2006 in Norway
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{{Year in Norway|2006}}
Events in the year 2006 in Norway.
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Incumbents
Events
=January=
File:Christopher Murray, Jens Stoltenberg, Bill Gates, Gordon Brown, Olusegun Obasanjo, Fareed Zakaria, Giulio Tremonti - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting Davos 2006.jpg, Jens Stoltenberg, Bill Gates, Gordon Brown, Olusegun Obasanjo, Fareed Zakaria and Giulio Tremonti during the World Economic Forum (2006).]]
- 10 January – The Christian newspaper Magazinet publishes caricatures of the Muhammed.{{Citation |last=Orgeret |first=Kristin Skare |title=karikaturstriden |date=2020-11-12 |work=Store norske leksikon |url=http://snl.no/karikaturstriden |access-date=2022-05-08 |language=nb}}
- 22 January – Islamic scholars threaten Denmark and Norway with boycotts after the publication of the Muhammed cartoons.
=February=
=March=
- 4 March – Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway is baptized in Slottskapellet in Oslo.
- 20 March – The Norwegian Food Safety Authority reports that Gilde is responsible for an outbreak of e. coli in Norway that has led to the death of one child and 13 hospitalized children.
=April=
=May=
- 6 May – The Progress Party elects Siv Jensen as their new leader.
- 12 May – An Al-Qaida video on the internet encourages Muslims to attack Denmark, Norway and France for the publication of cartoons of Muhammed.
- 25 May – The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 is awarded to Oslo during the congress of the International Ski Federation in Faro, Portugal.
=June=
File:C Rice and J Gahr Støre.jpg Condoleezza Rice held a bilateral meeting with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in Washington, D.C., on 15 June 2006.]]
- 3 June – Salmonella is found in First Price salami, which in recent weeks has infected 35 and possibly caused one death.
- 7 June – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima. The impact location was apparently desolate, and no structural damage or casualties are reported.{{Cite web |url=http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1346411.ece |title=Record meteorite hit Norway - Aftenposten.no |access-date=23 September 2010 |archive-date=12 June 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060612224148/http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1346411.ece |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web|url=https://phys.org/news/2006-06-large-meteorite-northern-norway.html|title=Large meteorite hits northern Norway|website=Phys.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
- 10 June – A man fires several shots at police in Herøy Municipality (Møre og Romsdal) after a family quarrel. The man later takes his own life.
- 19 June – The decision is made to build the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.{{Cite news |date=2006-06-19 |title=Work begins on Arctic seed vault |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5094450.stm |access-date=2024-08-10 |language=en-GB}}
=July=
- 1 July – The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) is established. This is one of the biggest changes in the history of Norwegian welfare aid.
=August=
- 24 August – Fritz Moen is acquitted of murder charges.
- 31 August – The Edvard Munch paintings The Scream and Madonna are found by the police. The paintings were stolen on 22 August 2004.
=September=
- 7 September – Death of Eugene Ejike Obiora: Eugene Ejike Obiora, a naturalized Norwegian citizen originally from Nigeria who was arrested at a social services office while complaining against being denied social aid, dies at the hands of arresting police officers in Trondheim. The case made headlines locally and nationally, with accusations of unnecessary use of force and racism leveled at the local police, as well as uproar in African societies in Norway.
=October=
- 10 October – Atlantic Airways Flight 670, a BAe 146, slides off the runway at Stord, Norway, killing four of the 16 people on board.
- 13 October – Solveig Fiske is appointed bishop of Hamar.
=November=
=December=
- December – Norsk Hydro reveals a proposal to merge its oil business with compatriate oil and gas company Statoil. Gaining approval from both the EU and the Storting, the merger is completed by 1 October 2007.
=Undated=
- The service station chain HydroTexaco is sold to Reitangruppen.
Popular culture
{{Expand section|date=September 2010}}
=Sports=
{{For|football|2006 in Norwegian football}}
- 23 July – 2006 Tour de France is won by Thor Hushovd.
- 17 December – Norway wins the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship in Sweden.
- The 2006 World Powerlifting Championships are held in Stavanger.
=Music=
{{Main|2006 in Norwegian music}}
= Film =
{{Main|Norwegian films of the 2000s#2006}}
- 21 April – Free Jimmy, directed by Christopher Nielsen, was released in Norway.{{cite book |title=Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 |editor-first =Jan Erik |editor-last=Holst |year=2011 |publisher=Gyldendal | language=no |isbn=978-82-05-41398-6 |pages=226–227}}
- 26 May – The Bothersome Man, directed by Jens Lien, was released in Norway.{{cite book |title=Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 |editor-first =Jan Erik |editor-last=Holst |year=2011 |publisher=Gyldendal | language=no |isbn=978-82-05-41398-6 |pages=227–228}}
- 25 August – Uro, directed by Stefan Faldbakken, was released in Norway. It had earlier, in May, been screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite book |title=Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 |editor-first =Jan Erik |editor-last=Holst |year=2011 |publisher=Gyldendal | language=no |isbn=978-82-05-41398-6 |page=231}}
- 8 September – Reprise, directed by Joachim Trier, was released in Norway. The film was originally screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July, where it was awarded the Crystal Globe Best Director Award.{{cite book |title=Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 |editor-first =Jan Erik |editor-last=Holst |year=2011 |publisher=Gyldendal | language=no |isbn=978-82-05-41398-6 |pages=232–233}}
- 15 September – Sons, directed by Erik Richter Strand, was released in Norway.{{cite book |title=Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 |editor-first =Jan Erik |editor-last=Holst |year=2011 |publisher=Gyldendal | language=no |isbn=978-82-05-41398-6 |pages=234}}
- 13 October – Cold Prey, directed by Roar Uthaug, was released in Norway. The film was previously screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in June.{{cite book |title=Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 |editor-first =Jan Erik |editor-last=Holst |year=2011 |publisher=Gyldendal | language=no |isbn=978-82-05-41398-6 |pages=236–237}}
- 3 November – The Art of Negative Thinking, directed by Bård Breien, was released in Norway. The film was screened at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in July 2007, where Breien was awarded the Crystal Globe Best Director Award.{{cite book |title=Filmen i Norge. Norske kinofilmer 1995–2011 |editor-first =Jan Erik |editor-last=Holst |year=2011 |publisher=Gyldendal | language=no |isbn=978-82-05-41398-6 |pages=240–241}}
=Literature=
=Television=
{{Main|2006 in Norwegian television}}
Births
- 10 January – Angelina Jordan
Notable deaths
{{Further|:Category:2006 deaths|Deaths in 2006}}
=January=
{{Main|Deaths in January 2006}}
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- 6 January – Lars Vaage, politician (born 1928).{{cite web|url=http://www.irogaland.no/ir/public/openIndex/view/page1.html?ARTICLE_ID=1159786462295 |title=Lars Asbjørn Vaage – fylkesordfører 1984-1987 |last=Wendt |first=Fredrik |publisher=Rogaland County Municipality |language=no |access-date=26 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180205/http://www.irogaland.no/ir/public/openIndex/view/page1.html?ARTICLE_ID=1159786462295 |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}
- 10 January – Thor Knudsen, politician (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Thor Haakon Knudsen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=25 November 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Thor_Haakon_Knudsen|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 12 January – Harald Emil Hauge, physician and civil servant (born 1936).{{cite encyclopedia|title= Harald Emil Hauge|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date= 23 August 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Harald_Emil_Hauge|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 15 January – Tore Jørgen Hanisch, economic historian (born 1945).{{cite news|title=Tore Jørgen Hanisch|last=Aanesland |display-authors=etal |first=Normann|date=26 January 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
- 16 January –
- Finn Brudevold, odontologist (born 1910, died in the US).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Finn Brudevold|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=25 February 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Finn_Brudevold|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- Sigurd Engelstad, genealogist and archivist (born 1914).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sigurd Engelstad|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=9 December 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Sigurd_Engelstad|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 17 January – Astri Rynning, judge and politician (born 1915).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Astri Rynning|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 May 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Astri_Rynning|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 20 January – Einar Hole Moxnes, politician (born 1921).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Einar Hole Moxnes|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=9 November 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Einar_Hole_Moxnes|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 21 January –
- Sigurd Lunde, bishop (born 1916).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sigurd Lunde (norsk teolog)|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=18 March 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Sigurd_Lunde_-_norsk_teolog|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- Finn Thrana, politician (born 1915).
- 23 January –
- Tore Gjelsvik, resistance member and geologist (born 1916).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Tore Gjelsvik|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=31 March 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Tore_Gjelsvik|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- Olga Marie Mikalsen, novelty singer (born 1915, died in Spain).{{cite news|title=Olga Marie Mikalsen er død, 91 år gammel|date=23 January 2006|language=no|agency=Norwegian News Agency}}Death announcement, Sunnmørsposten 27 January 2006
=February=
{{Main|Deaths in February 2006}}
- 3 February – Halvdan Ljøsne, painter (born 1929).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Halvdan Ljøsne|encyclopedia=Norsk kunstnerleksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://nkl.snl.no/Halvdan_Ljøsne|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 7 February –
- Thoralf Gilbrant, Pentecostal leader (born 1919).
- Kristina Hjartåker, victim of the 2005 Hatlestad Slide
- Harald Noreng, literary historian and lexicographer (born 1913).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Harald Noreng|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=6 June 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Harald_Noreng|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 9 February – Anders Forsdahl, physician (born 1930).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Anders Forsdahl|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=22 June 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Anders_Forsdahl|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 13 February – Kristian Trægde, meteorologist (born 1915).{{cite news|title=Solen har gått ned|last=Pettersen|first=Jørn|date=17 February 2006|work=VG|pages=42–43|language=no}}
- 15 February – Ragnar Kvam, writer (born 1917, died in Denmark).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ragnar Kvam|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=9 May 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ragnar_Kvam|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 17 February – Knut Moe, novelist (born 1909).{{cite news|title=Minneord|last=Eriksen|first=Hans Kristian |author-link=Hans Kristian Eriksen |date=3 March 2006|work=Avisa Nordland|page=10|language=no}}Death announcement, Avisa Nordland 21 February 2006
- 19 February – Godtfred Holmvang, decathlete and skier (born 1917, died in Canada).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Godtfred Holmvang|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=2 November 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Godtfred_Holmvang|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 24 February – Adolf Relling, furniture designer (born 1913).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Adolf Relling|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 November 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Adolf_Relling|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 28 February –
- Jan Brøgger, social anthropologist and psychologist (born 1936).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Jan Christian Brøgger|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Jan_Christian_Brøgger|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- Dagfinn Hjertenes, politician (born 1943).{{stortingetbio|DAHJ|name=Dagfinn Hjertenes}}
- Else Reppen, philanthropist (born 1933)
=March=
{{Main|Deaths in March 2006}}
- 1 March – Reidar Liaklev, speed skater (born 1917).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Reidar Liaklev|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 April 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Reidar_Liaklev|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 6 March – Gunnar Halvorsen, politician (born 1945).{{stortingetbio|GHA|name=Gunnar Halvorsen}}
- 7 March – Eva Sletto, actress (born 1912).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eva Sletto|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=16 December 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Eva_Sletto|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 8 March – Johan H. Grimstad, composer and conductor (born 1924).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Johan H. Grimstad|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=5 May 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Johan_H._Grimstad|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 9 March – Geir Ivarsøy, tech company founder (born 1957).
- 13 March – Arne Dørumsgaard, composer (born 1921).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Arne Dørumsgaard|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arne_Dørumsgaard|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 14 March – Terje Dalby, sports anchor (born 1944).{{cite news|title=Terje Dalby er død|date=14 March 2006|language=no|agency=Norwegian News Agency}}
- 15 March – Einar Forsbak, banker (born 1937).{{cite news|title=Einar Forsbak|last=Halle|first=Hans K.|date=22 March 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
- 17 March – Ivar Grimstad, principal and writer (born 1922).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ivar Grimstad|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=8 July 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ivar_Grimstad|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 18 March –
- Julius Fure, politician (born 1931).
- Kjell H. Halvorsen, diplomat (born 1946).{{cite news |work=Aftenposten|title=Kjell H. Halvorsen (obituary)|author=Namtvedt, Leidulv|author-link=Leidulv Namtvedt|date=22 March 2006|language=no }}
- 20 March –
- Egil Teige, television presenter (born 1941).{{cite news|title=Egil Henrik Teige|author=Hoel, Hanne|date=29 March 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
- Ulf Torgersen, political scientist (born 1931).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ulf Torgersen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=7 September 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ulf_Torgersen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 26 March –
- Kristoffer Lepsøe, rower (born 1922).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/39108|title=Olympedia – Kristoffer Lepsøe|website=Olympedia.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
- Nils Spjeldnæs, geologist (born 1926).{{cite news|title=Nils Spjeldnæs|last=Bjørlykke|first=Knut|date=3 April 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
=April=
{{Main|Deaths in April 2006}}
- 6 April – Alf Ihlen, industrialist (born 1900).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Alf Ihlen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=7 May 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Alf_Ihlen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 12 April – Sally Olsen, missionary (born 1912, died in Puerto Rico).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sally Olsen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=7 October 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Sally_Olsen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 18 April – Eivind Skabo, sprint canoer (born 1916).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/10417|title=Olympedia – Eivind Skabo|website=Olympedia.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
- 22 April – Magnar Norderhaug, zoologist and ecologist (born 1939)
- 26 April – Helmer Hofset, architect (born 1920).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Helmer Hofset|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=3 December 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Helmer_Hofset|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 28 April – Rigmor Holmsen, ethnologist (born 1911).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Rigmor Frimannslund Holmsen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=26 March 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Rigmor_Frimannslund_Holmsen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 29 April – Bjørn Aamodt, poet (born 1944).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Bjørn Aamodt|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Bjørn_Aamodt|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 30 April – Sverre Bergh, spy in Nazi Germany during World War II (born 1920, died in the US){{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/greenwichtime/name/sverre-bergh-obituary?id=26030071|title=Sverre E. Bergh Obituary (2006) GreenwichTime|website=Legacy.com|access-date=17 January 2022}}
=May=
{{Main|Deaths in May 2006}}
- 2 May – Kaare Hammer, racewalker (born 1918).
- 8 May – Sigmund Lystrup, priest and painter (born 1909).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Sigmund Lystrup|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=21 April 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Sigmund_Lystrup|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 9 May – Per Knudsen, footballer (born 1930).{{NFT player|52018|name=Per Knudsen}}
- 10 May – Per Viksjø, architect (born 1938).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Per Viksjø|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Per_Viksjø|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 11 May – Aksel Kloster, politician (born 1948).{{stortingetbio|AKKL|name=Aksel Kloster}}
- 12 May – Helge Øieren, politician (born 1924).{{stortingetbio|HE_OI|name=Helge Øieren}}
- 14 May – Eva Norvind, writer, filmmaker, sexologist and actress (born 1944, died in Mexico).
- 20 May – Nic Stene, speed skater (born 1921).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/97821|title=Olympedia – Nic Stene|website=Olympedia.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
- 21 May – Inger Louise Valle, politician (born 1921).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Inger Louise Valle|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 November 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Inger_Louise_Valle|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 24 May – Per Maltby, astronomer (born 1932).{{cite news|title=Per E. Maltby|last=Kjeldseth-Moe|first=Olav|date=31 May 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no|author2=Andersen Bo Nyborg|author3=Engvold, Oddbjørn}}
- 28 May – Thorleif Schjelderup, ski jumper and author (born 1920).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Thorleif Schjelderup|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 November 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Thorleif_Schjelderup|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 30 May –
- Einar Riis, resistance member and businessperson (born 1922).
- Bjørn Vade, athlete (born 1922).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/74243|title=Olympedia – Bjørn Vade|website=Olympedia.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
=June=
{{Main|Deaths in June 2006}}
- 1 June – Kristian Ottosen, writer and civil servant (born 1921).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kristian Ottosen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=16 August 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Kristian_Ottosen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 1 June – Hans Marius Stormoen, jazz bassist (born 1943).
- 5 June – Geirmund Ihle, politician (born 1934).{{stortingetbio|GEIL|name=Geirmund Ihle}}
- 6 June –
- Sverre Krogh, politician (born 1921).{{stortingetbio|SVKR|name=Sverre Krogh}}
- Reimund Kvideland, folklorist (born 1935).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Reimund Kvideland|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=17 September 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Reimund_Kvideland|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 7 June – Kåre Kolås, politician (born 1917).{{stortingetbio|K_AKO|name=Kåre Kolås}}
- 10 June – Otto Grieg Tidemand, ship-owner and politician (born 1921).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Otto Grieg Tidemand|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=24 November 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Otto_Grieg_Tidemand|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 12 June – Freddy Kristoffersen, accordionist (born 1944).Death announcement, Drammens Tidende 16 June 2006
- 14 June – Knut Wigert, actor (born 1916).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Knut Wigert|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=22 December 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Knut_Wigert|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 21 June – Rolf Stigersand, diver (born 1916).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/49566|title=Olympedia – Rolf Stigersand|website=Olympedia.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
- 23 June –
- Knut Haus, politician (born 1915).{{stortingetbio|KNHS|name=Knut Haus}}
- Gunnar Skaug, politician (born 1940).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gunnar Skaug|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=16 November 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Gunnar_Skaug|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 24 June – Børre Falkum-Hansen, sailor (born 1919).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/61975|title=Olympedia – Børre Falkum-Hansen|website=Olympedia.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
- 30 June – Bjarne Johannes Hope, civil servant (born 1944).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Bjarne Johannes Hope|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=15 March 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Bjarne_Johannes_Hope|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
=July=
{{Main|Deaths in July 2006}}
- 4 July – Lars Korvald, Prime Minister (born 1916).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Lars Korvald|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=26 June 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Lars_Korvald|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 5 July – Kari Schanke, politician (born 1922).{{stortingetbio|KASC|name=Kari Schanke}}
- 8 July – Tor Torkildsen, novelist (born 1932).Death announcement, Adresseavisen 11 July 2006, p. 11
- 12 July – Jo Ørjasæter, translator and critic (born 1925).{{cite news|title=Jo Ørjasæter|last1=Steenfeldt-Foss|first1=Kirsten|date=25 July 2006|work=Aftenposten|last2=Otto |first2=W.|language=no}}
- 17 July – Ingar Tanum, bookseller (born 1924).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ingar Tanum|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=28 April 2018|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ingar_Tanum|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}{{cite news|title=Ingar Tanum|last=Holst|first=Cathrine|date=25 July 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
- 19 July – Odd With, politician (born 1921).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Odd With|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=23 November 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Odd_With|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 26 July –
- Rolf Arthur Hansen, politician (born 1920).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Rolf Arthur Hansen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=24 November 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Rolf_Arthur_Hansen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- Alf Opheim, alpine skier (born 1920).{{Cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/96072|title=Olympedia – Alf Opheim|website=Olympedia.org|access-date=17 January 2022}}
- 27 July – Bjørn Morisse, cartoonist and musician (born 1944).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Bjørn Morisse|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Bjørn_Morisse|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 28 July – Rut Brandt, writer and First Lady of Germany (born 1920)
=August=
{{Main|Deaths in August 2006}}
- 3 August – Åslaug Linge Sunde, politician (born 1917).{{stortingetbio|_ASSU|name=Åslaug Linge Sunde}}
- 5 August – Odmund J. Møllerop, archaeologist (born 1922).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Odmund J. Møllerop|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Odmund_J._Møllerop|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 7 August – Kristoffer Fotland, missionary and physician (born 1905).
- 8 August – Christian Borchsenius, judge (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Christian Borchsenius|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 May 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Christian_Borchsenius|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 9 August – Arne Heli, activist (born 1924).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Arne Heli|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=25 May 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arne_Heli|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 13 August –
- Kristin Berglund, blues musician (born 1953).{{cite news|title=Kristin Berglund død|date=15 August 2006|language=no|agency=Norwegian News Agency}}
- Paul Breiehagen, politician (born 1922).{{stortingetbio|PABR|name=Paul Breiehagen}}
- 21 August –
- Tore Haaland, painter (born 1918).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Tore Haaland|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=26 April 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Tore_Haaland|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- Jon Lilletun, politician (born 1945).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Jon Lilletun|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=29 September 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Jon_Lilletun|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 26 August – Ole Arnfinn Silset, politician (born 1921).{{stortingetbio|OLSI|name=Ole Arnfinn Silset}}
- 27 August – Arvid Udbjørg, printmaker (born 1928).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Arvid Angell Udbjørg|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arvid_Angell_Udbjørg|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 29 August – Olav Ottersen, author (born 1929, died in Spain).{{cite news|title=Olav Ottersen|last=Nordberg |display-authors=etal |first=Nils|date=11 September 2006|work=Aftenposten|author-link=Nils Nordberg|language=no}}
=September=
{{Main|Deaths in September 2006}}
- 3 September –
- Eva Knardahl, pianist (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eva Knardahl|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=24 July 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Eva_Knardahl|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- Lasse Myrvold, musician (born 1953).
- 4 September –
- Ingrid Bjoner, opera singer (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ingrid Bjoner|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=24 April 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ingrid_Bjoner|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- Annelise Knudtzon, textile artist (born 1914).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Annelise Knudtzon|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=16 January 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Annelise_Knudtzon|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 7 September- Eugene Ejike Obiora, died during police arrest (born 1958)
- 10 September – Arne Hoel, ski jumper (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Arne Hoel|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=16 December 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arne_Hoel|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- 15 September – Asbjørn Ystad, illustrator (born 1944).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Asbjørn Ystad|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Asbjørn_Ystad|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 21 September – Ella Holm Bull, teacher and politician (born 1929).
- 24 September – Per Stavem, shot putter and discus thrower (born 1926)
- 28 September – Jan Werner Danielsen, singer (born 1976).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Jan Werner Danielsen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=6 October 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Jan_Werner_Danielsen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
=October=
{{Main|Deaths in October 2006}}
- 2 October – Asbjørn Herteig, archeologist (born 1919).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Asbjørn Herteig |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Ingvild |last=Øye |editor=Helle, Knut |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Asbjørn_Herteig/utdypning |language=no |access-date=6 February 2013}}
- 8 October – John Egil Grieg, diplomat (born 1928).
- 12 October – Bjørn Lyng, industrialist (born 1925, died in Spain).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Bjørn Lyng|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Bjørn_Lyng|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 28 October – Kjell Magne Fredheim, politician (born 1928).{{stortingetbio|KJFR|name=Kjell Magne Fredheim}}
- 29 October – Roland Lengauer, sculptor (born 1941).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Roland Lengauer|encyclopedia=Norsk kunstnerleksikon|date=20 February 2017|publisher=|location=|url=http://nkl.snl.no/Roland_Lengauer|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 30 October –
- Jens Christian Hauge, resistance member and politician (born 1915).{{stortingetbio|JEHA|name=Jens Christian Hauge}}
- Aud Schønemann, actress (born 1922).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Aud Schønemann|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Aud_Schønemann|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 31 October – Haakon Dahlstrøm, Salvationist and hymn writer (born 1907).{{cite news|title=Haakon Dahlstrøm|last=Enstad|first=Nils-Petter|date=3 November 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
=November=
{{Main|Deaths in November 2006}}
- 2 November – Gudmund Elvestad, goldsmith (born 1932).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gudmund Elvestad|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=26 February 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Gudmund_Elvestad|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 3 November – Reidar Berge, sculptor (born 1922).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Reidar Berge|encyclopedia=Norsk kunstnerleksikon|date=20 February 2017|publisher=|location=|url=http://nkl.snl.no/Reidar_Berge|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 4 November – Torolf Elster, journalist, editor and author (born 1911).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Torolf Elster|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 November 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Torolf_Elster|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 8 November – Ernst Sejersted Selmer, mathematician (born 1920).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ernst Sejersted Selmer|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=24 March 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ernst_Sejersted_Selmer|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 11 November – Erling Utnem, bishop (born 1920).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Erling Utnem|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=7 June 2018|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Erling_Utnem|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 14 November –
- Eystein Sandnes, ceramic and glass designer (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Eystein Sandnes|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=30 September 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Eystein_Sandnes|language=no|access-date=3 December 2021}}
- Carl Alexander Wendt, Governor of Svalbard (born 1923).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Carl Alexander Wendt|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=19 June 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Carl_Alexander_Wendt|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 17 November – Astri Rynning, politician (born 1915).{{stortingetbio|ASRY|name=Astri Rynning}}
- 19 November – Torbjørn Lie, businessperson and politician (born 1943).{{stortingetbio|TLIE|name=Torbjørn Lie}}
- 20 November – Arne Walentin, scenographer (born 1915).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Arne Walentin|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=8 September 2019|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arne_Walentin|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 21 November – Svein Erik Bakke, entrepreneur (born 1947)
- 23 November – Arvid Nergård, bishop (born 1923).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Arvid Nergård|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Arvid_Nergård|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 24 November – Nils Are Øritsland, polar researcher (born 1939).{{cite news|title=Nils Are Øritsland|last=Winther|first=Jan-Gunnar|date=21 December 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
- 25 November – Kjell Kopstad, ski jumper (born 1934).Death announcement, Tønsbergs Blad 29 November 2006
- 28 November – Thorleif Lintrup Paus, lawyer and diplomat (born 1912).
- 29 November –
- Ragnhild Sundby, zoologist (born 1922).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ragnhild Andrine Sundby|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=14 June 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ragnhild_Andrine_Sundby|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- Hjelm Waage Thurn-Basberg, resistance member (born 1917).{{cite news|title=Hjelm Waage Thurn-Basberg (obituary)|work=Aftenposten|date=20 December 2006|first=Josef|last=Monsrud|author-link=Josef Monsrud|author2=Lein, Magne|language=Norwegian}}
=December=
{{Main|Deaths in December 2006}}
- 2 December – Nøste Kendzior, translator and writer (born 1950).{{cite news|title=Minneord om Nøste Kendzior (1950-2006)|date=12 December 2006|work=Altaposten|page=25|language=no}}
- 4 December – Sigrid Utkilen, politician (born 1916).{{stortingetbio|SIUT|name=Sigrid Utkilen}}
- 6 December – Otto Øgrim, physicist and author (born 1913).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Otto Øgrim |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon|first=Øyvind |last=Grøn |editor=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Otto_Øgrim/utdypning |language=no |access-date=12 November 2012}}
- 14 December – Finn Seyersted, legal scholar (born 1915).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Finn Seyersted|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=12 February 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Finn_Seyersted|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 15 December – Svein Wickstrøm, actor (born 1936).{{cite news|title=En karakter som huskes|date=18 December 2006|work=Adresseavisen|language=no}}
- 17 December –
- Peter Wilhelm Bøckman, theologian (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|year=|title=Peter Wilhelm Bøckman|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Peter_Wilhelm_Bøckman|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- Elsa Brita Marcussen, film critic (born 1919).{{cite news|title=Elsa Brita Marcussen|last=Lian|first=Vigdis|date=21 December 2006|work=Aftenposten|language=no}}
- 23 December – Arne Sandnes, politician (born 1925).{{stortingetbio|ARNS|name=Arne Sandnes}}
- 24 December – Kenneth Sivertsen, musician (born 1961).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kenneth Sivertsen|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=16 October 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Kenneth_Sivertsen|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 25 December –
- Hallvard Kvåle, musician and label owner (born 1941).{{cite news|title=Hallvard Kvåle til minne|last=Moen|first=Terje Mølmen|date=4 January 2007|work=Budstikka|page=46|language=no}}
- Ingerid Vardund, actress (born 1927).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ingerid Vardund|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=18 June 2020|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ingerid_Vardund|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 26 December – Ivar Formo, skier and orienteer (born 1951).{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ivar Formo|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|date=9 July 2021|publisher=|location=|url=http://www.snl.no/Ivar_Formo|language=no|access-date=10 December 2021}}
- 31 December – Reidar Strømdahl, politician (born 1913).{{stortingetbio|RESR|name=Reidar Strømdahl}}
See also
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