Events in the year 2005 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest ...

Harald V Harald V (, ; born 21 February 1937) has been King of Norway since 1991. A member of the House of Glücksburg, Harald was the third child and only son of King Olav V of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. He was second in the line of succ ...

Regent In a monarchy, a regent () is a person appointed to govern a state because the actual monarch is a minor, absent, incapacitated or unable to discharge their powers and duties, or the throne is vacant and a new monarch has not yet been dete ...

: Haakon from 29 March to 7 June 2005 (during the King's recovering from heart surgery) *

President of the Storting The Storting ( ; ) is the supreme legislature of Norway, established in 1814 by the Constitution of Norway. It is located in Oslo. The unicameral parliament has 169 members and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional represe ...

: *

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Kjell Magne Bondevik Kjell Magne Bondevik (; born 3 September 1947) is a Norway, Norwegian Lutheranism, Lutheran Religious minister, minister and Politics of Norway, politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party (Norway), Christian Democratic Party, he ser ...

(

Christian Democratic Party __NOTOC__ Christian democratic parties are political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social tea ...

) to 17 October, then

Jens Stoltenberg Jens Stoltenberg (; born 16 March 1959) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. Since 2025, he has been the Minister of Finance in the Støre Cabinet. He has previously been the prime minister of Norway and secretary general of NATO. ...

( Labour Party)

Events

January

* 1 January ** New Year's celebrations all over Norway fall silent for two minutes as mark of respect for Scandinavian memorial service for those affected by the

2004 Indian Ocean tsunami On 26 December 2004, at 07:58:53 local time (UTC+07:00, UTC+7), a major earthquake with a magnitude of 9.2–9.3 struck with an epicenter, epicentre off the west coast of Aceh in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. The Submarine earthquake, undersea ...

. ** The

University of Stavanger The University of Stavanger ( Norwegian: '','' UiS) is a public research university located in Stavanger, Norway. It was established in 2005 when the Stavanger University College received university status. The university is organised in six f ...

is established.

February

March

* 11 March –

Ole Christian Kvarme Ole Christian Mælen Kvarme (born November 11, 1948, in Molde) is a Norwegian prelate of the Church of Norway who served as Bishop of Oslo from 2005 and 2017. As Bishop of Oslo, Kvarme was the personal prelate of the Norwegian royal family. He gr ...

is appointed bishop of

Oslo Oslo ( or ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,064,235 in 2022 ...

April

May

June

* 8 June – At least 10 people are feared dead after an outbreak of

Legionnaires' disease Legionnaires' disease is a form of atypical pneumonia caused by any species of ''Legionella'' bacteria, quite often ''Legionella pneumophila''. Signs and symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, high fever, myalgia, muscle pains, and headach ...

. The source is localized to a

Borregaard Borregaard is a Norway, Norwegian company, established in 1889 in the southeastern town of Sarpsborg in Østfold county. Its main products were traditionally pulp and paper. The company later started producing Chemical industry, chemicals based ...

treatment plant in

Sarpsborg Sarpsborg ( or ), historically Borg, is a List of cities in Norway, city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sarpsborg. Sarpsbor ...

. * 13 June – The new

Svinesund Bridge The Svinesund Bridge (, ) is a through arch bridge crossing Iddefjord at Svinesund, and joining Sweden and Norway. Svinesund is a sound separating the Swedish municipality of Strömstad from the Norwegian municipality of Halden, and thus it is ...

is opened. The old Svinesund Bridge still stands 1 kilometre to the east.

July

* 14 July – The

Nærøyfjord The Nærøyfjord (or ''Nærøyfjorden'', ) is a fjord in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The narrow fjord is a branch of the large Sognefjord. The long fjord is only wide in some parts. The river Nærøydalselvi flows down the ...

, the Geiranger Fjord and the

Struve Geodetic Arc The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over , which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian arc. The chain was established ...

are designated by

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO ) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and International secur ...

World Heritage Site World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection under an treaty, international treaty administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural ...

August

September

* 12 September – The 2005 Parliamentary election takes place. The election was won by the opposition centre-left Red-Green Coalition, which took 87 seats. * 19 September – The trial of the accused in the

NOKAS robbery On 5 April 2004, at 8 AM the NOKAS cash depot in Stavanger, Norway was raided by heavily armed men. It was the biggest-ever heist in Norway. Although the police had intelligence that a raid was expected in the coming days, they were understa ...

starts in

Stavanger Stavanger, officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the ...

October

* 17 October –

Norwegian Prime Minister The prime minister of Norway (, which directly translates to "minister of state") is the head of government and chief executive of Norway. The prime minister and Cabinet (consisting of all the most senior government department heads) are coll ...

's Second Cabinet was appointed after the 2005 Parliamentary elections and Bondevik's step down.

November

December

Popular culture

Sports

Music

Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Norway was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 with the song " In My Dreams", written by Trond "Teeny" Holter, and performed by the band Wig Wam. The Norwegian participating broadcaster, (NRK), organised the national final Melodi Gra ...

* Rock band Accidents Never Happen forms

Film

Literature

Television

Anniversaries

* 7 June – Centennial of the

dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden The dissolution of the union (; ; Høgnorsk, Landsmål: ''unionsuppløysingi''; ) between the kingdoms of Norway and Sweden under the House of Bernadotte, was set in motion by a resolution of the Storting on 7 June 1905. Following some months of ...

Notable births

* 8 April –

Leah Isadora Behn Leah Isadora Behn (born 8 April 2005) is a member of the Norwegian Royal family. She is the second daughter of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and her late former husband Ari Behn, and a grandchild of King Harald V and Queen Sonja of Norway. Sh ...

, the second daughter of

Princess Märtha Louise of Norway Princess Märtha Louise of Norway (born 22 September 1971) is a Norwegian self-described clairvoyant, businesswoman and a member of the Norwegian royal family, although she is not a member of the royal house and has no public role. She is marri ...

and husband

Ari Behn Ari Mikael Behn (; , or ; 30 September 1972 – 25 December 2019) was a Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist, best known for his marriage to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway from 2002 to 2017. He held no title or special status, an ...

* 3 December –

Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway (born 3 December 2005) is the younger child of Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit. He is third in line to succeed his grandfather King Harald V, after his father and elder sister Princess Ingrid ...

, the second child of

Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway (; Haakon Magnus; born 20 July 1973) is the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. He is the only son of King Harald V and Queen Sonja. Haakon represents the fourth generation of the sitting Norwegian royal famil ...

and his wife

Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway (born Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby, , on 19 August 1973) is a member of the Norwegian royal family. She is married to Crown Prince Haakon, the heir apparent to the Norwegian throne. A Norwegian commoner ...

Notable deaths

*6 January –

Nora Strømstad Nora Strømstad (January 26, 1909 – January 6, 2005) was a Norwegian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. She was the younger sister of 1924 Winter Olympics skier Thoralf Strømstad Thoralf Strømstad (13 January 1897 & ...

, alpine skier (born 1909) *13 January – Karstein Seland, politician (born 1912) *20 January –

Per Borten (3 April 1913 – 20 January 2005) was a Norway, Norwegian politician from the Centre Party (Norway), Centre Party and the prime minister of Norway from 1965 to 1971. Per Borten is credited for leading the modernization of what was then named Bo ...

, Prime Minister (born 1913) *2 February – Anders Hveem, bobsledder (born 1924) *2 February –

Svein Kvia Svein "Kvien" Kvia (27 September 1947 – 2 February 2005) was a Norwegian footballer who spent his entire career at Viking F.K., where he was one of the club's most successful players of all time. Between 1965 and 1980, Kvia played 551 times f ...

, footballer (born 1947) *20 February –

Johan Østby Johan Østby (5 March 1924 – 20 February 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party, and journalist. He was born in Trysil Municipality. He was member of the Norwegian Parliament Stortinget from Hedmark for 12 years, from 1965 to ...

, politician (born 1924) *12 March – Johan Skipnes, politician (born 1909) *17 March –

Sverre Holm Sverre Holm Gundersen (24 July 1931 – 17 March 2005) was a Norwegian stage and film actor. Gundersen was best known for playing Benny in the Olsenbanden-movies (1969–1999), and as station master O. Tidemann in the Norwegian children's progr ...

, actor (born 1931) *8 April –

Jeremi Wasiutyński Jeremi Maria Franciszek Wasiutyński (born 5 October 1907 in Warsaw, died 8 April 2005 in Oslo) was a Poland, Polish-Norwegian astrophysicist, philosopher and depth-psychologist. Life and work Wasiutyński studied mathematics, physics and astr ...

, Polish-Norwegian astrophysicist, philosopher and depth-psychologist (born 1907) *20 May – Einar Brusevold, politician (born 1919). *31 May – Ole J. Malm, physician (born 1910). *2 June –

Gunder Gundersen Gunder Gundersen (12 September 1930 – 2 June 2005) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier and sports official. He was born in Asker. Competitive career During his active career he won two individual FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medals (19 ...

, Nordic combined skier and sports official (born 1930) *7 July –

Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen (23 February 1913 – 7 July 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Haugesund. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasio ...

, politician and Minister (born 1913) *20 July –

Finn Gustavsen Finn Gustavsen (22 April 1926 in Drammen – 20 July 2005) was a Norwegian socialist politician active from 1945 to the late 1970s. He was noted for his uncompromising style and willingness to take contrarian stands. Early life Gustavsen was ...

, politician (born 1926) *21 August – Liv Aasen, politician (born 1928) Kaare Kristiansen politiker KrF

*24 September –

Arna Vågen Arna Vågen, née Espeland (12 May 1905 – 24 September 2005) was a Norwegian missionary and politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She served as a deputy representative to the Norwegian Parliament from Oslo during the term 1961&nda ...

, missionary and politician (born 1905) *8 October –

Erik Grønseth Erik Grønseth (13 September 1925 – 8 October 2005) was a Norwegian sociologist, Professor of Sociology at the University of Oslo from 1971 to 1989, and "one of the post-war pioneers of sociology" in Norway. He is regarded as one of the fo ...

, social scientist and sociologist (born 1925) *18 October – Sverre Mitsem, judge (born 1944) *29 October –

Elsa Skjerven Elsa Rigmor Skjerven (11 December 1919 – 29 October 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party. She was born in Oslo. She was never elected to the Norwegian Parliament, but served in the position of deputy represe ...

, politician and Minister (born 1919) *1 November –

Carl Mortensen Carl Lauritz Mortensen (2 March 1919 – 1 November 2005) was a Norwegian sailor and Olympic medalist. He was born and died in Oslo. He received a silver medal in the '' 6 metre class'' with the boat ''Elisabeth X'' at the 1952 Summer Olym ...

, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (born 1919) *7 November –

Veslemøy Haslund Veslemøy Haslund (8 April 1939 – 7 November 2005) was a Norwegian actress and stage producer. She made her stage debut at Trøndelag Teater in 1959. She was later assigned to various theatres, including Det Norske Teatret, Fjernsynsteatret ...

, actress (born

1939 This year also marks the start of the World War II, Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Coming into effect in Nazi Ger ...

). *23 November – Ingvil Aarbakke, artist (born 1970) *1 December – Roar Petersen, novelist (born 1934). *3 December –

Kåre Kristiansen Kåre Gulbrand Kristiansen (11 March 1920 – 3 December 2005) was a Norwegian politician who was the leader of the Christian Democratic Party from 1975 to 1977, and again from 1979 to 1983, and Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1983 to 1986. ...

, politician (born 1920) *17 December –

Sverre Stenersen Sverre Stenersen (18 June 1926 – 17 December 2005) was a Norwegian Nordic combined skier who dominated the event throughout the 1950s. His biggest triumphs were winning individual gold medals at the 1954 World Championships and 1956 Olympics. ...

, Nordic combined skier, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion (born 1926) *24 December –

Georg Johannesen Georg Johannesen (22 February 1931 – 24 December 2005) was a Norwegian author and professor at the University of Bergen. Background He was born in Bergen, Norway. He was the son of Knut Johan Johannesen (1900–1979) and Ingeborg Malene Olsd ...

, author and professor of rhetoric (born 1931) *29 December –

Gerda Boyesen Gerda Boyesen (May 18, 1922December 29, 2005) was the founder of Biodynamic Psychology, a branch of body psychotherapy. Early life and education Gerda Momsen was born in Bergan to Richard (a librarian) and Magna (a designer, sportswoman and ...

, founder of Biodynamic Psychology (born 1922) ;Full date missing *

Jens-Halvard Bratz Jens-Halvard Bratz (21 April 1920 – 19 January 2005) was a Norway, Norwegian business executive and government minister with the Conservative Party of Norway, Conservative Party. He served as Norwegian Minister of Industry from 1981–1983. Jen ...

, businessman, politician and Minister (born 1920) *

Eivind Erichsen Eivind Erichsen (28 January 1917 – 21 January 2005) was a Norwegian economist and civil servant. Life and career He was born in Kristiania as a son of postmaster Erik Emanuel Erichsen (1884–1963) and Petra Antoine Olsen (1885–1930). In Ma ...

, economist and civil servant (born 1917) *

Reidar Grønhaug Reidar Grønhaug (2 December 1938 – 2 September 2005) was a Norwegian social anthropologist. He was born in Stavanger. He took his mag.art. degree in 1967, and started working as a lector at the University of Bergen. He was promoted to associate ...

, social anthropologist (born 1938) * Geir Grung, diplomat (born 1938) * Ivar Johansen, journalist and editor (born 1923) * Ola H. Metliaas, civil servant and politician (born 1943) * Ove Skaug, engineer and civil servant (born 1912)

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