Fornebu
title: "Fornebu" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["neighbourhoods-of-bærum", "peninsulas-of-akershus"] topic_path: "general/neighbourhoods-of-baerum" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fornebu" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Fornebu |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Fornebu.jpg |
| image_caption | Fornebu in 2007 |
| pushpin_label_position | top |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Akershus |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Østlandet |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Akershus |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Bærum |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| :: |
|official_name = Fornebu |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Fornebu.jpg |image_caption = Fornebu in 2007 |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = top |pushpin_mapsize = |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Akershus |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Norway |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Østlandet |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Akershus |subdivision_type3 = District |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = Municipality |subdivision_name4 = Bærum |area_total_km2= |population_as_of= |population_note= |population_total= |population_density_km2= |timezone1 = CET |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = CEST |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = |elevation_m = |elevation_footnotes = |coordinates = Fornebu (local form Fornebo) is a peninsular area in the suburban municipality of Bærum in Norway, bordering western parts of Oslo.
Oslo Airport, Fornebu (FBU) served as the main airport for Oslo and the country since before World War II and until the evening of October 7, 1998, when it was closed down. Overnight, a grand moving operation was performed, so that the following morning, the new main airport, located inland at Gardermoen (OSL), opened for operations as the main airport, as opposed to previously having been a minor airport.
As of 2001, the Fornebu area is being developed as a centre for information technology and telecom industry, as well as there being some housing project developments nearby. The new headquarters of Norway's telecom giant Telenor are located in the area.
The peninsula is connected to Langodden and Snarøya, which are more established areas of private residences.
Etymology
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The name (Norse Fornabú(ð)) originally belonged to an old farm on the peninsula. The first element is the genitive form of an old male name Forni, the last element is bú n 'farm' (or maybe búð f 'shed, simple house').
Economy
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Scandinavian Airlines System's Norway offices are in Fornebu. Norwegian Air Shuttle, Telenor, Aker Kværner, Canal Digital, Equinor, Norgesgruppen and EVRY are also based at Fornebu.
Partnair, a charter airline, was headquartered at Fornebu Airport up to 1989. When the airline Busy Bee of Norway existed, its head office was on the grounds of Fornebu Airport. Braathens and SAS Braathens had their head office facilities in a building on the grounds of Fornebu Airport. In 2010 Norwegian Air Shuttle bought the former Braathens head office.
Climate
|location = Fornebu 1961-1990, extremes 1947-2015 |metric first = Y |single line = Y |Jan record high C = 12.7 |Feb record high C = 15.3 |Mar record high C = 18.2 |Apr record high C = 24.4 |May record high C = 28.6 |Jun record high C = 35.2 |Jul record high C = 32.6 |Aug record high C = 34.0 |Sep record high C = 28.0 |Oct record high C = 22.0 |Nov record high C = 15.5 |Dec record high C = 13.7 |year record high C = |Jan high C = -1.5 |Feb high C = -0.7 |Mar high C = 3.9 |Apr high C = 9.7 |May high C = 16.5 |Jun high C = 21.1 |Jul high C = 22.2 |Aug high C = 20.9 |Sep high C = 16.0 |Oct high C = 10.1 |Nov high C = 3.7 |Dec high C = -0.2 |year high C = |Jan low C = -7.7 |Feb low C = -7.9 |Mar low C = -4.0 |Apr low C = 0.6 |May low C = 6.7 |Jun low C = 11.3 |Jul low C = 12.7 |Aug low C = 11.7 |Sep low C = 7.9 |Oct low C = 3.8 |Nov low C = -1.9 |Dec low C = -6.1 |year low C = |Jan record low C = -26.0 |Feb record low C = -29.7 |Mar record low C = -22.1 |Apr record low C = -11.0 |May record low C = -3.1 |Jun record low C = 2.2 |Jul record low C = 5.4 |Aug record low C = 3.6 |Sep record low C = -2.4 |Oct record low C = -8.0 |Nov record low C = -16.0 |Dec record low C = -22.4 |year record low C = |Jan precipitation mm = 42 |Feb precipitation mm = 32 |Mar precipitation mm = 41 |Apr precipitation mm = 38 |May precipitation mm = 54 |Jun precipitation mm = 65 |Jul precipitation mm = 78 |Aug precipitation mm = 84 |Sep precipitation mm = 85 |Oct precipitation mm = 81 |Nov precipitation mm = 68 |Dec precipitation mm = 46 |Jan precipitation days = 8.9 |Feb precipitation days = 6.5 |Mar precipitation days = 7.6 |Apr precipitation days = 7.3 |May precipitation days = 8.7 |Jun precipitation days = 10.0 |Jul precipitation days = 10.1 |Aug precipitation days = 11.2 |Sep precipitation days = 10.9 |Oct precipitation days = 10.8 |Nov precipitation days = 10.1 |Dec precipitation days = 7.8 |source 1 = Eklima http://sharki.oslo.dnmi.no/pls/portal/BATCH_ORDER.PORTLET_UTIL.Download_BLob?p_BatchId=853527&p_IntervalId=1644678
References
References
- Telenor press release [http://press.telenor.com/PR/200209/874437_5.html "Telenor’s new headquarters to open on September 23", September 22, 2002. ] {{Webarchive. link. (June 7, 2008)
- "[https://www.flysas.com/en/Generic/Help_Contact/Contact_us/SAS_Head_offices/SAS_head_office_-_Norway/ SAS head office in Norway]." [[Scandinavian Airlines System]]. Retrieved on 8 June 2009. "SAS Head Office NO-1330 Fornebu"
- "[http://www.norwegian.no/om-norwegian/fakta1/kontakt-oss/ Norwegian Air Shuttle contact details] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-10-13 ." Retrieved on 15 November 2009.)
- "World Airline Directory." ''Flight International''. 26 March 1988. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1988/1988%20-%200790.html 102].
- "World Airline Directory." ''[[Flight International]]''. 27 March-2 April 1991. [http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1991/1991%20-%200760.html?search=%22Busy%20Bee%22 78].
- Henriksen, Øyvind. "[http://e24.no/boers-og-finans/article3534926.ece#vg Kjos kjøper Braathensbygget] {{webarchive. link. (2010-02-27 ." [[E24 (Norway)). E24]]. 24 February 2010. Retrieved on 24 February 2010. "Norwegian-sjef Bjørn Kjos kjøper det tidligere hovedkvarteret til Braathens og SAS Norge. Nå skal Norwegian flytte inn i bygningen" and "Oksenøyveien 3 på Fornebu utenfor Oslo er kjøpt av Bjørn Kjos og Bjørn Kise."
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