2024 in Norway

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Events in the year 2024 in Norway .

Incumbents

• Monarch – Harald V
• President of the Storting – Masud Gharahkhani (Labour).
• Prime Minister – Jonas Gahr Støre (Labour).

Events

• 1 January – Partial revert of the municipal and county reform:
  • The former county of Troms og Finnmark is split into the counties of Troms and Finnmark. ^[1]
  • The former county of Vestfold og Telemark is split into the counties of Vestfold and Telemark. ^[2]
  • The former county of Viken is split into the counties of Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold. ^[3]
• 19 January – Research and Higher Education Minister Sandra Borch resigns after admitting to have committed plagiarism in her master's thesis. ^[4]
• 29 February – A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter owned by Bristow Norway crashes six kilometers off the coast of Bergen, killing one and injuring five others. ^{[5] [6]}
• 12 April – Health Minister Ingvild Kjerkol resigns after a probe by her alma mater Nord University found that she had committed plagiarism in her master's thesis. ^[7]

Scheduled

• 17 August – Eurovision Young Musicians 2024 Bodø ^[8]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Norway

Source: ^[9]

• 1 January - New Year's Day
• 28 March - Maundy Thursday
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 31 March - Easter Sunday
• 1 April - Easter Monday
• 1 May - May Day
• 9 May - Ascension Day
• 17 May - Constitution Day
• 19 May - Pentecost
• 20 May - Whit Monday
• 25 December - Christmas Day
• 26 December – Second Day of Christmas

Art and entertainment

• List of Norwegian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

January

• 2 January – Andreas Heldal-Lund, 59, activist (Operation Clambake). ^[10]
• 7 January – Leonard Rickhard, painter (born 1945). ^[11]
• 10 January – Velle Espeland, folklorist (born 1945). ^[12]
• 17 January – Knut Hjeltnes, track and field athlete (born 1951). ^[13]
• 19 January – Rolv Hellesylt, judge (born 1927). ^[14]
• 23 January – Lars Lefdal, politician (born 1939). ^[15]
• 27 January – Lillebjørn Nilsen, singer and songwriter (born 1950). ^[16]
• 28 January – Egil Egebakken, visual artist (born 1943). ^{[17] [18]}
• 31 January – Leif Eriksen, footballer (born 1940). ^[19]

February

• 5 February – Toppen Bech, journalist (born 1939). ^[20]
• 9 February – Eva Harr, artist (born 1951). ^[21]
• 11 February – Margrethe Tennfjord, politician (born 1935). ^[22]
• 13 February – Reidar Thomassen, writer (born 1936). ^[23]
• 16 February – Ottar Brox, politician and social scientist (born 1932). ^[24]
• 17 February – Johan Galtung, sociologist (born 1930). ^[25]
• 18 February – Steinar Bastesen, politician (born 1945). ^[26]
• 20 February – Martin Hole, cross-country skier (born 1959). ^[27]
• 26 February – Rolf Aamot, painter, film director, photographer and tonal-image composer (born 1934). ^[28]
• 26 February – Stein Winge, actor and theatre director (born 1940). ^[29]

March

• 1 March – Erling Folkvord, politician (born 1949). ^[30]
• 2 March – Ørjar Øyen, sociologist (born 1927). ^[31]
• 2 March – Odd Selmer, journalist, novelist, crime fiction writer and playwright (born 1930). ^[32]
• Announced 5 March – Dagmar Loe, journalist (born 1923). ^{[33] [34]}
• 5 March – Sidsel Mørck, writer (born 1937). ^[35]
• 13 March – Helga Haugen, politician (born 1932). ^[36]
• 14 March – Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician (born 1937). ^[37]
• 18 March – Tone Vigeland, silversmith and jewellery designer (born 1938). ^{[38] [39]}

April

• 6 April – Dutty Dior, rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1996). ^[40]
• 17 April – Per Henriksen, footballer (born 1952). ^[41]

References

1. Mæhlum, Lars (2 January 2024). "Troms og Finnmark". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
2. Mæhlum, Lars (January 2024). "Vestfold og Telemark". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
3. Mæhlum, Lars (2 January 2024). "Viken". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
4. "Norway's Higher Education Minister Resigns Over Plagiarism Scandal". Barron's. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
5. "Dode en vijf gewonden door helikoptercrash voor kust van Noorwegen". NU (in Dutch). 29 February 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
6. "Offshore flights suspended after fatal crash". BBC. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
7. "Norway's health minister resigns after plagiarism accusation in latest scandal to rock the Cabinet". Associated Press. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
8. Manfrin, Edoardo (12 July 2023). "Eurovision Young Musicians, l'edizione 2024 si svolgerà a Bodø" [Eurovision Young Musicians, the 2024 edition will take place in Bodø]. Eurofestival News (in Italian). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
9. "Norway Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
10. Augustine, Jeffrey (2 January 2024). "Andreas Heldal-Lund, 1964-2024". The Scientology Money Project. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
11. Bolstad, Erik, ed. (8 January 2024). "Leonard Rickhard". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
12. Habbestad, Ida (26 January 2024). "Velle Espeland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
13. Nessler, Simon Zetlitz (17 January 2024). "Friidrettsprofilen Knut Hjeltnes er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 January 2024.
14. "Rolv Hellesylt var viktig i Høyesteretts indre liv". aftenposten.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 February 2024.
15. "Lefdal, Lars (1939-2024)" (in Norwegian). Storting . Retrieved 25 January 2024.
16. Alnes, Espen; Carlsen, Helge (29 January 2024). "Lillebjørn Nilsen er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
17. "Profilert kunstner er død: - Han var raus og kunnskapsrik" (in Norwegian). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
18. Bergløff, Kåre (20 February 2017). "Egil Egebakken". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
19. "Vålerenga-legenden Leif Eriksen er død". vg.no (in Norwegian). 1 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
20. Holen, Øyvind. "Toppen Bech". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
21. "Kunstner Eva Harr er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
22. "Margrethe Tennfjord" (in Norwegian). Storting . Retrieved 22 April 2024.
23. "Reidar Thomassen er død" . nyetroms.no (in Norwegian). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
24. Hompland, Andreas; Neumann, Iver B. "Ottar Brox". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
25. Kvien, Elise (17 February 2024). "Fredsforskar Johan Galtung er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 17 February 2024.
26. Kvien, Elise (18 February 2024). "Steinar Bastesen døde i sjøen: – Han har levd et helt liv på havet". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
27. "Langrenn: Tidligere norgesmester Martin Hole er død". abcnyheter.no (in Norwegian). 20 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
28. Bjerkek, Ole Petter; Fremmelid, Anne Bo (27 March 2024). "Rolf Aamot". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
29. Dahl, Ingvill Dybfest (26 February 2024). "Stein Winge er død: – Hans familie er i sorg". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 February 2024.
30. Nerbøberg, Sunniva; Dahl, Ingvill Dybfest; Kurseth, Hedda (1 March 2024). "Erling Folkvord er død: – En vaktbikkje folk satte pris på". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 March 2024.
31. Skirbekk, Sigurd (7 March 2024). "Ørjar Øyen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
32. Stålen, Øyvind Rune (14 March 2024). "Odd Selmer (1930 – 2024)". dramatiker.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 April 2024.
33. Ottosen, Kristian, ed. (2004). Nordmenn i fangenskap 1940–1945 (in Norwegian) (2nd ed.). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. p. 604. ISBN   82-15-00288-9.
34. "Journalist Dagmar Loe er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). 5 March 2024. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
35. "Sidsel Mørck er død". forfatterforeningen.no (in Norwegian). 12 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
36. "Helga Haugen" (in Norwegian). Storting . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
37. "Arne Alsåker Spilde" (in Norwegian). Storting . Retrieved 22 March 2024.
38. Buggeland, Sven Arne (19 March 2024). "Tone Vigeland (85) er død: – En av Skandinavias ledende kunstnere". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
39. Linder, Mats. "Tone Vigeland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
40. Nerbøberg, Sunniva; Mjaaland, Ola (7 April 2024). "Artisten Dutty Dior er død". nrk.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 April 2024.
41. Stenersen, Steffen (17 April 2024). "Viking-legenden Per Henriksen er død". vg.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 April 2024.

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