1918 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Haakon VII.

Events

• The town of Svolvær is founded.
• Norsk Hydro's artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord is bought by the Norwegian government. In 1947 it is leased back to Hydro. This activity is Yara International.
• The 1918 Parliamentary election takes place.

Popular culture

Sports

• Gunnar Andersen, international soccer player and ski jumper, becomes the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two different sports.

Literature

• The Olav Duun novel Juvikingar from the work Juvikfolket, was published.
• The Knut Hamsund article collection Sproget i Fare, was published.

Notable births

• 2 January – Odd Vattekar, politician
• 11 January – Gunnar Sønsteby, resistance fighter, the most highly decorated person in Norway
• 27 January – Lars Ulgenes, shot putter
• 30 January – André Bjerke, writer and poet
• 1 February – Elsa Rastad Bråten, politician
• 11 February – Anne Stine Ingstad, archaeologist
• 16 February – Karsten Konow, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
• 20 March – Oddvar Berrefjord, jurist, politician and Minister
• 14 April – Margit Tøsdal, politician
• 6 May – Eva Kolstad, politician and Minister
• 19 May – Olav Bø, folklorist
• 25 May – Peder Lunde, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
• 25 May – Fredrik Kayser, resistance fighter
• 10 June – Gerd Kirste, politician
• 15 June – Fartein Valen-Sendstad, historian and museologist.
• 21 June – Kasper Idland, resistance member
• 2 July – Odd Sagør, politician and Minister
• 4 July – Rolf Søder, actor
• 9 July – Tor Tank-Nielsen, businessperson
• 12 July – Kåre Stokkeland, politician
• 2 August – Gunvald Tomstad, resistance fighter
• 13 August – Jo Giæver Tenfjord, librarian, educator, children's writer and translator.
• 18 August – Per Hafslund, zoologist, educator and broadcasting person
• 19 August – Bjørn Egge, military officer
• 8 September – Kjølv Egeland, politician
• 18 September – Berit Brænne, actress and children's writer
• 29 September – Aage Myhrvold, cyclist.
• 8 October – Halfdan Hegtun, radio personality, comedian, writer and politician
• 15 October – Rolf Schjerven, politician
• 27 October – Jens-Anton Poulsson, military officer
• 29 October – Solveig Christov, writer.
• 9 November – Aslaug Fredriksen, politician
• 9 November – Sverre Granlund, commando
• 13 November – Karl Aasland, politician
• 16 November – Finn Ludt, pianist, composer and music critic
• 24 November – Torstein Grythe, founder and conductor of the Sølvguttene boys choir
• 8 December – Hans Børli, poet and writer
• 8 December – Carsten Byhring, actor
• 22 December – Knut Løfsnes, politician.

Full date unknown

• Otto Chr. Bastiansen, physicist and chemist
• Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa, ceramics designer
• Kari Nyquist, ceramicist
• Einar Skinnarland, resistance fighter

Notable deaths

• 26 February – Otto Jensen, bishop, politician and Minister
• 25 August – Karl Haagensen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist

Full date unknown

• Anders Heyerdahl, violinist, composer and folk music collector
• Hans Mustad, businessperson
• Dan Weggeland, artist