Structure of the Norwegian Army


The Structure of the Norwegian Army has seen considerable change over the years. In 2009, the Army introduced the new command and control organization. As of April 2025 the army is organized as follows:

Chief of Staff

The Chief of the Army and the Army Staff are based in Bardufoss, Northern Norway.Chief of the Army
  • * Army Staff

Brigade Nord

Brigade Nord is the largest unit in the Norwegian Army. The Brigade has several battalions across Norway, including Telemark Battalion at Camp Rena, eastern Norway. One unnamed Armoured Battalion is under raising.

Air defense

A SHORAD battery unit is under establishment in the artillery battalion, expected to be operative in 2024.

Finnmark Brigade

Finnmark Brigade, in Porsangmoen is in charge of safeguarding Norway's northernmost land territories and the land border to Russia. It is a joint command, including an army staff and army and Home Guard units. It was converted from the Finnmark Land Command on 20 August 2025.

Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre

Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre, in Terningmoen and Rena
  • Departments:
  • * Maneuver School
  • * Artillery School
  • * Engineer School
  • * Logistics School
  • * Signals School
  • * Medical School

Special forces

The Army's special forces unit Forsvarets Spesialkommando is no longer part of the army. With the establishment of the Norwegian Special Operations Command in 2014, Norway's two special forces units were united under the one command in the Norwegian Armed Forces, with the Air Force's 339 Special Operations Aviation Squadron at Rygge Air Station joining later as the SOC's air force component.