ?” Proceeds for drive the rude passenger to their imminent jail sentence.

[@NickHargreaves]

Grande papa. Funny!

[@PianoKwanMan]

Now, I think of the smurfs

[@hellion9547]

”Så du har bynt å kjöre taxi? Ja, sånn på si?” HAHAHHA

[@stash.]

Nice video, peace out from Scotland...

[@timcoching6118]

I'm from the Philippines and this was recommended by YT I guess because I have watched too many Eurovision entries this year. Hahaha

[@lancegideondiokno1774]

imagine getting in a taxi in Oslo then finding out your driver is your Nations leader

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

Fun fact Norways previous King Olav casually traveled on the city tram around Oslo he hated being driven around.

[@lancegideondiokno1774]

@@thatnorwegianguy1986 a man of the people or just doesnt like cars

[@thatnorwegianguy1986]

@@lancegideondiokno1774 He was a very popular King he was called the peoples King. Another story that during the surrender of Germany in may of 1945 he was the crownprince back then, there was still shooting goin on in Oslo when he returned to the city. They were concerned for his safety but he said just get me my gun. He wanted to meet the wounded resistance fighters.

[@lancegideondiokno1774]

@@thatnorwegianguy1986 chad

[@bingzaniGercel]

@@thatnorwegianguy1986 you mean king olav tryggvason.

[@azizurrehman7146]

Good work

[@kayvienthekidd7702]

Grand papa, that’s the greatest thing ever.

[@aj37ful]

If this was Boris Johnson, he'd have driven into a canal on the first turn.

[@sarlina1]

And this is why I still read comments.. 🤣🤣

[@nikjabiru5765]

You tube recommending me this after 7 years lol

[@machess2075]

Det enda jag bryr mig om är hur roligt som pratar hahahahaha

[@saad3677]

Wow! That is such a beautiful way of running a campaign!

[@playerkris6760]

i live in norway and have meet him 4 time sence i was 6 yrs. he is really cool

[@lapis3834]

His dad was very Nice. And his daughter Ninni, I was an acquaintance of her. She struggled with heroin addiction and both Jens Stoltenberg the man in this cab and his Dad Torvald Stoltenberg wasn't ashamed of their daughter/ sister. They loved her so much and she them .They all did much to Norwegian drug politics. To make it better. And peoples assumptions of addicts always comming from bad families with bad parents, which isn't always true. I am grateful for living in Norway .Much could be better, but compared to other countries, we are lucky ,I m grateful, especially that our poleticians can be stubborn and too close minded, but they usually have good intentions and doesn't only care about the rich and successful. Ofcourse there are some who are more on that spectrum than others ,culturally we want a society that wants or realise we have to care for everyone, not just the norm. Hope the drug politics will get more diverse and more choyses and let doctors decide more than they can now . Anyways .overall I m grateful. Hope US can see that a society that takes care of everyone better, not just those who manage well ,it will be a safer ,better land for everyone, also the rich and successful. Also the people they don't value and thinks deserve to struggle . Especially if they made their own beds..Think it's so normal there to see people homeless and poor ,it's just become a norm ,like they and them...Scares me to think I would be one of the people not very many saw as human or worthy ,had I lived there. I may have gotten help if I hadn't lost my papers ,had rich family or came across a charity that could choose me over a gazillion others ...I know everything is simpler in a small country ,but it can be done in the US too,if people prioritize everyone and the whole health system changes to be not only for people with jobs who pay their insurance or those that can afford their own, but to everyone. But most Americans think they have the best system and country ,Probably not everyone, but those who won't pay more taxes and like how their life works and think everyone can if they just bother. If they only knew... People don't learn unless they see or experience themselves. Even I was guilty of that when younger.Enough of my rant. I love much American ,just not a lot of their politics . Fear war in Russia and America and Syria in Russia, too. Hope I m wrong. We need to care more about each others now ,more than ever. A lot of threats lays ahead, and happens now. Heartbreaking. I think it's just beginning..not ending. I hope I m wrong so much.Cant worry to much .We'll break .China ,North Corea ...A lot of dangerous governments and army and tens situations. It just feels different than in my whole life. Never have I feared war ,atomic bombs ,our safety .Even before coronna, It felt like a big build up of insecurity and change. Too fast ,not positive . Sorry I m off track here ,wasn't supposed to write any of this. Delete it tomorrow. I don't mean to scare anyone, We just have to see the threats and take care of each others .I m no one ,I just feel strongly and ...Hope every lockdown opens ,to add in more that has nothing to do with this video ,so the poor doesn't loos everything they have of security. In the beginning it was logical to keep hospitals not over crowded ,but now they either aren't, or fully are ,so the point is gone .Only people protected are rich ,poor will loose everything. Many are just glad ,but they really shouldn't. Now I m leaving...

[@xnderground]

imagine being the manager at the taxi company getting a application from the prime minister

[@history7046]

The moment when your country is so peaceful that your prime minister have the time to do that

[@garthac]

This is so cool!!!

[@mohammadchaudhry1255]

THIS IS CALLED THE REAL LEADER TO SERVE THE NATION

[@chawquee]

grande papa ? no hahahahah

[@m0s3]

norway is so wholesome

[@DanksterPaws]

3:00 Hispanic people are always so funny!!! This is why I’m learning spanish 😂 I love em so much

[@justacommentercommenting]

Imagine hopping into the car and complaining about the Prime Minister to the Prime Minister.

[@jeffreypascual3541]

At 0:27, the guy suddenly remembered to put his seatbelt on when he realized who is driving.

[@raphaelportela]

I love this country!

[@eggizgud]

Granny is so right about big corp CEOs being grossly overpaid!

[@maxmaxmax6468]

"morna jens" he then becomes nato secgen

[@suzanaadawanable]

What a good way to get citizen feedback

[@user-wv2cg2mr3w]

2:26 jeg hadde også vært redd for å sitte på med Bulke-Jens 😂

[@axelmgs5928]

I want to see Donald Trump do the same in a city like Los Angeles or Mexico City 😂

[@thegermanhero204]

I think the people would immediately run away

[@tardwrangler]

@Robert Kaevur One of the big factors is which side the MSM decides to stand with

[@KevinShinwoo]

As hard as it is to believe, I don't think Trump is that stupid.

[@Kevin-cy2dr]

Jokes on you ,he can't drive.

[@nikaarbolishvili8011]

1:21 grandma accepted challenge

[@antorsiddik1]

He is great and idol for another's country prime minister or people's !

[@kafkaesk3449]

"In other news, former president Trump becomes a bus driver"

[@vietcongarmy1483]

And I here don't even know who is our president

[@boxyice1017]

Where

[@KevinShinwoo]

How lol

[@no-nickname841]

that's the excellent way to be a KZbinr.

[@roger2264]

This was a real hoot!

[@nietzchan]

Someone once said "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" but I tend to disagree, I'd rather say a politician quality can only be actually evaluated when they are talking on equal ground with their voters

[@Random13Guy]

This video symbolizes what a real democracy is.

[@andrewdaniel1053]

Really nice people out there men😮

[@LingusZac]

Vad tittar jag på

[@BCA-up2ez]

In my eyes, that’s what Norwegian should be proud of

[@kusmus1273]

Why hasn't this been all over the internet already

[@busandcoach]

well done norway beautiful civilised people

[@jayray7449]

Imagine getting in a Taxi with Boris Johnson driving

[@arianazin5419]

Trump should do this. It's gonna be a beautiful clip, a tremendous clip, a very powerful clip!

[@hafizmiau]

Nah, you guys cannot challenge our Prime Minister, he can make USd600 million appear on his account without nowhere!

[@sauravadhikari8645]

Neither ours. The party leaders can do that as well

[@cozzaronero]

The magic of politicians

[@walnut9472]

Which Country ??

[@walnut9472]

BTW Before 2014 our Country too had MeGA Scams 😂😂😂

[@gergingorunusluadam4976]

600 million? haha. we are playing with billions of dollars here.

[@polkeo2979]

Amazing.

[@MystikosMinistries]

I wish I could talk to my leader like he’s my friend 😂

[@dhanajon5528]

did that latina ladies really asked if he was the Grande Papa... hahahaaha

[@Kain366]

I m just amazed of the Scandinavian countries.

[@PadmajPKumar]

Then youtube decides to recommend me this in 7 years! Strange.

[@garamoshimoshi]

Dude ! where my car !

[@kashiboy99]

Reminds me of when i randomly stumbled upon Erna Solberg (current PM of norway) at the zoo 2 weeks ago lol.

[@EugeneNaidoo]

The algorithm strikes! :D

[@pspbuildz8472]

I got recommended this and i expected this vid to have millions of views lol

[@Thor.Jorgensen]

You didn't search for this. Yet, here you are.

[@donniebuchanan4154]

Why do I keep getting recommended videos from 2013!? I’m not complaining tho!

[@khoanguyenavia]

From PM to Sec General of NATO, oh how time flies.

[@eckpolmick5080]

That old lady is cool. Talks like a chat with the guy next door

[@baldrbraa]

She probably knew his dad Thorvald. She probably went fishing with him.

[@rebeccajelenawang4306]

Many elderly ppl.are so cool with things like this.Met Thorvald once.He seemed very likable.(Oh,& I met Jagland when he was a prime minister,"chill"old man"(Was only 20 or so back then;)

[@Dieselx-pd5xv]

Try doing this in the US

[@bipinsamsohang]

no wonder norway is #1.