2014 in Norway

Events in the year 2014 in Norway.

Incumbents

Monarch – Harald V
President of the Storting – Olemic Thommessen
Prime Minister – Erna Solberg.

Events

January

1 January – Buskerud and Vestfold University College established as a merge between Buskerud University College and Vestfold University College
19 January – a fire in Lærdalsøyri destroyed forty buildings, including six protected buildings near Gamleøyri.

March

28 March – Jens Stoltenberg is named next Secretary General of NATO, assuming the position in October 2014.

July

1 July-1 September – Schoolteacher strike.

October

10 October – The 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, presented by the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is shared between Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai
14 October – Storting extends military service to women, making Norway the first European or NATO country to have conscription extended to both genders in peacetime.
17 October – State-owned real estate company Entra Eiendom is privatized and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Popular culture

Music

11–13 April – Vossajazz
6–10 May – Norway participated at the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the song "Silent Storm", performed by Carl Espen.
2–5 July – Kongsberg Jazzfestival
14–19 July – Moldejazz

Sports

7–23 February – at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Norway won a total of 26 Olympic medals including eleven gold medals.
23 November – The 2014 Norwegian Football Cup Final was won by Molde FK.
7–21 December – at the 2014 European Women's Handball Championship, Norway won their sixth title after beating Spain 28–25 in the final.

Chess

2–13 June – Norway Chess 2014.
1–14 August – the 41st Chess Olympiad, organised by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs, took place in Tromsø.
7–28 November – Magnus Carlsen defended his World Championship title in a match against Viswanathan Anand.

Film

10 January – release of the drama film Kule kidz gråter ikke, directed by Katarina Launing.
21 February – the action film In Order of Disappearance, directed by Hans Petter Moland, was released in Norway. The film premiered on 10 February at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.
26 February – the drama film Blind, written and directed by Eskil Vogt, was released in Norway. The film was earlier screened at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, and at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival.

Literature

The novella Kveldsvævd by Jon Fosse is published. In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Andvake, Olavs draumar and Kveldsvævd.

Anniversaries

Bicentennial anniversary of the Constitution

14 January – 200 years since the Treaty of Kiel.
16 February – 200 years since the Meeting of Notables.
2 March – 200 years since the establishment of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Justice and Emergency Planning
10 April – 200 years since the convention of the Norwegian Constituent Assembly.
17 May – 200 years since the signing of the Constitution of Norway.
26 July – 200 years since the outbreak of the Swedish–Norwegian War (1814).
14 August – 200 years since the Convention of Moss, which ended the Swedish–Norwegian War.
10 October – 200 years since the abdication of King Christian Frederik, in the wake of the Swedish–Norwegian War.
4 November – 200 years since the signing of the Constitution of Norway, amended to accommodate a Union between Sweden and Norway.
30 November – 200 years since the establishment of the Ministry of Education and Research and Ministry of Defence

Other

18 February – 100 years since the foundation of the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature.
23 July – 100 years since the birth of Alf Prøysen.
14 August – 200 years since the birth of National Romanticism painter Adolph Tidemand.
100 years since the foundation of the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology.
100 years since the 1914 Jubilee Exhibition.

Notable deaths

5 January – Sissel Sellæg, actress
6 January – Thor Hilmersen, rock guitarist
7 January – Alf Kvasbø, writer
9 January – Hans Lund-Andersen, engineer
12 January – Erik Nord, civil servant
13 January – Robert Heetmøller, painter
13 January – Guri Lysell, dancer
14 January – Ole Moe, newspaper editor
14 January – Jon Bing, author and jurist
15 January – Per Eirik Johansen, music manager
15 January – Tor Milde, journalist and writer
15 January – Aage Teigen, jazz trombonist
17 January – Niels Lauritz Dahl, diplomat
17 January – Rønnaug Eliassen, women's rights activist
21 January – Roar Woldum, swimmer
21 January – Anbjørg Sætre Håtun, television presenter
23 January – Ivar Moe, politician
24 January – Lars Andreas Larssen, actor
24 January – Knut Aukland, physiologist
24 January – Maren-Sofie Røstvig, literary historian
31 January – Carsten Hopstock, curator
31 January – Hans Methlie Michelsen, jurist
31 January - Lillen Vogt, graphic artist
1 February – Einar Slyngstad, news anchor
2 February – Karl Erik Bøhn, handball coach
3 February – Pål Skjønberg, actor
3 February – Bjarne Sløgedal, composer
5 February – Tom Sandberg, photographer
7 February – Terje Bergstad, artist
9 February – Sverre Solberg, actor
9 February – Harald Øveraas, trade unionist
16 February – Mansour Koushan, Iranian novelist, poet and playwright.
24 February – Eilert Eilertsen, physician and politician
27 February – Arnstein Øverkil, police chief and civil servant
28 February – Juul Bjerke, economist
2 March – Jacob Jervell, theologian
5 March – Wenche Fossen, book publisher and politician
6 March – Bjørn Bryn, television maker
6 March – Viking Olver Eriksen, nuclear physicist
7 March – Jan Sagvaag, footballer
11 March – Brett Borgen, writer
12 March – Kjell Nupen, painter
13 March – Jan Erik Düring, film director
18 March – Leon Bodd, lawyer and politician
18 March – Terje Gruer, Paralympic champion
22 March – Thor Listau, politician
24 March – Arne Løvlie, zoologist
27 March – Per Lillo-Stenberg, actor
27 March – Erna Mundal Pedersen, politician
1 April – Andreas Bjørkum, philologist
3 April – Edvard Grimstad, politician
5 April – Rolv Enge, resistance member
5 April – Leif Haanes, ship-owner
6 April – Liv Dommersnes, actress
8 April – Viggo Jan Olsen, fishers' leader
12 April – Øystein Øystå, writer
14 April – Thorleif Holth, politician
16 April – Gunilla Hegfeldt, painter
18 April – Trygve Lange-Nielsen, judge
24 April – Rolf Johan Lenschow, engineer and rector
26 April – Ole Enger, child actor and businessperson
30 April – Odd Langmoen, industrialist
1 May – Bjørn Barth, diplomat
3 May – Trine Krogh, swimmer.
5 May – Sven Sønsteby, illustrator
8 May – Jens Christian Hansen, geographer
8 May – Rita Haugerud, politician
11 May – Kaare Kroppan, actor
12 May – Daud Mirza, actor
18 May – Per Rollum, alpine skier
18 May – Per Almar Aas, politician
23 May – Per Gunnar Jensen, pop singer
22 May – Leif Aagaard, resistance member
24 May – Jan P. Jansen, news anchor
27 May – Sigmund Kvaløy Setreng, philosopher
27 May – Alf Ramsøy, actor and runner
27 May – Dagfinn Aarskog, pediatrician
31 May – Jon Sandsmark, textile artist
5 June – Reiulf Steen, politician
8 June – Eva Kløvstad, resistance member
8 June – Hans Kristian Eriksen, writer and editor
8 June – Jan Deberitz, novelist
9 June – Marit Svarva Henriksen, politician
10 June – Peder I. Ramsrud, politician
16 June – Thore Heramb, painter
25 June – Arvid Jacobsen, newspaper editor
25 June – Ragnhild Hilt, actress
25 June – Audvar Os, jurist
3 July – Bjørn Bruland, naval officer
4 July – Torill Thorstad Hauger, author
4 July – Otto Nes, media executive
5 July – Jan Wiese, author
17 July – Bjørn Johan Landmark, astrophysicist
18 July – Sjur Olsnes, professor of medicine
21 July – Harald Hove, politician
21 July – Liv Holtskog, poet
25 July – Thor-Eirik Gulbrandsen Mykland, politician
28 July – Hans I. Kleven, Marxist theorist and politician
29 July – Nini Stoltenberg, activist
30 July – Finn Gundersen, footballer
1 August – Jan Roar Leikvoll, novelist
4 August – Svein-Inge Thime, football referee
9 August – Alex Scherpf, theatre instructor
14 August – Ada Haug Grythe, broadcaster
16 August – Trond Schea, rally driver
17 August – Børre Knudsen, priest and anti-abortion activist
18 August – Per Engebretsen, civil servant
19 August – Kåre Kolberg, composer
23 August – Inga Juuso, yoik artist
25 August – Hildur Krog, botanist
27 August – Jan Groth, musician
27 August – Rolf S. Thorsen, politician
27 August – Bjørn Jervås, musician
29 August – Rolf Kahrs Baardvik, resistance member
6 September – Odd Bondevik, bishop
6 September – Arne Amundsen, footballer
10 September – Hans Petter Tholfsen, harness racer
12 September – Bjørn Tore Bryn, news anchor
16 September – Alf Ivar Samuelsen, politician
21 September – Ole Wiig, politician
24 September – Ailo Gaup, author and shaman
26 September – Astrid Dirdal Hegrestad, politician
28 September – Lisbeth Bodd, theatre leader
4 October – Olav Lund, politician
5 October – Vivi Haug, entertainer
10 October – Olav Dale, jazz saxophonist
10 October – Finn Lied, politician and research director
14 October – Kjell Østrem, diplomat
17 October – Jon Ramstad, politician
22 October – Almar Heggen, opera singer
24 October – Arne Fuglum, port director
27 October – Reidar Sundby, footballer
27 October – Kåre Langvik-Johannessen, germanist
30 October – Grethe Werner, sportswoman.
1 November – Edin Løvås, pastor
4 November – Annæus Schjødt, Jr., jurist
4 November – Kristine Bernadotte, royal
5 November – Frantz Johansen, philanthropist and missionary
7 November – Torbjørn Sikkeland, physicist
8 November – Rolf Ramm Østgaard, architect
9 November – Rolf Ramm Østgaard, architect
9 November – Jens Bugge, Supreme Court justice
11 November – Erik Sture Larre, lawyer and resistance member
14 November – Kjell Hvidsand, footballer
15 November – Emanuel Minos, Pentecostal
16 November – Torunn Borge, poet
17 November – Jan Thomas Njerve, painter
20 November – Gisle Johnson, scouting leader
21 November – Jorolf Alstad, chemist
21 November – Leif Andersen, competition rower.
22 November – Andreas Lønning, engineer
24 November – Otto Hageberg, literary researcher
27 November – Arne Serck-Hanssen, rower
27 November – Annine Qvale, children's writer
30 November – Mari Bjørgan, actor and revue artist
4 December – Hroar Elvenes, speed skater
8 December – Knut Nystedt, composer
9 December – Gerd Kirste, politician
9 December – Frank Beck, motivator
12 December – John Persen, composer
16 December – Reidar Dørum, footballer
17 December – Jarle Ofstad, physician
18 December – Otto Johan Hennig-Olsen, businessperson
23 December – Johnny Bergh, TV producer
24 December – Reidar Floeng, politician
25 December – Kjell Hanssen, editor and politician
25 December – Alf Næsheim, illustrator
29 December – Odd Iversen, footballer
29 December – Ulf Sand, politician
29 December – Eldrid Straume, archaeologist