1941 in Norway

Events in the year 1941 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Government in Exile (in London)
 * Monarch – Haakon VII.
 * Prime Minister – Johan Nygaardsvold (Labour Party)
 * German Military Governor
 * Reichskommissar in Norway – Josef Terboven

Events

 * 4 March – British Commandos carry out a successful raid on the Lofoten Islands.
 * 21 May – A theatre strike starts in Oslo, spreading to Bergen and Trondheim from the next day, and lasts for five weeks.
 * 27 December – British Commandos raid the port of Vaagso, causing Hitler to reinforce the garrison and defenses, drawing vital troops away from other areas.
 * Friheten, a weekly newspaper published by the Norwegian Communist Party, is founded illegally.

Literature

 * Thorbjørn Egner – Truls og Kari: en liten bok for store og små

Notable births



 * 5 January – Kjell Almskog, businessperson
 * 12 January – John Bjørnebye, diplomat
 * 29 January – Leif Måsvær, politician
 * 24 February – Kari Onstad, singer and actress
 * 13 March – Torgeir Garmo, politician
 * 17 March – Magnus Stangeland, politician
 * 20 March – Atle Kittang, literary researcher and literary critic (died 2013).
 * 25 March – Gudmund Hernes, politician and Minister
 * 3 April – Erik Mollatt, businessperson
 * 8 April – Jan Christiansen, international soccer player and coach
 * 9 April – Ivar Lykke, architect
 * 17 April – Petter Thomassen, politician and Minister (died 2003)
 * 20 April – Åshild Hauan, politician
 * 29 April – Kjell Engebretsen, politician
 * 1 May – Magne Thomassen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
 * 13 May
 * Rolf Skår, engineer (died 2023).
 * Tore Torell, magician (died 2018).
 * 14 May – Ivar Nordkild, biathlete and World Champion.
 * 17 May – Helge Hveem, political scientist and politician
 * 29 May – Inger Aufles, cross country skier and Olympic gold medallist
 * 5 June – Gjermund Eggen, cross country skier and World Champion
 * 19 June – Finn Wagle, bishop
 * 20 June – Odd Bondevik, bishop
 * 21 June – Totto Osvold, Norwegian radio entertainer (died 2023)
 * 29 June – Kjell Risvik, translator (died 2021).
 * 16 July – Dag Solstad, novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist
 * 22 July – Ole Jørgen Benedictow, historian
 * 6 August – Svein Christiansen, jazz drummer (died 2015)
 * 12 August – Egil Tynæs, medical doctor, killed in Afghanistan (died 2004)
 * 21 August – Andreas Hamnes, politician
 * 23 August – Odd Reinsfelt, politician
 * 31 August – Knut Faldbakken, novelist
 * 17 September – Nils Arne Eggen, international soccer player and manager
 * 18 September – Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, politician (died 2021).
 * 2 October – Oddbjørn Snøfugl, politician
 * 26 October – Torgeir Brandtzæg, ski jumper and Olympic bronze medallist
 * 27 October – Gerd Brantenberg, author, teacher and feminist writer
 * 7 November – Lise Skjåk Bræk, textile artist
 * 9 November – Harald Berg, international soccer player
 * 11 November – Hans J. Røsjorde, politician
 * 19 November – Ragna Berget Jørgensen, politician
 * 18 December – Dagfinn Habberstad, trade unionist and civil servant

Full date unknown

 * Gro Pedersen Claussen, ceramic and textile designer
 * Jørgen Haugan, author and lecturer
 * Carl Høgset, choral conductor
 * Steinar Killi, civil servant
 * Arne Simonsen, civil servant

Notable deaths

 * 9 January (in England) – Ragnar Vik, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1893).
 * 24 January – Finn Blakstad, farmer and politician (born 1865)
 * 26 January – Anton Ræder, educator and historian (born 1855).
 * 1 August – Waldemar Ager, newspaperman and author in America (born 1869)
 * 10 September – Viggo Hansteen, lawyer and politician, executed (born 1900)
 * 10 September – Rolf Wickstrøm, labour activist, executed (born 1912)
 * 15 November – Fredrik Stang, politician and Minister (born 1867)
 * 3 December – Christian Sinding, composer (born 1856)
 * 27 December – Martin Linge, actor and military commander (born 1894)

Full date unknown

 * Adolf Agthe, architect (born 1863)
 * Bernt Holtsmark, politician (born 1859)
 * Ole Konrad Ribsskog, politician (born 1886)