Events in the year 2012 in Norway.
Incumbents Monarch – Harald V. President of the Storting – Dag Terje Andersen (Norwegian Labour Party) Prime Minister – Jens Stoltenberg (Norwegian Labour Party)
Events
January
February
March 15 March – Five Norwegian soldiers died in an aircraft accident in northern Sweden.Norwegian Hercules plane missing in Sweden – The Local 19 March – Six tourists are buried in an avalanche in Gáivuotna Municipality (Kåfjord), Norway, leaving four dead and one missing.BBC News – Norway avalanche kills five foreign tourists
April 10 April – A second psychiatric evaluation finds that Breivik's sane enough to face trial for the 2011 terrorist attacks and serve a prison sentence if convicted.BBC News – Norway's mass killer Breivik declared sane 16 April – Breivik's trial of confessed perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, starts in Oslo, Norway.Rampage suspect says he acted to save Norway – CNN.com
May 1 May – Norwegian world swimming champion and Olympic medalist Alexander Dale Oen dies at age 26 after suffering a cardiac arrest during a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona.BBC News – London 2012: Norwegian swimming champion Alexander Dale Oen dies 15 May – A man sets himself on fire outside the Oslo courthouse where mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik is on trial for the 2011 Norway attacks.Anders Breivik trial: man sets himself on fire outside court | World news | guardian.co.uk
June
July 22 July – Norway commemorates the first anniversary of the 2011 attacks.
August 4 August – Death of Sigrid Schjetne in Oslo
September
October 17 October – Netflix becomes available to Norwegian consumers.
November
December 14 December – The Làhku National Park was established in Gildeskål Municipality, Meløy Municipality and Beiarn Municipality in Nordland county.
Popular culture
Music
Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012
Sports 27 July–12 August: at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Norway won a total of four Olympic medals including two gold medals. Eirik Verås Larsen won the gold medal in canoeing, men's K-1 1000 metres, and the Norwegian team won the women's handball tournament. 1–9 August: the 55th Aeronautical pentathlon World Championships are held in Trondheim
Film
Literature The novel Olavs draumar by Jon Fosse is published. In 2015, Fosse was awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Andvake (2007), Olavs draumar and Kveldsvævd (2014). Merethe Lindstrøm is awarded the Nordic Council Literature Prize, for Days in the History of Silence.
Television
Anniversaries 1 June – 100 years since Hans Dons became the first Norwegian to fly in Norway 21 August – 125 years since the Labour Party was established 21 September – 100 years since the first flight at Kjeller Airport October – 50 years since the first of the popular Stompa movies, Stompa & Co., premiered. 12 December – 100 years since the birth of Thorbjørn Egner 21 December – 50 years since Norway's first national park, Rondane National Park, was established 100 years since Kristine Bonnevie became the first female professor in Norway 50 years since the Goethe-Institut first established itself in Norway. 250 years since the establishment of Hadeland Glassverk.
Notable deaths
2 January – Liv Godin, missionary (b. 1918) 2 January – Ambjørg Sælthun, politician (b. 1922) 4 January – Totti Bergh, jazz saxophonist (b. 1935) 7 January – Dag Heyerdahl Larsen, translator (b. 1965) 11 January – Christoffer Selbekk, ski jumper and businessman (b. 1939)Death announcement, Aftenposten 24 January 2012 12 January – Bjørn G. Andersen, geologist (b. 1924) 13 January – Anton Blom, journalist (b. 1924) 13 January – Ivar Furu, politician (b. 1928) 14 January – Lasse Kolstad, actor (b. 1922) 17 January – Tom Tellefsen, actor (b. 1931) 18 January – Are Frode Søholt, poet (b. 1974) 21 January – Julie Skjæraasen, professor of medicine (b. 1928) 23 January – Arne Christiansen, Supreme Court justice (b. 1926) 24 January – Arild Haaland, philosopher (b. 1919) 25 January – Stig Sæterbakken, writer (b. 1966) 30 January – Johannes Ulltveit-Moe, civil servant (b. 1941) 31 January – Anders Askildsen Eikås, drummer (b. 1992)
1 February – Ingolf Mork, ski jumper (b. 1947) 2 February – Leif Hugo Olsson, footballer (b. 1927)Death announcement, Aftenposten 14 February 2012 6 February – Aage Johansen, speed skater (b. 1919) 6 February – Knut Tveit, educationalist (b. 1939) 11 February – Siri Bjerke, politician (b. 1958) 13 February – Paul Otto Johnsen, politician (b. 1924) 13 February – Nils Grinde, musicologist and theatre historian (b. 1927) 15 February – Jan Svenneby, chess player (b. 1936)Death announcement, Aftenposten 18 February 2012 16 February – Ronald Rindestu, politician (b. 1942) 16 February – Reidar T. Larsen, politician (b. 1923) 18 February – Roald Aas, speed skater (b. 1928) 20 February – Knut Thorbjørn Eggen, football manager (b. 1960) 20 February – Kjell Thue, radio presenter (b. 1919) 20 February – Christoffer Schander, biologist (b. 1960) 21 February – Andreas Lunnan, radio and television presenter (b. 1940) 22 February – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz pianist and accordionist (b. 1956)MIC 26 February – Johannes Vågsnes, politician (b. 1923)
3 March – Per J. Husabø, politician (b. 1928) 8 March – Kristin Bølgen Bronebakk, civil servant (b. 1950) 11 March – Kjell Karlsen, odontologist (b. 1921) 12 March – Johnny Myrseth, furniture industrialist (b. 1925) 13 March – Grete Nordrå, actress (b. 1924) 15 March – Edvard Hagerup Bull, composer (b. 1922) 19 March – Hugo Munthe-Kaas, officer and politician (b. 1922) 19 March – Knut Erik Tranøy, philosopher (b. 1918) 21 March – Kåre Tveter, painter (b. 1922) 29 March – Liv Buck, trade unionist (b. 1928)Death announcement, Aftenposten 11 April 2012
4 April – Helge Sverre Nesheim, television presenter (b. 1919)Barnetimeonkel Helge Sverre Nesheim er død – kultur – Dagbladet.no 4 April – Anne Karin Elstad, novelist (b. 1938) 8 April – Aage Grundstad, accordionist (b. 1923) 9 April – Harald Gullichsen, translator (b. 1920) 10 April – Odd Rikard Olsen, politician and editor (b. 1947) 10 April – Svein Aasmundstad, civil servant (b. 1947) 13 April – Inge Bråten, skiing coach (b. 1948) 14 April – Per G. Stavnum, diplomat (b. 1941) 15 April – Birger Lambertz-Nilssen, architect (b. 1941) 18 April – Åge Storhaug, gymnast (b. 1938)Turnlegenden Åge Storhaug er død – Sport – NRK 18 April – Kristian Lund, politician (b. 1932) 24 April – Thomas Chr. Wyller, political scientist (b. 1922) 26 April – Astrid Dahlsveen, sculptor (b. 1929) 28 April – Stein Johnson, athlete and coach (b. 1921) 28 April – Harald Bergseth, soil scientist (b. 1923) 29 April – Idar Ulstein, businessperson (b. 1934) 29 April – Odd Henning Grønmo, politician (b. 1922) 30 April – Finn Benestad, musicologist (b. 1929)
1 May – Alexander Dale Oen, swimmer (b. 1985, died in the US)Olympedia 1 May – Siri Myrvoll, archeologist and politician (b. 1944) 2 May – Karsten Ekorness, Christian singer (b. 1917) 4 May – Anne Breivik, artist (b. 1932) 6 May – Kåre Øistein Hansen, politician (b. 1927) 6 May – Arne Berg, architectural historian (b. 1917) 8 May – Ingvill Elsebe Raaum, politician (b. 1935) 9 May – Gunnar Dybwad, footballer (b. 1928) 9 May – Ingvald M. Smith-Kielland, royal servant (b. 1919) 10 May – Gunnar Sønsteby, resistance fighter (b. 1918)Gunnar Sønsteby er død – Norge – NRK Nyheter 12 May – Tor Marius Gromstad, footballer (b. 1989)Stabæk Fotball > Gromstad funnet død – body found on 14 May 13 May – Trond Bråthen, black metal musician (b. 1977)Urgehal Frontman Trondr Nefas Dies at 35, Loudwire 13 May – Paul Engstad, politician and writer (b. 1936) 17 May – Jon Istad, biathlete and sport shooter (b. 1937) 17 May – Harald Synnes, politician (b. 1931) 18 May – Ottar Starheim, journalist (b. 1946) 20 May – Svenn Stray, politician (b. 1922) 20 May – Nils Jernsletten, philologist (b. 1934) 21 May – Andreas Arntzen, barrister (b. 1928) 29 May – Ola O. Røssum, politician (b. 1926)
3 June – Bengt Wilson, food photographer (b. 1945)Digitalarkivet 4 June – Ljubiša Rajić, professor of Norwegian language (b. 1947, died in Serbia) 4 June – Per Sunderland, actor (b. 1924) 8 June – Johan Kjelsberg, actor (b. 1931) 10 June – Eivind Bolle, politician (b. 1923) 10 June – Arnfinn Haram, monk and writer (b. 1948) 10 June – Gunnar Rogstad, diplomat (b. 1916) 12 June – Ervin Løffler, sculptor (b. 1922) 15 June – Carl Julius Norstrøm, economist (b. 1936)Death announcement, Aftenposten 19 June 2012 20 June – Øivind Iversen, furniture designer (b. 1928) 21 June – Viggo Johannessen, civil servant (b. 1936) 23 June – Arne Wegner Haaland, engineer (b. 1923) 25 June – Kjell Sørensen, sport shooter (b. 1930)Olympedia 26 June – Harry W. Kvebæk, trumpeter (b. 1936) 27 June – Rolf Lindemann, physician (b. 1942) 28 June – Mikal Kirkholt, cross-country skier (b. 1920) 28 June – Gunnar Eide, impresario (b. 1920)
1 July – Odd Todnem, engineer (b. 1922) 2 July – Ingebjørg Vaale, politician (b. 1916) 2 July – Lisbet Dæhlin, ceramicist (b. 1922) 11 July – Bjørn Blakstad, diplomat (b. 1926) 2 July – Lisbet Dæhlin, ceramist (died 1922) 12 July – Alf Haugland, poet (b. 1924) 12 July – Arne Henry Jensen, politician (b. 1927) 13 July – Rolf Nilssen, politician (b. 1928) 20 July – Hanne Marthe Narud, political scientist (b. 1958) 22 July – Håkon Randal, politician (b. 1930) 26 July – Rita Drangsholt Christiansen, singer (b. 1917)Death announcement, Aftenposten 2 August 2012 31 July – Marie Brenden, politician (b. 1938) 31 July – Bjørn-Eivind Siem Slettedal, businessperson (b. 1952)
2 August – Hans Gabriel Finne, architect (b. 1916) 3 August – Odd Isaksen, trade unionist (b. 1924)Digitalarkivet 4 August – Sigrid Schjetne, murder victim (b. 1996) 7 August – Hans Hammond Rossbach, politician (b. 1931) 8 August – Sverre Halvorsen, professor of medicine (b. 1925) 14 August – Svein Hansen, ice hockey player (b. 1943) 16 August – Turid Kjellmann Pedersen, politician (b. 1937) 16 August – Aase Bjerkholt, politician (b. 1915) 18 August – Eilif Straume, television presenter (b. 1928) 18 August – Ansten Samuelstuen, ski jumper (b. 1929, died in the US)Olympedia 18 August – Ivar Svare, physicist (b. 1931) 19 August – Arne Christiansen, theatre director (b. 1924) 19 August – Ivar Iversen, canoer (b. 1914)Olympedia 26 August – Karsten Anker Solhaug, Salvationist (b. 1914) 29 August – Grete Lein Lange, textile artist (b. 1926) 30 August – Vidar Theisen, weather presenter (b. 1933) 30 August – Anton Skulberg, veterinarian and politician (b. 1921) 30 August – Kristian Fougner, resistance member (b. 1919)Death announcement, Aftenposten 4 September 2012 31 August – Enok Palm, mathematician (b. 1924)
1 September – Rolf Bjørn Backe, footballer (b. 1934) 1 September – Jon Tolaas, poet (b. 1939) 5 September – Tore Rasch, handball coach (b. 1935) 9 September – Målfrid Longva, politician (b. 1925) 9 September – Unni Sæther, athlete (b. 1932) 10 September – Sissel Calmeyer, textile artist (b. 1941) 11 September – Finn Bergesen, business leader (b. 1945) 11 September – Tomas Evjen, film producer (b. 1972) 12 September – Alfred Henningsen, politician (b. 1918) 13 September – Tor Gundersen, ice hockey player (b. 1935)Olympedia 14 September – Odd Roar Lofterød, yacht racer (b. 1947)Olympedia 16 September – Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, princess (b. 1930) 22 September – Helge Barstad, judge and politician (b. 1928)Death announcement, Aftenposten 25 September 2012 29 September – Knut Sydsæter, economist (b. 1937)
2 October – Kaare Ørnung, pianist (b. 1931) 2 October – Konrad B. Knutsen, civil servant (b. 1925) 8 October – Hans Kristian Seip, forester (b. 1920) 9 October – Bernt Stangholm, diplomat (b. 1920) 12 October – Jorun Askersrud Nygaard, athlete (b. 1929)