1985 in Norway

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Kåre Willoch (Conservative Party)

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• 25 February – The trial of the accused spy Arne Treholt starts.
• 20 June – Arne Treholt was sentenced to 20 years in prison for espionage.
• 9 September – The 1985 Parliamentary election takes place.
• 3 December – The Rock carvings at Alta, Norway's only prehistoric World Heritage Site, is designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
• The volcano Beerenberg on the Norwegian volcanic island Jan Mayen erupts.

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• 27 July – Ingrid Kristiansen breaks the previous world record in the 10,000 metres at Bislett stadion, recording a time of 30:59.42 minutes.

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• 4 May – With the song "La det swinge" ("Let it swing"), Norway's Norwegian pop duo Bobbysocks! wins Eurovision Song Contest 1985.
• 16 September – Norwegian Pop band A-ha releases a new version of their single Take On Me, which debuted last year, featuring a cartoon music video of a motor race; within weeks it is a number one hit worldwide in countries including the United Kingdom and the United States of America.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/sep/15/a-ha-how-we-made-take-on-me | title=A-ha: how we made Take on Me | first=Ben | last=Beaumont-Thomas | work=The Guardian | date=2015-09-15 | accessdate=2017-03-25}}

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• Fredrik Skagen, writer, is awarded the Norwegian Booksellers' Prize.
• Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer, is awarded the Riksmål Society Literature Prize.{{cite web|url=http://www.riksmalsforbundet.no/Språk--og-litteraturpriser.aspx |title=Språk- og litteraturpriser |language=Norwegian |publisher=Riksmålsforbundet |accessdate=4 April 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100401160415/http://www.riksmalsforbundet.no/Spr%C3%A5k--og-litteraturpriser.aspx |archivedate= 1 April 2010 }}

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• 2 January – André Roligheten, jazz musician and composer
• 4 January – Kari Aalvik Grimsbø, handball player.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/521107/Kari+Aalvik+Grimsb%26%23248%3b |title=Kari Aalvik Grimsbø |website=eurohandball.com |language=Norwegian |accessdate=27 May 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527201809/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2018-19/player/521107/Kari%2BAalvik%2BGrimsb%26%2523248; |url-status=dead }}
• 10 January – Gabrielle Leithaug, electropop singer
• 10 January – Guro Knutsen Mienna, footballer
• 10 January – Anette Sagen, ski jumper
• 13 January – Leif Otto Paulsen, footballer
• 13 January – Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes, cross-country skier
• 20 January – André Danielsen, footballer
• 29 January – Jon Rune Strøm, jazz musician

• 1 February – Mounir Hamoud, footballer
• 2 February – Kristian Skogsrud, footballer
• 15 February – Gøril Snorroeggen, handball player
• 17 February – Anders Jacobsen, ski jumper
• 19 February – Kristoffer Lo, jazz musician
• 22 February – Iven Austbø, football goalkeeper
• 25 February – Thomas Borge Lie, freestyle skier
• 28 February – Åsmund Grøver Aukrust, politician

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• 1 March – Mari Fasting, orienteering competitor and ski mountaineer
• 2 March – Torstein Tvedt Solberg, politician
• 3 March – Maren Haugli, speed skater
• 6 March – Olav Dalen, footballer
• 10 March – Mikko Kokslien, Nordic combined skier
• 19 March – Christine Guldbrandsen, singer
• 21 March – Margrethe Renstrøm, long jumper
• 22 March – Jonas Johansen, footballer

• 2 April – Lars Erik Spets, ice hockey player
• 3 April – June Pedersen, footballer
• 12 April – Siri Nilsen, singer-songwriter
• 16 April – Ingeborg Gjærum, environmentalist

• 7 May – Tonje Nøstvold, handball player.{{cite web |url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2014-15/player/526104/Tonje+Nostvold |title=Tonje Nostvold |website=eurohandball.com |language=Norwegian |accessdate=27 May 2019 |archive-date=27 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527200233/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2014-15/player/526104/Tonje%2BNostvold |url-status=dead }}
• 7 May – Espen Næss Lund, footballer
• 12 May – Elise Egseth, orienteering competitor
• 14 May – Tore Sandbakken, jazz musician
• 15 May – Knut Gravråk, politician
• 19 May – Arve Walde, footballer
• 21 May – Alexander Dale Oen, swimmer (died 2012)
• 25 May – Børre Steenslid, footballer
• 29 May – Benjamin Hermansen, murder victim (died 2001)

• 1 June – Johnny Lodden, poker player
• 1 June – Kjell Ingolf Ropstad, politician
• 2 June – Bjørnar Holmvik, footballer
• 3 June – Mohammad Usman Rana, columnist
• 3 June – Steffen Thoresen, ice hockey player
• 4 June – Oddvar Reiakvam, politician
• 13 June – Ida Alstad, handball player.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/ida-alstad-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417184607/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/al/ida-alstad-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Ida Alstad |accessdate=2 May 2015 |work=sports-reference.com}}
• 13 June – Elisabeth Carew, singer and songwriter
• 17 June – Espen Christensen, handball player
• 20 June – Ellen Brekken, jazz musician
• 28 June – Inga Berit Svestad, handball player.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2013-14/player/526107/Inga+Berit+Svestad|title=Inga Berit Svestad Profile|publisher=European Handball Federation|accessdate=22 July 2019|archive-date=22 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722215829/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/cl/women/2013-14/player/526107/Inga+Berit+Svestad|url-status=dead}}

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• 2 July – Gunnhild Sundli, singer and actor
• 12 July – Emil Hegle Svendsen, biathlete
• 17 July – Henning Hauger, footballer
• 17 July – Knut Olav Rindarøy, footballer
• 23 July – Kristian Ruth, sailor
• 25 July – Anneli Giske, footballer
• 30 July – Daniel Fredheim Holm, footballer

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• 1 August – Caroline "Dina" Kongerud, musician
• 10 August – Ørjan Johannessen, chef
• 11 August – Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, cyclist
• 12 August – Kirby Ann Basken, model
• 15 August – Carina Dahl, pop singer and songwriter
• 22 August – Kim Johannesen, jazz musician
• 25 August – Kenneth Sola, footballer
• 28 August – Kjetil Jansrud, alpine skier.{{cite web | url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/kjetil-jansrud-1.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417192137/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ja/kjetil-jansrud-1.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 April 2020 | title=Profile: Kjetil Jansrud |publisher=sports-reference.com |accessdate=21 December 2013}}

• 13 September – Fredrik Nordkvelle, footballer
• 15 September – Iselin Steiro, model
• 16 September – Johan Remen Evensen, ski jumper

• 2 October – Ole Marius Ingvaldsen, ski jumper
• 5 October – Per Martin Sandtrøen, politician.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Per Martin Sandtrøen |first=Knut Are |last=Tvedt |authorlink=Knut Are Tvedt |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Per_Martin_Sandtrøen |language=no |access-date=15 October 2021}}
• 11 October – Margaret Berger, electropop singer and songwriter
• 11 October – Øyvind Gram, footballer
• 15 October – Øystein Skar, pianist and composer
• 23 October – Mohammed Abdellaoue, footballer

• 7 November – Kent Ove Clausen, cross-country skier
• 14 November – Øivind Wilhelmsen, physical chemistry professor{{Cite web |title=Thermodynamics - Department of Chemistry - NTNU |url=https://www.ntnu.edu/chemistry/research/thermodynamics#/view/about |access-date=2023-05-10 |website=www.ntnu.edu}}
• 18 November – Alexander Gabrielsen, footballer
• 25 November – Marit Malm Frafjord, handball player.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/ehfc/women/2018-19/player/521102/Marit+Malm+Frafjord|title=Marit Malm Frafjord|website=eurohandball.com|language=Norwegian|accessdate=27 May 2019|archive-date=27 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527200303/http://www.eurohandball.com/ec/ehfc/women/2018-19/player/521102/Marit%2BMalm%2BFrafjord|url-status=dead}}

• 1 December – Petter Eliassen, cross country skier
• 4 December – Linni Meister, glamour model
• 19 December – Ine Hoem, jazz singer
• 30 December – Marie Sneve Martinussen, politician.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Marie Sneve Martinussen |first=Knut Are |last=Tvedt |authorlink=Knut Are Tvedt |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Marie_Sneve_Martinussen |language=no |access-date=28 September 2021}}

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• 10 January – André Bjerke, writer and poet (born 1918)
• 14 January – Gisken Wildenvey, writer (born 1892).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gisken Wildenvey |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Gisken_Wildenvey |language=no |access-date=8 January 2024}}
• 16 January – Arnt Njargel, politician (born 1901)
• 19 January – Svein Rosseland, astrophysicist (born 1894)
• 6 February – Inger Hagerup, author, playwright and poet (born 1905)
• 6 February – Harald Johan Løbak, politician and Minister (born 1904)
• 4 March – Odd Rasdal, long-distance runner (born 1911)
• 4 March – Sverre Strandli, hammer thrower and European Champion (born 1925)
• 12 March – Ragnvald Marensius Gundersen, politician (born 1907)
• 27 March – Einar Tufte-Johnsen, aviation officer (born 1915).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Einar Tufte-Johnsen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Ulf |last=Larsstuvold |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Einar_Tufte-Johnsen | language=Norwegian |accessdate=9 October 2016}}
• 7 April – Torstein Børte, politician (born 1899)
• 21 April – Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen, poet and travel writer (born 1915)
• 23 April – Asbjørn Sunde, sailor, saboteur and spy (born 1909)
• 24 April – Bernt Ingvaldsen, politician (born 1902)
• 26 April – Kåre Martin Hansen, politician (born 1913)
• 17 May – Arnvid Vasbotten, jurist, Nazi civil servant and politician (born 1903).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Arnvid Vasbotten |first1=Torgeir Ekerholt |last1=Sæveraas |first2=Magne |last2=Skodvin |author2-link=Magne Skodvin |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Arnvid_Vasbotten |language=no |access-date=7 January 2025}}
• 28 May – Haakon Hansen, boxer (born 1907)
• 29 May – Einar Thorsrud, psychologist, researcher and professor (born 1923)
• 18 June – Axel Strøm, physician (born 1901).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Axel Strøm |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Øivind |last=Larsen |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Axel_Strøm/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=1 February 2013}}
• 26 June – Torstein Kvamme, politician (born 1893)
• 9 July – Trygve Braarud, botanist (born 1903)
• 21 July – Arthur Klæbo, journalist (born 1908).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Arthur Klæbo |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Hans Fredrik |last=Dahl |authorlink=Hans Fredrik Dahl |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Arthur_Klæbo |language=Norwegian |accessdate=28 March 2016}}
• 5 August – Olav Kielland, composer and conductor (born 1901)
• 12 August – Halvor Bjellaanes, politician (born 1925)
• 12 August – Kåre Stokkeland, politician (born 1918)
• 22 August – Peter Torleivson Molaug, politician (born 1902)
• 26 August – Ole Rømer Aagaard Sandberg, politician (born 1900)
• 7 September – Finn Seemann, international soccer player (born 1944)
• 4 October – Trond Halvorsen Wirstad, politician (born 1904)
• 30 October – Nils Hjelmtveit, politician and Minister (born 1892)
• 10 November – Olav Sunde, javelin thrower and Olympic bronze medallist (born 1903)
• 22 November – Gudolf Blakstad, architect (born 1893)
• 16 December – Jan Bull, author and theatre instructor (born 1927)

• Thorbjørn Feyling, ceramist and designer (born 1907)

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