2001 in Norway

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Events in the year 2001 in Norway.

Incumbents[]

  • Monarch – Harald V
  • Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg (Labour Party) until 19 October, Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party)

Events[]

Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (left) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on 19 June 2001.

January[]

February[]

  • February – Former Prime Minister, then foreign affairs minister Thorbjørn Jagland makes a political scandal when he jokingly refers to Gabon's president Omar Bongo, due for a state visit to Norway, as "Bongo from Congo".[1]
  • February – Around 40,000 people in Oslo march in a rally to express their outrage and devastation over the racially motivated murder in Holmlia, Oslo of a young black Norwegian boy, Benjamin Hermansen at the hands of a group af neo-Nazis. Marches take place simultaneously all over Norway.

March[]

  • 25 March – The Schengen Agreement treaty comes into force in Norway.

April[]

May[]

June[]

  • 18 June – The state-owned oil and gas company Statoil is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

July[]

August[]

September[]

  • 10 September – The 2001 Norwegian parliamentary election takes place. The Norwegian Labour Party won a plurality of votes and seats, closely followed by the Conservative Party. The Labour Party was unable to form a government, and a centre-right coalition of the Conservative Party, the Christian People's Party and the Liberal Party was formed, led by Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik of the Christian Democratic Party.

October[]

November[]

  • 3 November – Population Census: 4,520,900 inhabitants in Norway.
  • 17 November – Eurasian harvest mouse is observed in Norway for the first time.

December[]

Popular culture[]

Sports[]

Music[]

Main article: 2001 in Norwegian music

Film[]

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Literature[]

Television[]

Main article: 2001 in Norwegian television

Notable births[]

Notable deaths[]

Jakob Weidemann
  • 17 January – Sigurd Vestad, cross country skier (born 1907)
  • 26 January – Benjamin Hermansen, murder victim (born 1985)
  • 29 January – Ingebrigt Davik, children's writer (born 1925)
  • 4 February – Asbjørn Antoni Holm, politician (born 1921)
  • 8 February – Ivo Caprino, film director and writer (born 1920)
  • 8 February – Torkell Tande, politician (born 1901)
  • 13 February – , sports commentator (born 1938)
  • 14 February – Olav Reiersøl, statistician and econometrician (born 1908)
  • 8 March – David Sandved, architect (born 1912)
  • 11 March – Finn Ferner, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1920)
  • 22 March – Rolf Birger Pedersen, football player and coach (born 1939)
  • 29 March – Helge Ingstad, explorer (born 1899)
  • 4 April – Sverre Engen, skier, ski coach, ski area manager and filmmaker in America (born 1911)
  • 10 April – Knut Andreas Knudsen, politician (born 1919)
  • 12 April – Reidar Hirsti, newspaper editor and politician (born 1925)
  • 24 April – Gro Anita Schønn, singer (born 1950)
  • 26 April – Sverre Walter Rostoft, politician and Minister (born 1912)
  • 7 May – Thor Støre, politician (born 1924)
  • 19 May – Vidkunn Hveding, politician and Minister (born 1921)
  • 27 May – Knut Myrstad, politician (born 1913)
  • 5 June – Sigmund P. Haave, politician (born 1916)
  • 14 June – Andreas Wormdahl, politician (born 1911)
  • 2 July – Fredrik Stabel, illustrator and satirical writer (born 2001).[4]
  • 15 July – Helge Rognlien, politician and Minister (born 1920)
  • 21 July – Gudmund Grytøyr, politician (born 1920)
  • 24 July – Sven Olsen, politician (born 1922)
  • 31 August – Odd Steinar Holøs, politician (born 1922)
  • 12 October – Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd, politician (born 1924)
  • 27 October – Ellisiv Steen, literary scholar (b. 1908).[5]
  • 1 November – Engly Lie, politician (born 1919)
  • 3 November – Liv Paulsen, sprinter and shot putter (born 1925).
  • 8 November – Alf Hellevik, philologist (born 1909).[6]
  • 18 November – Roar Hauglid, art historian (born 1910).[7]
  • 1 December – Olav Mosebekk, illustrator and painter (born 1910).[8]
  • 10 December – Knut Fægri, botanist (born 1909)
  • 15 December – Leif Kolflaath, politician (born 1927)
  • 19 December – Jakob Weidemann, painter (born 1923)
  • 28 December – Arne Rettedal, politician and Minister (born 1926)

Full date unknown[]

  • Odd Abrahamsen, poet (born 1924)
  • Håkon Flood, professor of inorganic chemistry (born 1905)
  • Henriette Bie Lorentzen, humanist, peace activist, feminist and editor (born 1911)
  • Anfinn Lund, civil servant and politician (born 1926)
  • Nils Slaatto, architect (born 1923)

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ytterst pinlig" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 7 February 2001. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  2. ^ "Nordic Council Literature Prize". norden.org. Archived from the original on 27 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Grøthe, Maren (2001-)". stortinget.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  4. ^ Øystå, Øystein. "Fredrik Stabel". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  5. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Ellisiv Andrea Steen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  6. ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Alf Hellevik". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  7. ^ Opstad, Lauritz. "Roar Hauglid". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  8. ^ Jensen, Lill-Ann. "Olav Mosebekk". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

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