1971 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Per Borten (Centre Party) until 17 October, Trygve Bratteli (Labour Party)

Events

• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
• 13 February – Amendments to the Helsinki Treaty of Co-operation between Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden are signed.
• 17 March – Bratteli's First Cabinet was appointed.
• 22 May – A fire breaks out in the crew quarters of the Norwegian passenger ship MS Meteor near Vancouver, Canada. The vessel is evacuated after an explosion and blaze; 32 crew members are killed.
• 14 June – The Storting adopt the "Ten Oil Commandments", formulated by Rolf Hellem of the Labour Party, outlining key principles for Norway’s petroleum policy.
• July – American saxophonist Sonny Rollins performs at the Kongsberg Jazz Festival, joined by pianist Bobo Stenson, bassist Arild Andersen, and drummer Jon Christensen.
• 5 September – The first Kalvøya Festival is held with Finn Kalvik, Kristin Berglund, Jan Garbarek and Ruphus; the starting point for Norway's largest rock festival.
• 24 October – Rosenborg defeat Fredrikstad 4-1 in the Norwegian Cup Final at Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo.

Undated

• Per Arneberg, poet, prosaist and translator is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
• Arild Nyquist, novelist, poet, children's writer and musician, is awarded the Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment literary prize.

Notable births

• 1 February – Harald Brattbakk, footballer and pilot
• 18 February – May Britt Lagesen, politician
• 18 March – Hilde Synnøve Lid, freestyle skier
• 24 March – Bengt Rune Strifeldt, politician.
• 3 April – Ingvild Vaggen Malvik, politician
• 5 April – Åslaug Sem-Jacobsen, politician
• 6 April – Mona Grudt, model and 1990 Miss Universe
• 13 May – Espen Lind, songwriter, producer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist
• 16 May – Pia Wedege, luger
• 20 May – Hanne Stenvaag, politician
• 11 June – , pianist and children's writer
• 15 June – Vibeke Larsen, politician
• 28 June – Dagrun Eriksen, politician
• 28 June – Steinar Opstad, poet
• 20 July – Guro Angell Gimse, politician
• 9 September – Ann Cathrin Eriksen, handball player
• 12 September – Tom Strømstad Olsen, politician
• 29 September –
  • Kyrre Andreassen, writer.
  • Frida Melvær, politician
• 2 October – Anette Igland, footballer
• 5 October – Ole Robert Reitan, businessperson
• 18 October – Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal, politician
• 16 November – Anne Hagenborg, politician
• 17 November – Tonje Sagstuen, handball player
• 22 November – Geir Hartly Andreassen, cinematographer
• 22 November – Gunnar Wærness, poet
• 2 December – Linn T. Sunne, children's writer
• 10 December – Arnfinn Kristiansen, bobsledder

Notable deaths

• 5 January – Elling M. Solheim, writer (born 1905).
• 16 January – Halfdan Gran Olsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1910)
• 29 January – Bjarne Guldager, sprinter (b.1897)
• 31 January – Gunnar Jahn, jurist, economist and politician (b.1883)
• 21 February – Johs Haugerud, politician (b.1896)
• 24 February – Hartvig Svendsen, politician (b.1902)
• 1 March – Harald Damsleth, cartoonist, illustrator and ad-man (b.1906)
• 11 March – Julius Sundsvik, novelist and newspaper editor (b.1891)
• 1 April – Hans Svarstad, politician (b.1883)
• 2 May – Olaf Barda, chess player, first Norwegian International Master (b.1909)
• 24 May – Haakon Hansen, politician (b.1907)
• 1 June – Aksel Jacobsen Bogdanoff, communist (b.1922)
• 2 June – Per Mathiesen, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (b.1885)
• 26 June – Halvor Birkeland, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (b.1894)
• 29 June – Thorstein John Ohnstad Fretheim, politician (b.1886)
• 15 July – Nic. Stang, art historian and writer (b.1908)
• 16 July – Birger Brandtzæg, merchant and owner of a fishing station (b.1893)
• 19 July – Hans Kristian Bromstad, politician (b.1903)
• 20 July – Olaf Ingebretsen, gymnast and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1892)
• 6 August – Finn Moe, politician (b.1902)
• 19 August – Arthur Sundt, politician (b.1899)
• 4 September – Bjarne Lyngstad, politician and Minister (b.1901)
• 23 September – Signy Arctander, statistician and economist (b.1895)
• 29 September – Johannes Lid, botanist (b.1886)
• 5 October – Marit Hemstad, sprinter (b.1928)
• 5 October – Marit Øiseth, cross country skier (b.1928)
• 17 October – Leif Grøner, banker and politician (b.1884)
• 22 October – Håkon Ellingsen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1894)
• 18 November – Leif Bjorholt Burull, politician (b.1895)
• 24 November – Nils Hønsvald, politician and Minister (b.1899)
• 2 December – Erling Viksjø, architect (b.1910)
• 10 December – Arne Langset, politician (b.1893)
• 12 December – Kristian Johan Bodøgaard, politician (b.1885)
• 20 December – Svale Solheim, folklorist (born 1903).

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