2024 in Norway

Events in the year 2024 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

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.
 * The former county of Vestfold og Telemark is split into the counties of Vestfold and Telemark.
 * The former county of Viken is split into the counties of Akershus, Buskerud and Østfold.
 * 19 January – Research and Higher Education Minister Sandra Borch resigns after admitting to have committed plagiarism in her master's thesis.

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.

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.

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.
 * 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.
 * 28 May – The government officially recognises the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22.

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.

July

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

Scheduled

 * 17 August – Eurovision Young Musicians 2024 in Bodø

Holidays
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 * 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

January

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

February

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

March

 * 1 March – Erling Folkvord, politician (born 1949).
 * 2 March – Ørjar Øyen, sociologist (born 1927).
 * 2 March – Odd Selmer, journalist, novelist, crime fiction writer and playwright (born 1930).
 * Announced 5 March – Arild Holm, alpine skier (born 1942).
 * Announced 5 March – Dagmar Loe, journalist (born 1923).
 * 5 March – Sidsel Mørck, writer (born 1937).
 * 13 March – Helga Haugen, politician (born 1932).
 * 14 March – Arne Alsåker Spilde, politician (born 1937).
 * 18 March – Tone Vigeland, silversmith and jewellery designer (born 1938).

April

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

May

 * Announced 2 May – Halvdan Furholt, folk musician (born 1931).
 * Announced 5 May – Alexander Reichenberg, ice hockey player (born 1992).
 * 7 May – Jan Helge Jansen, politician (born 1937).
 * 9 May – Kurt Narvesen, poet and translator (born 1948).
 * 9 May – Tore Schweder, statistician (born 1943).
 * 17 May – Pål Johannessen, child actor (born 1959).
 * 28 May – Sverre M. Fjelstad, zoologist, photographer, writer (born 1930).

June

 * 3 June – Dag Erik Pedersen, cyclist and sports journalist (born 1959).
 * 4 June – Karin Gundersen, literary scholar and translator (born 1944).
 * 5 June – Petter Nome, journalist, television personality, and organizational leader (born 1954).
 * 9 June – Svenn Kristiansen, politician (born 1940).
 * 14 June – Trygve Reenskaug, computer scientist (born 1930).
 * 23 June – Olav T. Laake, judge and politician (born 1934).
 * Announced 24 June – Gunnar Stubseid, folk musician and educator (born 1948)
 * 26 June – Steffen Tangstad, professional boxer (born 1959).
 * 29 June – Pål Enger, art thief (born 1967).
 * 30 June – Hallvard Bakke, politician (born 1943).

July

 * 1 July – Thor Spydevold, footballer (born 1944).
 * 6 July – André Drege, cyclist (born 1999).

Full date missing

 * Ute de Lange Nilsen, jewelry artist and puppet maker (born 1931).