Events
- 17 March – Stoltenberg's First Cabinet was appointed.
- 23 June - The Frøya Tunnel is opened.
- June - Project Deep Spill: the first intentional deepwater oil and gas spill, which was done in order to study how crude oil behaved at depth.
- 1 December - King Harald V of Norway informs the Norwegian government about the engagement between Crown Prince Haakon and Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby.
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