2003 in Norway

Events in the year 2003 in Norway.

Incumbents

19 March – A man dies and four are injured in a blasting accident in Namsos Municipality.

15 May - Discovery of high levels of chemicals in whale meat leads to pregnant women being warned not to eat it.
25 May – After docking in Miami at 05:00, is severely damaged by a boiler explosion at 06:30, that kills 7, and injures 17 crew members. A few weeks later it is announced by NCL that she will never sail again as a commercial ocean liner.

23 June - World Refugee Day in Norway. UNHCR, together with the Norwegian Refugee Council, set up a mock refugee camp in central Oslo. A number of activities took place inside the camp. The NRC, in co-operation with the Norwegian Post, launched a World Refugee Day stamp on June 20. The Refugee Council invited all ninth-grade students in Norway to participate in an essay and poem competition with the theme, "Refugee Youth". A jury consisting of well-known Norwegian authors chose the best of the contributions, which will be presented in different contexts. Several activities were also launched at refugee reception centres throughout Norway to celebrate World Refugee Day. The Norwegian Scouts' Association organised a World Refugee Day fund-raising campaign for NRC.

1 December – King Harald V was announced to be suffering from bladder cancer.
10 December – Shirin Ebadi of Iran receives the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.
12 December – Keiko, the orca whale who starred in the 1993 film Free Willy, dies of pneumonia while in the Taknes Bay located at the Arasvikfjord in Norway, where he had lived in the recent years.
December
* Bare på jobb, a Norwegian comedy film is released. at Filmweb.no
* Plans to explore for oil and gas in the Barents Sea spark criticism from environmentalists and fishing industry.

Norway competed in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003, represented by Jostein Hasselgård with the song "I'm Not Afraid to Move On". The song was chosen as the Norwegian entry for the 2003 contest through the Melodi Grand Prix contest.

3 January – Nicolai Skoglund, footballer
18 January – Odin Thiago Holm, footballer
21 January – Andreas Endresen, footballer
9 February – Iker Carew, footballer
16 February – Bryan Fiabema, footballer
21 February – Selma Pettersen, footballer
23 February – Christos Zafeiris, footballer
16 March – Pawel Chrupalla, footballer
18 March – Seedy Jatta, footballer
29 April – Maud Angelica Behn, daughter of Ari Behn and Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
14 May – Maja Furu Sæteren, handballer
16 May – Kristian Bernt Torgersen, footballer
26 May – Simen Kvia-Egeskog, footballer
8 June – Mathias Emilsen, footballer
10 June – Sondre Auklend, footballer
9 July – Tobias Fjeld Gulliksen, footballer
10 July – Mina Bergersen, footballer
12 July – Oscar Bobb, footballer
22 July – Solveig Vik, politician
24 July – Max Normann Williamsen, footballer
26 August – Leo Hjelde, footballer
7 September – Kristian Arnstad, footballer
22 October – Petter Nosakhare Dahl, footballer
24 October – Leander Øy, footballer
30 October – Thea Minyan Bjørseth, ski jumper
6 December – Mathias Fjørtoft Løvik, footballer
21 December – Jasper Silva Torkildsen, footballer