The following lists events that happened during 2000 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch – Harald V. Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party) until 17 March, Jens Stoltenberg (Labour Party)
Events
January 19 January – Five people die when a bus is taken by an avalanche in Lyngen Municipality.
March 3 March -- Kjell Magne Bondevik resigns after losing a confidence vote. 11 March – Three people die when a community center in Målselv Municipality collapsed due to heavy snowfall. 17 March – Stoltenberg's First Cabinet was appointed.
April 5 April – Two freight trains collide at Lillestrøm Station. 2,000 people were evacuated because of the danger of a gas explosion. 14 April -- Å Energi (formally Agder Energi) is founded.
May 19 May – Baneheia murders
June 23 June – The Frøya Tunnel is opened. June – Project Deep Spill: the first intentional deepwater oil and gas spill, which was done in order to study how crude oil behaved at depth.
December 1 December – King Harald V of Norway informs the Norwegian government about the engagement between Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby. 4 December – The state-owned telecommunications company Telenor is partially privatised and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and NASDAQ.
Popular culture
Sports 19 to 26 February – The Biathlon World Championships 2000 were held in Holmenkollen.
Music
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Film
Literature
Jon Fosse – Morning and Evening (Morgon og kveld) (novella).
Births
10 January – Erik Botheim, footballer 6 February – Jørgen Strand Larsen, footballer 18 February – Anders Waagan, footballer 27 February – Erik Sandberg, footballer 29 February – Hugo Vetlesen, footballer 7 April – André Klippenberg Grindheim, swimmer. 19 April – Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, alpine skier. 7 May – Markus Karlsbakk, footballer 9 May – Ragne Wiklund, speed skater and orienteer. 21 July Erling Haaland, English-born Norwegian footballer. Jens Lurås Oftebro, Nordic combined skier. 9 August – Julia Eikeland, politician. 18 August – Ida Marie Hagen, Nordic combined skier. 19 September – Jakob Ingebrigtsen, middle- and long-distance runner. 22 November – Simen Velle, politician.
Notable deaths January – March
9 January – Olaug Hay, politician (b.1902) 11 January – Edvard Magnus Edvardsen, politician (b.1910). 21 January – Kristian Asdahl, politician (b.1920) 27 January – Asle Enger, priest (born 1906). 30 January – Gerd Kjølaas, ballet dancer and choreographer (born 1909). 3 February – Aslaug Fredriksen, politician (b.1918) 16 February – Karsten Solheim, golf club designer and businessman in America (b.1911) 2 March – Audun Boysen, middle-distance runner and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1928) 3 March – Egil Werner Erichsen, politician (b.1901) 6 March – Ole Jacob Hansen, jazz drummer (b.1940). 18 March – Randi Hultin, jazz critic and impresario (b.1926).
April – June
2 April – Greta Gynt, singer, dancer and actress (b.1916) 2 April – Synnøve Anker Aurdal, textile artist (born 1908). 11 April – Olav Økern, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1911) 22 April – Arnt Eliassen, meteorologist (b.1915) 28 April – Anders Skauge, politician (b.1912) 19 May – Petter Hugsted, ski jumper and Olympic gold medallist (b.1921) 11 June – Aud Alvær, politician (b.1921) 17 June – Jæger Dokk, insurance executive (born 1921). 22 June – Svein Finnerud, jazz pianist (b.1945). 26 June – Arne Thomas Olsen, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1909) 27 June – Dagmar Maalstad, politician (b.1902)
July – September 2 September – Johannes Sandven, educator (born 1909). 4 September – Jack Fjeldstad, actor (born 1915). 10 September – Haldis Havrøy, politician (b.1925)
October – December 17 October – Joachim «Jokke» Nielsen (36), rock musician and poet. 26 October – Birgit Wessel, textile designer (born 1911). 4 November – Anneliese Dørum, politician (b.1939) 18 November – Torstein Tynning, politician (b.1932) 28 November – Margith Johanne Munkebye, politician (b.1911) 30 December – Tom Blohm, footballer (born 1920).
Full date unknown Bjarte Birkeland, literary researcher (b.1920) Finn-Egil Eckblad, mycologist and professor (b.1923) Jostein Goksøyr, microbiologist (b.1922) Kjell Holler, politician and Minister (b.1925) Jul Låg, soil researcher (b.1915) Arne B. Mollén, sports official (b.1913) Odd Narud, businessperson (b.1919) Christian Norberg-Schulz, architect, architectural historian and theorist (b.1926)
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