1967 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Per Borten

  Events

• 1 January – The Norwegian National Insurance Act was introduced.
• 22 October – The opening of the Tjeldsund Bridge.
• 24 November – The voting age in Norway was set to 20 years of age.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.
• The Government Pension Fund of Norway was established by the Norwegian National Insurance Act
• Natur og Ungdom is established.

  Popular culture

Sports

• 11 to 12 February – The World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men are held in Oslo.

  Music

Film

Literature

• Per Hansson, journalist and writer, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize.
• Hallvard Rieber-Mohn, writer and Dominican priest, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
• Astrid Tollefsen, poet, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for the poetry collection Hendelser.

  Notable births

• 1 January – Trude Brænne Larssen, novelist
• 5 January – Kjetil Skogrand, historian and politician.
• 10 January – Jan Åge Fjørtoft, footballer.
• 12 January – Vendela Kirsebom, model and actress
• 12 January – Stig Kleven, sport wrestler.
• 14 January – Rolf Gupta, composer and conductor.
• 20 January – Ivar Bern, chess player
• 21 January – Geir Waage, politician
• 28 January – Dag-Eilev Fagermo, footballer
• 30 January – Pål Christian Roland, health administrator and politician.
• 1 February – John Hegre, guitarist, songwriter and sound engineer
• 1 February – Kjetil Storesletten, economist
• 3 February – Gisle Kverndokk, composer.
• 3 February – Børge Petersen-Øverleir, guitarist
• 4 February – Trond-Arne Bredesen, Nordic combined skier.
• 8 February – Kent Bergersen, footballer
• 12 February – Stein Inge Brækhus, jazz musician.
• 15 February – Trond Egil Soltvedt, footballer
• 16 February – Hanne Hogness, handball player.
• 18 February – Nina Sandberg, politician.
• 21 February – Marianne Aasen, politician.
• 22 February – Audun Erlien, jazz musician
• 26 February – Audun Skorgen, jazz musician
• 7 March – Helje Solberg, journalist.
• 7 March – Knut Yrvin, software developer
• 9 March – Siri Broch Johansen, Sami author, singer, and textbook writer.
• 9 March – Per Espen Stoknes, politician.
• 11 March – Ole Einar Martinsen, footballer
• 13 March – Liv Gustavsen, politician.
• 13 March – Håkon Storm-Mathisen, jazz musician
• 13 March – Tone-Helen Toften, politician.
• 18 March – Kjetil Bjørklund, politician.
• 19 March – Frode Scheie, handball player.
• 22 March – Brage Sandmoen, football referee
• 27 March – Sølvi Olsen Meinseth, athlete.
• 31 March – Ivar Kolve, jazz musician
• 3 April – Berit Digre, handball player.
• 4 April – Siv Mossleth, politician.
• 5 April – Erland Johnsen, footballer
• 6 April – Eirin Kristin Sund, politician.
• 8 April – Margit Bakken, musician
• 14 April – Frode Unneland, musician
• 19 April – Bodil Arnesen, operatic soprano.
• 19 April – Tine Sundtoft, civil servant and politician.
• 20 April – Frode Thomassen, footballer
• 21 April – Knut Erling Granaas, sledge hockey goaltender
• 24 April – Magnus Grønneberg, singer
• 26 April – Alf Kåre Tveit, footballer
• 27 April – Dag Stokke, musician
• 27 April – Hege Stendahl, cyclist.
• 27 April – Bjørnar Valstad, orienteering competitor
• 6 May – Heidi Grande Røys, politician.
• 12 May – Espen Berntsen, football referee
• 15 May – Simen Agdestein, chess player.
• 19 May – Rannveig Andresen, politician.
• 19 May – Ingjerd Egeberg, actress and theatre director.
• 19 May – Morten Tyldum, film director.
• 23 May – John Krogstie, computer scientist
• 24 May – Morten Finstad, ice hockey player.
• 25 May – Knut Holte, footballer
• 26 May – Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen, footballer
• 27 May – Kristen Skjeldal, cross-country skier.
• 28 May – Hanne Vataker, sport shooter.
• 29 May – Brynjar Meling, lawyer.
• 1 June – Endre Brunstad, linguist
• 3 June – Stein Morten Lier, crime fiction writer.
• 4 June – Knut Frostad, competitive sailor.
• 4 June – Runar Steinstad, Paralympian athlete
• 8 June – Amy Jönsson Raaholt, tennis player
• 13 June – Sunniva Ørstavik, civil servant.
• 17 June – Cato Tom Andersen, ice hockey player.
• 18 June – Berit Opheim, singer.
• 19 June – Bjørn Dæhlie, cross-country skier and businessman.
• 20 June – Regina Alexandrova, politician.
• 20 June – Grunde Njøs, speed skater.
• 22 June – Morten Wold, politician.
• 26 June – Laila Thorsen, politician.
• 27 June – Runar Søgaard, management coach
• 28 June – Anne Rygh Pedersen, politician.
• 29 June – Johann Roppen, educator
• 30 June – Sture Fladmark, footballer
• 30 June – Lars Vågberg, curler.
• 1 July – Karin Nordstad, politician.
• 2 July – John Christian Elden, barrister and politician.
• 2 July – Torgeir Larsen, diplomat and politician
• 3 July – Lisbet Rugtvedt, politician.
• 4 July – Stig Rasch, handball player
• 10 July – Morten Kræmer, footballer
• 11 July – Trygve Allister Diesen, TV and film director, producer and screenwriter
• 11 July – Bent-Ove Pedersen, tennis player
• 19 July – Wegard Harsvik, politician.
• 19 July – Tom Johansen, ice hockey player.
• 20 July – Per J. Jordal, jurist and politician
• 25 July – Tommy Skjerven, football referee
• 26 July – Gunn Karin Gjul, politician.
• 27 July – Hans-Christian Gabrielsen, politician and trade unionist.
• 27 July – Hans Mathisen, jazz guitarist
• 1 August – Hugo Hansen, footballer
• 1 August – Vibeke Karlsen, football referee.
• 7 August – Gunnar Fosseng, handball player
• 11 August – Petter Wettre, jazz musician.
• 12 August – Anne Marie Halvorsen, sport wrestler.
• 14 August – Ann Helen Østervold, football referee
• 17 August – Hilde Strømsvold, footballer
• 19 August – Gaute Johannessen, footballer
• 22 August – Merete Agerbak-Jensen, politician.
• 28 August – Solrun Flatås, cyclist.
• 29 August – Jon Almaas, television presenter and writer.
• 29 August – Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner, programmer and businessman
• 31 August – Anita Moen, cross-country skier.
• 1 September – Carl Gunnar Gundersen, ice hockey player.
• 5 September – Sturla Berg-Johansen, stand-up comedian, imitator, actor and television host
• 9 September – Bjarne Melgaard, artist.
• 14 September – Jens Lien, film director.
• 20 September – Pål Jackman, film director and musician.
• 23 September – Cathrine Roll-Matthiesen, handball player.
• 2 October – Petter Belsvik, footballer.
• 6 October – Svend Karlsen, strongman, powerlifter, and IFBB professional bodybuilder
• 9 October – Ola Elvestuen, politician.
• 11 October – Minna Nystedt, speed skater.
• 11 October – Erik Pedersen, footballer
• 12 October – Frode Olsen, footballer.
• 20 October – Petter Schjerven, television host
• 20 October – Kjersti Toppe, politician.
• 24 October – Lisbeth Bakken, footballer.
• 4 November – Jørn Hurum, paleontologist.
• 10 November – Kårstein Eidem Løvaas, politician.
• 17 November – Mons Ivar Mjelde, footballer
• 30 November – Arild Andresen, film director
• 30 November – Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, curler.
• 3 December – Sjur Robert Nilsen, ice hockey player
• 12 December – Ingrid Steen, handball player.
• 14 December – Hanne Haugland, high jumper.
• 14 December – Anne Ryg, actress
• 15 December – André Flem, footballer
• 17 December – Ingjerd Thon Hagaseth, politician.
• 19 December – Stig Traavik, civil servant and diplomat.
• 21 December – Tonje Skinnarland, military officer.
• 23 December – Irene Nordli, sculptor
• 28 December – Trond Helgesen, footballer
• 29 November – Ole Gustav Gjekstad, handball player and coach.

  Full date missing

• April – Paal Kibsgaard, petroleum engineer and businessman
• Helge Blakkisrud, political scientist
• Herman Cappelen, philosopher
• Trygve Allister Diesen, film director and screenwriter
• Remi Eriksen, businessman
• Steinar Haugli, sport shooter
• Erik W. Jakobsen, business economist
• Linda Johansen, magazine editor and businesswoman
• Thor Alex Kappfjell, offshore worker and BASE jumper.
• Javed Kurd, music producer
• Johannes W. Løvhaug, historian
• Jelena Porsanger, Sami ethnographer
• Petter S. Rosenlund, dramatist
• Oddrun Samdal, academic
• Pål Thonstad Sandvik, historian
• Kjetil Ulven, ski orienteering competitor

  Notable deaths

• 3 January – H. O. Bergqvist, engineer, businessman and politician
• 12 January – Per Øisang, journalist and radio and television presenter
• 21 January – Halfdan Magnus Mustad, businessman.
• 27 January – Christian A. R. Christensen, newspaper editor.
• 28 January – Leonhard Seppala, sled dog breeder, trainer and musher.
• 29 January – Gunnar Ousland, writer, editor and politician for the Labour Party.
• 31 January – Peder Nikolai Leier Jacobsen, politician.
• 10 February – Harald Warholm, politician.
• 13 February – Edvin Alten, judge.
• 15 February – Rasmus Sørnes, inventor, clockmaker and radio technician.
• 16 February – Amund Rydland, stage and film actor and theatre director.
• 25 February – Olaf Willums, painter and printmaker.
• 26 or 27 February – Thor Solberg, aviation pioneer.
• 28 February – Kaare Strøm, limnologist.
• 3 March – Mons Lid, politician and Minister.
• 3 March – Jan Petersen, archaeologist.
• 8 March – Asbjørn Lindboe, politician.
• 16 March – Jakob Sande, writer, poet and folk singer.
• 20 March – Anders Bjørgaard, illustrator.
• 23 March – Lalla Carlsen, singer and actress.
• 2 April – Richard Peterson, tennis player.
• 5 April – Johan Falkberget, author.
• 14 April – Bertha Bele, politician.
• 20 April – Birger Ljungberg, politician and Minister.
• 2 May – Paul Martin Dahlø, politician.
• 5 May – Hans Amundsen, journalist and politician.
• 14 May – Jens Isak de Lange Kobro, politician and Minister.
• 22 May – Knut Gysler, equestrian.
• 24 May – Dagfinn Dahl, barrister.
• 26 May – Astri Welhaven Heiberg, painter.
• 7 June – Finn Schiander, sailor.
• 9 June – Gunnar Neels-Hansson, theatre director.
• 10 June – Halvard Angaard, sport shooter.
• 11 June – Johan Sigurd Karlsen, politician.
• 15 June – H. Chr. J. Borchgrevink, engineer and politician.
• 16 June – Ragnar Vold, journalist.
• 20 June – Hans Oskar Evju, politician.
• 23 June – Otto Lous Mohr, medical doctor.
• 11 July – Martin Tranmæl, socialist leader.
• 25 July – Anton Marius Jenssen, merchant and politician.
• 26 July – Arne Ording, historian and politician.
• 2 August – Haavard Martinsen, chemist and industrial leader.
• 11 August – Olav Moe, fiddler.
• 13 August – Trygve Pedersen, sailor and Olympic bronze medallist.
• 16 August – Arthur Omre, novelist and writer of short stories.
• 16 August – Marguerite Thoresen, ballet dancer and choreographer.
• 18 August – Ivar Bae, politician.
• 27 August – Herman Sotaaen, track and field athlete.
• 28 August – Nils Langhelle, politician and Minister.
• 5 September – Thorleif Dahl, philologist and businessman.
• 5 September – Alfred Maurstad, actor, movie director and theatre manager.
• 15 September – Hannibal Fegth, rower.
• 17 September – Sven Thaulow, sport swimmer.
• 19 September – Andreas Hagelund, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist.
• 6 October – Sigurd Moen, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist.
• 8 October – Johan Schreiner, historian.
• 15 October – Ejnar Tønsager, rower.
• 20 October – Sverre Iversen, trade unionist, civil servant and politician.
• 21 October – Fridtjof Mjøen, actor and theatre director.
• 29 October – Roy Mikkelsen, a Norwegian born, American Olympic ski jumper.
• 2 November – Leif Rode, competitive rower, jurist, sports official, poet and playwright.
• 5 November – Erling Johnson, chemical engineer
• 21 November – Gunvald Bøe, archivist and historian
• 26 November – Johannes Hanssen, bandmaster, composer and teacher.
• 1 December – Elen Christensen, sculptor.
• 2 December – Johannes Andersen, long-distance runner.
• 7 December – Daniel Johansen, track and field athlete.
• 9 December – Ragnar Solberg, poet.
• 12 December – Alf Larsen, poet, essayist and magazine editor.
• 22 December – Wilhelm Faye, military officer and war historian.
• 30 December – Kjell Gjøstein Aabrek, politician.

  Full date missing

• Erling Tambs, writer and sailor
• Harry Ivarson, film director and screenwriter