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

January

• 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]

February

• 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]}

April

• 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]

May

• 22 May – The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain announce they will recognise the State of Palestine as a sovereign state starting 28 May, calling for a two-state solution. In response, Israel recalls its ambassadors to these countries. ^[8]
• 25 May – A man is injured after being attacked by a man with a saw at a beach in Skiphelle, Drøbak. The attacker is arrested by police, who rule out terrorism. ^[9]
• 28 May – The government officially recognises the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22. ^[10]

June

• 16 June – Norway announces it will give Ukraine 1.1 billion kroner (US$103 million) to help repair its energy infrastructure and secure the country's electricity supply before winter. ^[11]

July

• 2 July – The PST announces the arrest of a Norwegian national at Oslo Airport on suspicion of spying for China. ^[12]
• 4 July – The Oslo District Court convicts Zaniar Matapour of terrorism over the 2022 Oslo shooting and sentences him to 30 years' imprisonment. ^[13]

Scheduled

• 17 August – Eurovision Young Musicians 2024 in Bodø ^[14]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Norway

Source: ^[15]

• 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

• 1 January – Ole Daniel Enersen, climber journalist and medical historian (born 1943). ^[16]
• 2 January – Andreas Heldal-Lund, 59, activist (Operation Clambake). ^[17]
• 7 January – Leonard Rickhard, painter (born 1945). ^[18]
• 10 January – Velle Espeland, folklorist (born 1945). ^[19]
• 17 January – Knut Hjeltnes, track and field athlete (born 1951). ^[20]
• 19 January – Rolv Hellesylt, judge (born 1927). ^[21]
• 23 January – Lars Lefdal, politician (born 1939). ^[22]
• 27 January – Lillebjørn Nilsen, singer and songwriter (born 1950). ^[23]
• 28 January – Egil Egebakken, visual artist (born 1943). ^{[24] [25]}
• 31 January – Leif Eriksen, footballer (born 1940). ^[26]

February

• 5 February – Toppen Bech, journalist (born 1939). ^[27]
• 9 February – Eva Harr, artist (born 1951). ^[28]
• 11 February – Margrethe Tennfjord, politician (born 1935). ^[29]
• Announced 12 February – Mounir Hamoud, footballer (born 1985). ^[30]
• 13 February – Reidar Thomassen, writer (born 1936). ^[31]
• 15 February – Arnfinn Johs. Stein, politician (born 1931). ^[32]
• 16 February – Ottar Brox, politician and social scientist (born 1932). ^[33]
• 17 February – Johan Galtung, sociologist (born 1930). ^[34]
• 18 February – Steinar Bastesen, politician (born 1945). ^[35]
• 20 February – Martin Hole, cross-country skier (born 1959). ^[36]
• 26 February – Rolf Aamot, painter, film director, photographer and tonal-image composer (born 1934). ^[37]
• 26 February – Stein Winge, actor and theatre director (born 1940). ^[38]

March

• 1 March – Erling Folkvord, politician (born 1949). ^[39]
• 2 March – Ørjar Øyen, sociologist (born 1927). ^[40]
• 2 March – Odd Selmer, journalist, novelist, crime fiction writer and playwright (born 1930). ^[41]
• Announced 5 March – Arild Holm, alpine skier (born 1942). ^[42]
• Announced 5 March – Dagmar Loe, journalist (born 1923). ^{[43] [44]}
• 5 March – Sidsel Mørck, writer (born 1937). ^[45]
• 13 March – Helga Haugen, politician (born 1932). ^[46]
• 14 March – Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician (born 1937). ^[47]
• 18 March – Tone Vigeland, silversmith and jewellery designer (born 1938). ^{[48] [49]}

April

• 6 April – Dutty Dior, rapper, singer and songwriter (born 1996). ^[50]
• 13 April – Morten Rieker, skier and sailor (born 1940). ^[51]
• 15 April – Atle Ørbeck Sørheim, veterinarian and civil servant (born 1933). ^[52]
• 17 April – Per Henriksen, footballer (born 1952). ^[53]
• 29 April – Dagne Groven Myhren, folk musician and literary scholar (born 1940). ^[54]

May

• Announced 2 May – Halvdan Furholt, folk musician (born 1931). ^{[55] [56]}
• Announced 5 May – Alexander Reichenberg, ice hockey player (born 1992). ^[57]
• 7 May – Jan Helge Jansen, politician (born 1937). ^[58]
• 9 May – Kurt Narvesen, poet and translator (born 1948). ^[59]
• 9 May – Tore Schweder, statistician (born 1943). ^[60]
• 17 May – Pål Johannessen, child actor (born 1959). ^{[61] [62]}
• 28 May – Sverre M. Fjelstad, zoologist, photographer, writer (born 1930). ^[63]

June

• 3 June – Dag Erik Pedersen, cyclist and sports journalist (born 1959). ^[64]
• 4 June – Karin Gundersen, literary scholar and translator (born 1944). ^[65]
• 5 June – Petter Nome, journalist, television personality, and organizational leader (born 1954). ^[66]
• 9 June – Svenn Kristiansen, politician (born 1940). ^[67]
• 14 June – Trygve Reenskaug, computer scientist (born 1930). ^[68]
• 23 June – Olav T. Laake, judge and politician (born 1934). ^[69]
• Announced 24 June – Gunnar Stubseid, folk musician and educator (born 1948) ^{[70] [71]}
• 26 June – Steffen Tangstad, professional boxer (born 1959). ^[72]
• 29 June – Pål Enger, art thief (born 1967). ^{[73] [74]}
• 30 June – Hallvard Bakke, politician (born 1943). ^[75]

July

• 1 July – Thor Spydevold, footballer (born 1944). ^[76]
• 6 July – André Drege, cyclist (born 1999). ^[77]

Full date missing

• Ute de Lange Nilsen, jewelry artist and puppet maker (born 1931). ^[78]

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