1990 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch: Olav V
• Regent: Crown Prince Harald – latter half of the year
• Prime Minister: Jan P. Syse until 3 November, Gro Harlem Brundtland

  Events

• 1 January – The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise is founded as a merger of the Federation of Norwegian Industries, the Norwegian Employers' Confederation and the Federation of Norwegian Craftsmen.
• 8 April – Passenger Ferry MS Scandinavian Star catches fire en route from Norway to Denmark. 159 people are killed in the event.
• 15 April – Miss Norway Mona Grudt is crowned Miss Universe in Los Angeles, USA.
• 3 November –
• * Gro Harlem Brundtland becomes Prime Minister of Norway for the third time
• * Brundtland's Third Cabinet was appointed.
• * Population Census: 4,247,546 inhabitants in Norway.
• Flekkefjord Line railway line closes.

  Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

• 4 January – Pål André Helland, footballer
• 5 January – Ole Amund Sveen, footballer
• 6 January – Kristian Opseth, footballer
• 10 January – Amin Nouri, footballer
• 12 January – Sabri Khattab, footballer
• 29 January – Ingrid Moe Wold, footballer
• 2 February – Patrik Svendsen, musician
• 3 February – Michael Karlsen, footballer
• 14 February – Adama Diomande, footballer
• 15 February –
• *Fredrik Lystad Jacobsen, ice hockey player
• *Anders Karlsen, footballer
• 22 February – Didrik Bastian Juell, freestyle skier
• 1 March – Edwin Kjeldner, footballer
• 6 March – Linn Haug, snowboarder
• 9 March – Bendik Bye, footballer
• 13 March – Hedda Hynne, middle-distance runner
• 14 March –
• *Vegar Gjermundstad, footballer
• *Christian Grøvlen, classical pianist
• 15 March –
• *Julie Jensen, freestyle skier
• *Mads Stokkelien, footballer
• 17 March – Anders Kristiansen, footballer
• 20 March – Christine Spiten, engineer
• 25 March – Alexandra Joner, singer and dancer
• 31 March – Morten Sundli, footballer
• 4 April – Ine Karlsen Stangvik, handball player
• 16 April –
• *Rudi Golimo, bassist
• *Linnéa Myhre, author and blogger
• 18 April – Lars Stubhaug, footballer
• 19 April –
• *Espen Lysdahl, alpine skier
• *Tomas Northug, cross-country skier
• *Eirik Ulltang, trials rider
• 8 May – Ingebjørg Bratland, folk ainger
• 9 May – Hanne Leland, electro-pop artist and songwriter
• 2 June – Jon Ludvig Hammer, chess player
• 4 June – Gøran Sørheim, handball player
• 8 June – Marcus Pedersen, footballer
• 13 June – Kristian Brix, footballer
• 16 June –
• * Sanna Solberg, handball player.
• *Silje Solberg, handball player.
• 18 June – Amahl Pellegrino, footballer
• 19 June – Isak Scheel, footballer
• 20 June – Iselin Solheim, singer and songwriter
• 21 June –
• *Håvard Nordtveit, footballer
• *Lisa Johansen Persheim, handball player
• 29 June – Thomas Rogne, footballer
• 1 July – Endre Kupen, footballer
• 8 July – Martin Thømt Jensen, footballer
• 10 July – Veronica Kristiansen, handball player.
• 11 July – Ole Mofjell, drummer
• 13 July – Elias Angell Spikseth, cyclist
• 16 July – Vinjar Slåtten, freestyle skier
• 18 July – Anders Konradsen, footballer
• 21 July – Eirik Valla Dønnem, footballer
• 23 July –
• *Dagny Norvoll Sandvik, singer
• *Torgeir Standal, jazz guitarist
• 25 July – Stefan Strandberg, footballer
• 30 July – Erlend Bjøntegaard, biathlete
• 2 August – Unge Ferrari, musician
• 4 August – Simen Raaen Sandmæl, footballer
• 8 August –
• *Magnus Wolff Eikrem, footballer
• *Mari Molid, handball player
• 19 August – Tobias Vibe, footballer
• 20 August –
• *Audun Fløtten, cyclist
• *Benjamin Stokke, footballer
• 4 September – Remi Johansen, footballer
• 6 September – Henrik Holm, ice hockey player
• 10 September – Ørjan Nyland, footballer
• 11 September – Jo Inge Berget, footballer
• 14 September – Eivind Henriksen, athlete
• 20 September – Marta Tomac, handball player.
• 2 October – Mix Diskerud, footballer
• 3 October – Sivert Bjørnstad, politician
• 11 October – Sandra Márjá West, Sami politician
• 14 October – Jonas Djupvik Løvlie, ice hockey player
• 15 October – Sondre Justad, musician and songwriter
• 24 October – Hege Hansen, footballer
• 25 October – Marthe Wang, singer-songwriter
• 10 November – Pål Alexander Kirkevold, footballer
• 12 November – Harmeet Singh, footballer
• 14 November – Mathis Bolly, footballer
• 27 November – Jonas Rønningen, footballer
• 29 November – Solfrid Lerbrekk, politician.
• 30 November – Magnus Carlsen, chess player
• 10 December – Villiam Strøm, ice hockey player

  Full date missing

• Charlotte Dos Santos, jazz singer and composer
• Freddy Kalas, singer

  Notable deaths

• 1 January – Ingvald Bjerke, boxer
• 2 February – Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, folk musician, fiddler.
• 7 February – Anna Sofie Herland, politician
• 22 March – Eivind Holmsen, sport shooter
• 6 April – Carsten Byhring, actor
• 12 April – Borghild Bondevik Haga, politician
• 14 April – Alv Kjøs, politician
• 13 May – Arnljot Karstein Eidnes, politician
• 13 June – Gidsken Jakobsen, aviation pioneer
• 27 June – Olav Benum, politician
• 15 July – Magnus Jensen, historian and educator.
• 19 July – Egil Aarvik, politician
• 27 July – Rolf Andersen, politician
• 1 August – Roar Berthelsen, long jumper
• 25 August – Ingvarda Røberg, politician
• 26 September – Charles Philipson, judge and civil servant.
• 10 October – Erling Gjone, architect.
• 12 October – Leif Larsen, naval officer
• 12 October – Peter Wessel Zapffe, author and philosopher
• 21 October – Eugen Haugland, triple jumper
• 29 October – Albert Andreas Mørkved, politician
• 4 November – Håkon Melberg, linguist
• 7 November – Sigurd Monssen, rower and Olympic bronze medallist
• 8 November – Nils Reinhardt Christensen, film director and screenwriter
• 21 December – Per Høybråten, politician
• 22 December – Claus Marius Neergaard, politician
• 24 December – Thorbjørn Egner, playwright, songwriter and illustrator
• 27 December – Kåre Rønning, politician

  Date unknown

• Sigurd Anderson, nineteenth Governor of South Dakota
• Karl Egil Aubert, mathematician
• Per Bergersen, musician
• Leonard Borgzinner, essayist, political philosopher, science fiction author, illustrator and fanzine editor
• Inger Koppernæs, politician and Minister
• Odd Kvaal Pedersen, journalist, author and translator
• Niels Werring, shipowner