2000 in Norway
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The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Norway.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Harald V
- Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) until 17 March, Jens Stoltenberg (Labour Party)
Events
January
- 19 January – Five people die when a bus is taken by an avalanche in Lyngen Municipality.
March
- 11 March – Three people die when a community center in Målselv Municipality collapsed due to heavy snowfall.
- 17 March – Stoltenberg's First Cabinet was appointed.
April
- 5 April – Two freight trains collide at Lillestrøm Station. 2,000 people were evacuated because of the danger of a gas explosion.
May
- 19 May – Baneheia murders
June
- 23 June – The Frøya Tunnel is opened.[1]
- June – Project Deep Spill: the first intentional deepwater oil and gas spill, which was done in order to study how crude oil behaved at depth.
December
- 1 December – King Harald V of Norway informs the Norwegian government about the engagement between Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby.
- 4 December – The state-owned telecommunications company Telenor is partially privatised and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
Popular culture
Sports
- 19 to 26 February – The Biathlon World Championships 2000 were held in Holmenkollen.[2]
Music
Film
Literature
- Jon Fosse – Morning and Evening (Morgon og kveld) (novella).[3]
Births
- 10 January – Erik Botheim, footballer
- 6 February – Jørgen Strand Larsen, footballer
- 18 February – Anders Waagan, footballer
- 27 February – Erik Sandberg, footballer
- 29 February – Hugo Vetlesen, footballer
- 7 April – André Klippenberg Grindheim, swimmer.[4]
- 19 April – Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, alpine skier.[5]
- 7 May – Markus Karlsbakk, footballer
- 9 May – Ragne Wiklund, speed skater and orienteer.[6]
- 21 July
- Erling Haaland, English-born Norwegian footballer.[7]
- Jens Lurås Oftebro, Nordic combined skier.[8]
- 9 August – Julia Eikeland, politician.[9]
- 18 August – Ida Marie Hagen, Nordic combined skier.[10]
- 19 September – Jakob Ingebrigtsen, middle- and long-distance runner.[11]
- 22 November – Simen Velle, politician.[12]
Notable deaths
January – March
- 9 January – Olaug Hay, politician (b.1902)
- 11 January – Edvard Magnus Edvardsen, politician (b.1910).[13]
- 21 January – Kristian Asdahl, politician (b.1920)
- 27 January – Asle Enger, priest (born 1906).[14]
- 30 January – Gerd Kjølaas, ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1909).[15]
- 3 February – Aslaug Fredriksen, politician (b.1918)
- 16 February – Karsten Solheim, golf club designer and businessman in America (b.1911)
- 2 March – Audun Boysen, middle-distance runner and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1928)
- 3 March – Egil Werner Erichsen, politician (b.1901)
- 6 March – Ole Jacob Hansen, jazz drummer (b.1940).[16]
- 18 March – Randi Hultin, jazz critic and impresario (b.1926).[17]
April – June
- 2 April – Greta Gynt, singer, dancer and actress (b.1916)
- 2 April – Synnøve Anker Aurdal, textile artist (born 1908).[18]
- 11 April – Olav Økern, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1911)
- 22 April – Arnt Eliassen, meteorologist (b.1915)
- 28 April – Anders Skauge, politician (b.1912)
- 19 May – Petter Hugsted, ski jumper and Olympic gold medallist (b.1921)
- 11 June – Aud Alvær, politician (b.1921)
- 17 June – Jæger Dokk, insurance executive (born 1921).[19]
- 22 June – Svein Finnerud, jazz pianist (b.1945).[20]
- 26 June – Arne Thomas Olsen, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1909)
- 27 June – Dagmar Maalstad, politician (b.1902)
July – September
- 2 September – Johannes Sandven, educator (born 1909).[21]
- 4 September – Jack Fjeldstad, actor (born 1915).[22]
- 10 September – Haldis Havrøy, politician (b.1925)
October – December
- 17 October – Joachim «Jokke» Nielsen (36), rock musician and poet.[23]
- 26 October – Birgit Wessel, textile designer (born 1911).[24]
- 4 November – Anneliese Dørum, politician (b.1939)
- 18 November – Torstein Tynning, politician (b.1932)
- 28 November – Margith Johanne Munkebye, politician (b.1911)
- 30 December – Tom Blohm, footballer (born 1920).[25]
Full date unknown
- Bjarte Birkeland, literary researcher (b.1920)
- Finn-Egil Eckblad, mycologist and professor (b.1923)
- Jostein Goksøyr, microbiologist (b.1922)
- Kjell Holler, politician and Minister (b.1925)
- Jul Låg, soil researcher (b.1915)
- Arne B. Mollén, sports official (b.1913)
- Odd Narud, businessperson (b.1919)
- Christian Norberg-Schulz, architect, architectural historian and theorist (b.1926)
See also
References
- ^ "Norway Tunnel News – no/16, Road Strait Crossing – tunnelbuilder.com". tunnelbuilder.com. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ "World Championships 2028 and 2029: Hochfilzen and Oslo-Holmenkollen". International Biathlon Union - IBU. 28 September 2024. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ Drangsholt, Janne Stigen; Rottem, Øystein; Surén, Odd Wilhelm. "Jon Fosse". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "André Klippenberg Grindheim". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ Jørgensen, Hans Jørgen. "Lucas Braathen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Finsen, Lars; Mæhlum, Lars; Sundby, Jørn; Lundal, Sverre Olav. "Ragne Wiklund". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Holm, Jan; Dokka, Åsmund Gram. "Erling Braut Haaland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Jens Lurås Oftebro". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Julia Eikeland". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Sundby, Jørn. "Ida Marie Hagen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ Bryhn, Rolf; Sundby, Jørn. "Jakob Ingebrigtsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Tvedt, Knut Are. "Simen Velle". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
- ^ "Edvardsen, Edvard Magnus". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Parliament of Norway. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
- ^ Odland, Paul. "Asle Enger". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Gerd Kjølaas". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ "Ole Jacob Hansen". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Randi Hultin – Under the Spell of Jazz". JazzHouse.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Danbolt, Hjørdis. "Synnøve Anker Aurdal". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Jæger Botolvsønn Dokk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ "Svein Finnerud". Discography. Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Strømnes, Åsmund L. "Johannes Sandven". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ Losnegård, Gaute. "Jack Fjeldstad". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ^ Mathiesen, Trygve (18 October 2000). "Joachim 'Jokke' Nielsen funnet død" (in Norwegian). Puls.no. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Tone, Rasch. "Birgit Wessel". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Holm, Jan. "Tom Blohm". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
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