1982 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch

  Events

• 11 March – Widerøe Flight 933 crashed into the Barents Sea near Mehamn, killing all 15 on board; this accident remains highly controversial in Norway.
• 2 July – A bomb explodes in a locker at the Oslo Central Station. A young woman is killed and eleven others are injured.
• 9 July – An unexploded bomb is found and defused in the cargo storage at the Oslo central station.
• 9 October – An 18-year-old confesses that it was he who was behind the bombing of the Central Station in Oslo.
• 11 October – Eight paintings worth an estimated 25 million NOK are stolen from the National Gallery in Oslo.
• 18 October – the trail of Arnfinn Nesset, who stands accused of killing 25 patients at the Geriatric institution in Orkdal where he was the director, begins.
• The Norwegian Ministry of Culture and Church Affairs is established

  Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

• Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Dobloug Prize literature award.
• Sissel Lange-Nielsen, writer, literary critic, and journalist, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.
• Åge Rønning, writer and journalist, is awarded the Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature for his novel Kolbes reise.

  Notable births

• 1 January – Mah-Rukh Ali, journalist and news anchor
• 1 January – Andreas Lønmo Knudsrød, drummer
• 5 January – Kjersti Buaas, snowboarder
• 16 January – Martin Høyem, footballer
• 16 January – Are Hansen, sport shooter
• 19 January – Maria Solheim, singer-songwriter
• 20 January – Fredrik Strømstad, footballer
• 23 January – Børre Næss, cross-country skier
• 24 January – Alexander Buchmann, handball player
• 26 January – Bjørnar Ustad Kristensen, track and field athlete
• 2 February – Sofie Cappelen, actress
• 4 February – Hedvig Mollestad Thomassen, musician
• 12 February – Øyvind Hegg-Lunde, musician
• 13 February – Even Helte Hermansen, guitarist
• 18 February – Kristian Ystaas, footballer
• 5 March – Toril Hetland Akerhaugen, footballer
• 8 March – Isak Strand, musician, sound engineer, music producer and composer
• 9 March – Gunnar Greve, talent manager, producer, singer, songwriter and record executive
• 19 March – Triana Iglesias, model and burlesque artist
• 21 March – Christoffer Svae, curler
• 25 March – Gard Filip Gjerdalen, cross-country skier
• 1 April – Andreas Thorkildsen, javelin thrower
• 2 April – Daniel Herskedal, jazz tubist
• 5 April – Ann-Kristin Engstad, politician
• 5 April – Jon André Fredriksen, footballer
• 7 April – Joshua French, security contractor
• 9 April – Øyvind Skarbø, drummer and composer
• 14 April – Kari Innerå, chef
• 19 April – Ola Vigen Hattestad, cross-country skier
• 21 April – Ørjan Hartveit, singer
• 21 April – Torill Fjellestad, footballer
• 23 April – Lars Nordberg, handball player
• 23 April – Birger Madsen, footballer
• 25 April – Tommy Runar, footballer
• 30 April – Christine Colombo Nilsen, footballer
• 13 May – Solfrid Andersen, footballer
• 19 May – Pål Steffen Andresen, footballer
• 20 May – Morten Giæver, footballer
• 25 May – Daniel Braaten, footballer
• 29 May – Bjarte Myrhol, handball player
• 4 June – Stian Remme, racing cyclist
• 10 June – Ruth Kasirye, weightlifter
• 11 June – Eldar Rønning, cross-country skier
• 11 June – Håkon Opdal, footballer
• 11 June – Renate Urne, handball player
• 14 June – Anders Jektvik, singer, songwriter and guitarist
• 14 June – Ørjan Nilsen, producer and DJ
• 14 June – Trine Rønning, footballer.
• 22 June – Svenn Erik Medhus, handball player
• 22 June – Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen, footballer
• 23 June – Einar Tørnquist, drummer and talk-show host
• 25 June – Mato Grubisic, footballer
• 28 June – Hedda Strand Gardsjord, footballer
• 1 July – Hilma Nikolaisen, musician
• 4 July – Julie Andem, screenwriter, director, and television producer
• 6 July – Petter Vågan, singer, guitarist and composer
• 13 July – Julia Schacht, actress
• 15 July – Haakon Lunov, footballer
• 15 July – Carl Espen, singer and songwriter
• 20 July – Lars Erik Bjørnsen, handball player
• 22 July – Ole Talberg, footballer
• 24 July – Tord Øverland Knudsen, musician
• 27 July – Kristin Minde, pop singer and pianist
• 28 July – Sara Blengsli Kværnø, badminton player
• 28 July – Carl Waaler Kaas, orienteering competitor
• 31 July – Mira Craig, R&B artist
• 31 July – Solveig Rogstad, biathlete
• 7 August – Anders Hana, musician
• 10 August – Dag Ole Teigen, politician
• 12 August – Even Wetten, speed skater
• 18 August – Odd Harald Johansen, politician
• 19 August – Kurt Heggestad, footballer
• 24 August – Anders Bardal, ski jumper
• 24 August – Glen Atle Larsen, footballer
• 25 August – Silje Reinåmo, actress, dancer, and musical performer
• 28 August – Robert Evensen, footballer
• 31 August – Marie Knutsen, footballer
• 5 September – Sondre Lerche, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
• 18 September – Mikael Flygind Larsen, speed skater
• 22 September – Masud Gharahkhani, politician
• 26 September – Linn Githmark, curler
• 1 October – Pål Rustadstuen, footballer
• 2 October – Aleksander Midtsian, footballer
• 2 October – Sverre Haugli, speed skater
• 6 October – Alexander Lund Hansen, footballer
• 12 October – Chand Torsvik, singer
• 13 October – Hanneli Mustaparta, photographer, fashion blogger, stylist and model
• 6 November – Torbjørn Schei, singer and songwriter
• 6 November – Ann Kristin Flatland, biathlete
• 7 November – Knut Henrik Spets, ice hockey player
• 17 November – Thomas Sørum, footballer
• 21 November – Aleksander L. Nordaas, screenwriter and film director
• 24 November – Therese Birkelund Ulvo, composer and producer
• 25 November – Lene Byberg, cross-country mountain biker and road bicycle racer
• 29 November – Marthe Valle, singer and songwriter
• 2 December – Siren Sundby, sailor
• 10 December – Live Nelvik, radio and television presenter and actress
• 12 December – Heidi Løke, handball player.
• 16 December – Hans Olav Uldal, track and field athlete
• 17 December – Stephan Meidell, guitarist and composer
• 19 December – Gjøran Sæther, artist and painter
• 26 December – Aksel Lund Svindal, alpine skier
• 28 December – Anne Gerd Eieland, high jumper

  Full date missing

• Espen Aune, strongman competitor
• Alex Dahl, crime fiction writer
• Jan-Erik Fjell, novelist
• Triana Iglesias, model and burlesque artist
• Marte Wexelsen Goksøyr, actress, public speaker, writer and public debater
• Tina Signesdottir Hult, photographer
• Runar Jørstad, journalist
• Håvard Lothe, musician
• Kristin Solberg, journalist

  Notable deaths

• 3 January – Inger Haldorsen, physician, midwife and politician
• 4 January – Trygve Hoff, businessman, writer and editor
• 4 January – Ragnhild Hartmann Varmbo, politician
• 5 January – Thomas Stang, forester and businessperson
• 8 January – Bjarne Støtvig, politician
• 14 January – Ragnar Larsen, international soccer player, manager and journalist
• 22 January – Arne Lie, actor
• 24 January – Nils Sletbak, jurist and theatre director
• 26 January – Hans Jacob Ustvedt, medical doctor and broadcasting administrator
• 1 February – Eilert Bøhm, gymnast
• 1 February – Egil Olbjørn, police leader
• 11 February – Andreas Knudsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist
• 20 February – Alfhild Hovdan, journalist and tourist manager
• 26 February – Anders Jahre, shipping magnate
• 28 February – Aage Steen, boxer
• 2 March – Inger Alver Gløersen, smallholder and writer
• 5 March – Torolv Kandahl, politician
• 8 March – Mauritz Amundsen, sport shooter
• 29 March – Karl Aasland, politician
• 2 April – Johan Gørrissen, chemical engineer and industrial leader
• 8 May – Otto Sverdrup Engelschiøn, marketer, businessperson, resistance member and genealogist
• 9 May – Erling Engan, politician
• 18 May – Sigrun Berg, weaver and textile designer
• 12 June – Per Hansson, journalist
• 22 June – Hjalmar Andresen, footballer
• 27 June – Ingvar Bakken, politician
• 12 July – Arne Askildsen, bailiff and politician
• 12 July – Einar Bergsland, skier
• 16 July – Herman L. Løvenskiold, ornithologist, photographer, government scholar and author on heraldry
• 27 July – Henrik Bahr, judge
• 4 August – Hallvard Rieber-Mohn, writer and Dominican priest
• 13 August – Bjarne Andersen, actor, stage producer and theatre director
• 13 August – Frank Cook, jazz musician and band leader
• 14 August – Harald Rød, farmer and politician
• 27 August – Sverre Udnæs, playwright, dramatist, director and stage producer
• 2 September – Odd Granlund, media personality.
• 2 September – Knut Hergel, actor and theatre director
• 19 September – Reidar Lunde, newspaper editor
• 21 September – Georg Hagerup-Larssen, engineer and businessperson
• 1 October – Finn Berstad, footballer
• 1 October – Nils Helgheim, politician
• 9 October – Otto Nielsen, songwriter, revue writer, cabaret singer and radio personality
• 13 October – Kristian Rønneberg, politician
• 14 October – Otto von Porat, heavyweight boxer
• 19 October – Ivar Cederholm, tenor
• 21 October – Radka Toneff, jazz singer
• 31 October – Jacob Ramm, dentist and organizational leader
• 20 November – Odd Hovdenak, civil servant
• 27 November – Jonas Brunvoll Jr., opera singer and actor
• 19 December – Karen Grønn-Hagen, politician and Minister
• 29 December – Leif Johansen, economist

  Full date missing

• Leif O. Foss, trade unionist and politician
• Jens Gram Jr., barrister and politician
• Håkon Robak, forester
• Eivind Tverbak, novelist and children's writer
• Christian August Anker, businessperson in the paper industry
• Dagfinn Dekke, jurist and civil servant