1998 in Norway

• Monarch – Harald V
• Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik (Christian Democratic Party)

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• 23 June - Norway beat reigning world champion Brazil 2-1 in the group stage of the FIFA World Cup, causing huge celebrations throughout the nation.
• 26 September – Christian Conservative Party merged with the New Future Coalition Party to form the Christian fundamentalist party Christian Unity Party.
• 7 October – Operations cease at Oslo Airport, Fornebu
• 8 October – The main airport serving Oslo is moved from the Fornebu airport to the all-new Gardermoen airport.

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• 3 May - Norwegian pop band a-ha release the album Stay on These Roads, their third studio album.

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• 14 February – Sander Berge, footballer[https://fbref.com/en/players/d0b6129f/Sander-Berge Sander Berge]
• 25 February – Andrea Berntzen, actress and student
• 8 March – Jenny Stene, sport shooter.{{cite web |title=Jenny Stene |website=olympedia.org |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145680 |access-date=13 September 2021}}
• 17 April
• Kristoffer Ajer, footballer
• Anna Odine Strøm, ski jumper.{{cite web |title=Anna Odine Strøm |website=olympedia.org |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2301717 |access-date=15 January 2023}}
• 10 June – Johan-Sebastian Christiansen, chess player.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Johan-Sebastian Christiansen |first=Sheila |last=Stanford |author-link=Sheila Barth Stanford |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Johan-Sebastian_Christiansen |language=no |access-date=31 December 2022}}
• 15 June – Emil Hansson, Footballer
• 20 June – Kajsa Vickhoff Lie, alpine skier.{{cite web |title=Kajsa Vickhoff Lie |website=olympedia.org |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/2301657 |access-date=29 December 2022}}
• 21 July – Magnus Bøe, cross-country skier (born in South Korea)
• 6 August – Einar Lurås Oftebro, Nordic combined skier
• 21 August – Fredrik André Bjørkan, footballer
• 7 September – Ola Solbakken, footballer
• 30 September – Narve Gilje Nordås, athlete competing in middle-distance and long-distance events.{{cite web |title=Narve Gilje Nordås |website=olympedia.org |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/145684 |access-date=11 September 2021}}
• 17 December – Martin Ødegaard, footballer
• 22 December – Casper Ruud, tennis player

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• 8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator (born 1920).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Audun Hetland |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Alf H |last=Madsen |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Audun_Hetland/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=26 December 2014}}
• 26 January – Olaf Kortner, politician (b.1920)
• 28 January – Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer (b.1912)
• 4 February – Odd Winger, journalist and writer (born 1923).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Odd Winger |first= |last= |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Odd_Winger |language=no | access-date=29 June 2024}}
• 18 February – Rolv Ryssdal, judge (b.1914)
• 1 April – Anne Gullestad, actress and theatre director (b.1925)
• 3 April – Paul Svarstad, politician (b.1917)
• 9 May – Frithjof Clausen, wrestler (born 1916).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Frithjof Clausen |first=Ove |last=Gundersen |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Frithjof_Clausen |language=no | access-date=14 February 2024}}
• 8 June – Eva R. Finstad, politician (b.1933)
• 13 June – Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion (b.1911)
• 17 June – Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist (b.1917)
• 28 June – Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen (b.1917)
• 9 July – Knut Bergsland, linguist (b.1914)
• 9 July – Halvor J. Sandsdalen, farmer, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer (b. 1911).{{cite encyclopedia |title=Halvor J Sandsdalen |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Dag |last=Aanderaa |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Halvor_J_Sandsdalen/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=22 April 2013}}
• 18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry (born 1908).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Lars Mathias Hille Esmark |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Sverre |last=Thon |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Lars_Mathias_Hille_Esmark/utdypning |language=Norwegian|accessdate=27 July 2014}}
• 19 July – Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (b.1923)
• 26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist (born 1918).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Olav Bø |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Velle |last=Espeland |author-link=Velle Espeland |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Olav_Bø/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=11 March 2013}}
• 30 July – Axel Buch, politician (b.1930)
• 30 July – Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player (b.1919)
• 31 July – Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (b.1914)
• 23 August – Rolf Søder, actor (b.1918)
• 1 September – Eystein Bærug, politician (b.1923)
• 13 September – Trygve Moe, politician (b.1920)
• 16 September – John Systad, long-distance runner (b.1912)
• 26 September – Gudrun Dorothea Ræder, diplomat (born 1908).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gudrun Dorothea Ræder |first=Sten |last=Lundbo |author-link=Sten Lundbo |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik | editor-link= |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Gudrun_Dorothea_Ræder |language=no |access-date=1 October 2022}}
• 1 October – Sjur Lindebrække, banker and politician (b.1909)
• 5 October – Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister (b.1928)
• 13 October – Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (b.1916)
• 27 October – Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player (b.1914)
• 2 November – Sverre Brodahl, Nordic skier and Olympic silver medallist (b.1909)
• 11 November – Sam Melberg, sports diver and sports instructor (b. 1912).{{cite web|title=Sam Melberg |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/sam-melberg-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418002212/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/sam-melberg-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 | publisher=Sports reference LLC |accessdate=27 April 2019}}
• 12 November – Bjørn Endreson, actor, stage producer and theatre director (b.1922)
• 15 November – Asbjørn Øye, politician (b.1902)
• 4 December – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger (b.1934)
• 4 December – Lilli Gjerløw, archivist (b.1910).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lilli Gjerløw |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Helge |last=Fæhn |authorlink= |editor=Helle, Knut|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Lilli_Gjerløw/utdypning |language=Norwegian |accessdate=11 November 2012}}
• 10 December – Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister (b.1914)
• 31 December – Erling Norvik, politician (b.1928)

• Øystein Elgarøy, astronomer (b.1929)
• Yngvar Løchen, sociologist (b.1931)

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