The coat of arms of Norway is a standing golden lion on a red background, bearing a golden crown and axe with silver blade.
Per Flatberg is a Norwegian environmentalist and pharmacist. Flatberg took the pharmaceutical degree at the University of Oslo in 1961 and started working at both the university and at a pharmacy. From 1981 he ran the pharmacy in Lørenskog and from 1990 the pharmacy in Levanger. In the 1970s Flatberg was one of the main people behind the Alta controversy and was given a large fine afterwards. Flatberg has had a number of prominent positions within environmentalism and pharmacy, including being information secretary of Folkeaksjonen mot utbygging av Alta-Kautokeinovassdraget, general secretary of the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature and leader of both the Norwegian association of Pharmacy Proprietors (1995–1999) and the Norwegian Pharmaceutical Union (1974–1978) and has such been leader of both the employer association and the employee union.
Norwegian Forest Owners Association is an association representing 43,000 owners of forest in Norway. The main functions of the organisation is to assist the members, who are mostly farmers, to manage their forest. This includes forestry plans, part of the cutting of timer and negotiating agreements with lumber mills and paper mills. The association is one of the 13 agricultural cooperatives in Norway and based in Oslo with 366 local groups and eight district organisations, organised as BAs. In 2005 83% of all domestic timber was organised through the association.
Events in the year 2007 in Norway.
Georg Philip Hertzberg Krog was a Norwegian Olympic speed skater and lawyer.
Karsten Alnæs is a Norwegian author, historian, and journalist, who has dual degrees in history and literature from the University of Oslo. He worked as a journalist and taught at the Norwegian School of Journalism. His bibliography includes 15 novels, 3 children’s books, a collection of novellas, and a number of non–fiction works.
Oluf Rygh was a noted Norwegian archaeologist, philologist and historian. Oluf Rygh is recognized as one of the founders of professional archaeology in Norway.
Norges Sildesalgslag is a national sales organization for the sale of pelagic fish. The pelagic sector forms an important part of the seafood industry, which is Norway's second largest export trade.
Berit Nøkleby was a Norwegian historian.
Cornelius Bernhard Hanssen was a Norwegian teacher, shipowner and politician for the Liberal Party.
Sverre Steen was a Norwegian historian and professor at the University of Oslo from 1938 to 1965. He served as president of the Norwegian Historical Association from 1936 to 1947
Kristian Prestgard was a Norwegian-born, American journalist and author. He served as the editor of the Norwegian language newspaper Decorah-Posten in Iowa from 1923 until 1946.
Otto Torgersen was a Norwegian architect and advertising executive.
The Norwegian Athletics Association is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Norway, including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. The association is a member of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, and a member of the International Association of Athletics Federations and European Athletics.
Dyrebeskyttelsen Norge is a charity in Norway that promotes animal welfare.
Axel Christian Zetlitz Sømme was a Norwegian educator, economist and geographer. During the 1920s, he was a political activist, magazine editor and newspaper editor.
Dagny Caroline "Dakky" Kiær was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party, feminist and civic leader.
The Norwegian Gymnastics Federation is the national gymnastics association in Norway.
The Norwegian Association of the Blind is the advocacy group for the blind and visually impaired in Norway. It is Norway's oldest association of the disabled.
Olav Johannes Strøm was a Norwegian trade union leader, and one of the pioneers of trade unions in Norway.
