1962 in Norway

Events in the year 1962 in Norway.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Olav V
 * Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

Events

 * 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened.
 * 21 October – Hurtigruten passenger ship MS Sanct Svithun running between Bergen and Kirkenes goes in the northbound Hurtigruten, sank during a stormy night after running aground off her normal course, resulting in the deaths of 41 while 48 survived the event.
 * 5 November – 21 workers were killed in a mine accident in the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard.
 * 21 December – Rondane National Park is established as Norway's first national park.

January



 * 13 January – Tor Heiestad, sport shooter.
 * 19 January – Erling Landsværk, sailor.
 * 23 January
 * Egil Nyhus, illustrator and editorial cartoonist.
 * Svein Nyhus, illustrator and children's writer.
 * 25 January – Kari Kjønaas Kjos, politician.
 * 28 January – Brit Bildøen, writer.

February



 * 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer.
 * 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist.
 * 12 February – Stig-Arne Gunnestad, curler.
 * 20 February – Marius Voigt, ice hockey player.
 * 25 February – Elin Ørjasæter, organizational leader, children's writer, columnist, and non-fiction writer.
 * 26 February – Bent Svele, handball player, coach and sports reporter.

March

 * 2 March – Tom Nordlie, football coach.
 * 5 March – Håvard Tveite, orienteering competitor (died 2021).
 * 11 March – Kjell Berg, curler.
 * 14 March – Vetle Vinje, competition rower.
 * 19 March – Jenny Ellaug Følling, politician.
 * 27 March – Espen Thorsen, rower.
 * 30 March – Marianne S. Bjorøy, politician.

April



 * 5 April –
 * Bente Engesland, magazine editor
 * Arild Monsen, cross-country skier.
 * 19 April
 * Pål Trulsen, curler.
 * Trine Trulsen Vågberg, curler.
 * 22 April – Anne Aasheim, editor (died 2016).
 * 25 April – Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpeter.
 * 27 April – Edvard Moser, professor of psychology and neuroscience.
 * 29 April – Henning Kramer Dahl, poet, essayist and translator (died 2017).

May



 * 4 May
 * Eli Arnstad, politician.
 * Marit Arnstad, lawyer and politician
 * 10 May – Arne Lyngstad, politician (died 2019).
 * 15 May – Gro Dahle, poet and writer
 * 18 May – Alf van der Hagen, journalist and newspaper editor.
 * 21 May – Hege Storhaug, journalist and writer.
 * 31 May – Børge Ousland, adventurer.

June



 * 1 June – Marie Simonsen, journalist and editor.
 * 6 June – Tor Arne Bell Ljunggren, politician.
 * 12 June – Petter Skarheim, civil servant.
 * 17 June – Øystein Stray Spetalen, businessman and investor.
 * 24 June – Kristian Seip, mathematician.
 * 26 June – Morten Skogstad, glam metal singer
 * 27 June – Alf Bakken, politician.
 * 30 June – Lars Lillo-Stenberg, singer, songwriter and guitarist.

July



 * 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician.
 * 3 July – Heidi Greni, politician.
 * 7 July – Ellen Sofie Olsvik, orienteering competitor.
 * 10 July – Trond Helleland, politician.
 * 16 July – Gøran Sørloth, footballer.
 * 24 July
 * Frank Evensen, judoka.
 * Anne Brit Skjæveland, heptathlete.
 * 25 July – Nils Ove Hellvik, footballer.

August



 * 14 August – Per Elvestuen, illustrator.
 * 18 August – Vidar Benjaminsen, ski orienteering competitor.
 * 23 August – Tore Hattrem, diplomat and politician.
 * 29 August – Idar Kreutzer, businessperson.

September

 * 2 September – Knut Leo Abrahamsen, Nordic combined skier.
 * 4 September – Margunn Ebbesen, politician.
 * 24 September – Ørjan Løvdal, ice hockey player and coach.
 * 29 September – Odd Harald Hovland, politician.

October



 * 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant.
 * 12 October – Jonny Halberg, author and dramatist
 * 13 October – Hans Petter Blad, writer.
 * 15 October – Morten Abel, singer and songwriter.
 * 16 October
 * Elisabeth Aspaker, politician
 * Helge Lund, businessperson
 * 28 October – Erik Thorstvedt, footballer.
 * 30 October – Heidi Sundal, handball player.

November



 * 1 November
 * Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist and artist
 * Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, politician.
 * Lars Helle, journalist and newspaper editor.
 * 3 November – Yngve Slyngstad, former CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).
 * 5 November – Turid Birkeland, politician and cultural executive (died 2015).
 * 9 November – Mette Bergmann, discus thrower.
 * 26 November – Gisken Armand, actress.
 * 28 November – Jon Rønningen, wrestler.
 * 29 November – Petter Stordalen, businessperson.

December

 * 8 December – Olaf Kamfjord, jazz musician.
 * 11 December – Ulrich Møller, footballer.
 * 18 December – Dorthe Skappel, television personality and former model

Full date missing

 * Ola Braanaas, fish farmer.
 * Liv Holmefjord, civil servant
 * Ørnulf Seippel, sociologist

Notable deaths

 * 24 February – Per Skou, international soccer player (b.1891)
 * 11 April – Axel Revold, painter (born 1887).
 * 22 April – Anders Johanneson Bøyum, politician (b.1890)
 * 8 May – Alfred Madsen, editor, trade unionist and politician (b.1888)
 * 5 June – Hans Eidnes, politician (b.1887)
 * 11 June – Sveinung O. Flaaten, politician (b.1898)
 * 30 July – Johannes Gerckens Bassøe, jurist and civil servant (b.1878)
 * 1 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (b.1892)
 * 12 August – Vibeke Lunde, sailor (b.1921).
 * 10 October – Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (b.1894)
 * 29 October – Einar Gundersen, footballer (b.1896)
 * 23 November – Jacob Prytz, goldsmith and designer (born 1886).
 * 7 December – Kirsten Flagstad, opera singer (b.1895)
 * 17 December – Jens Schive, journalist and diplomat (b.1900)
 * 21 December – Asbjørn Bodahl, gymnast (b.1896)
 * 30 December – Olav Bruvik, politician (b.1912)