2016 in Norway

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In 2016 in Norway, the reigning monarch is King Harald V of Norway. The Prime Minister of Norway is Erna Solberg , who has been Prime Minister since October 2013. The president of the Storting is Olemic Thommessen, who has also been in power since October 2013. Norway will be hosting the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer in 2016. Lillehammer was previously the host of the 1994 Winter Olympics. Norway will be hosting local or international music festivals for various genres of music including metal, opera, jazz and Church music.

Incumbents

• Monarch - Harald V
• Prime Minister - Erna Solberg (Conservative).

Cultural events

January

• 21-24 January - Ice Music Festival in Geilo
• 27-30 January - Bodø Jazz Open in Bodø
• 29 January-7 February - Nordlysfestivalen in Tromsø

February

• 7 February - Oslo Operaball in Oslo
• 12-21 February - 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer

March

• 2-5 March - By:Larm 2016 in Oslo
• 4-13 March - Oslo International Church Music Festival 2016 in Oslo
• 23-26 March - Inferno Metal Festival 2016 in Oslo

May

• 28 May - 200th anniversary of the Norwegian Bible Society

Notable deaths

• 5 January – Hanna-Marie Weydahl, pianist (b. 1922)
• 9 January – Elnar Seljevold, correspondent (b. 1934)
• 10 January – Bård Breivik, sculptor (b. 1948)
• 11 January – Berge Furre, politician (b. 1937)
• 12 January – Thor Furulund, painter (b. 1943)
• 18 January – Lars Roar Langslet, politician (b. 1936)
• 18 January – Leif Dubard, radio personality (b. 1931)
• 18 January – Karsten Isachsen, priest and speaker (b. 1944)
• 18 January – Nicolaus Zwetnow, sport shooter and physician (b. 1929)
• 24 January – Fredrik Barth, social anthropologist (b. 1928)
• 25 January – Leif Solberg, composer (b. 1914)
• 30 January – Tias Eckhoff, designer (b. 1926)
• 1 February – Paul Cappelen, architect (b. 1928)
• 2 February – Dag Gundersen, lexicographer (b. 1928)
• 3 February – Arnold Weiberg-Aurdal, politician (b. 1925)
• 5 February – Carl E. Wang, politician (b. 1930)
• 10 February – Jakob Aano, politician (b. 1920)
• 12 February – Martin Jensen, athlete (b. 1942)
• 12 February – Sossen Krohg, actress (b. 1923)
• 12 February – Bergljot Hobæk Haff, novelist (b. 1925)
• 17 February – Arthur J. Aasland, businessperson (b. 1934)
• 19 February – Harald Devold, jazz saxophonist (b. 1964)
• 19 February – Jon Anders Helseth, radio and TV presenter (b. 1933)
• 22 February – Christian Berg-Nielsen, diplomat (b. 1929)
• 26 February – Ivan Kristoffersen, editor (b. 1931)
• 28 February – Hallstein Rasmussen, civil servant (b. 1925)
• 1 March – Magnhild Bråthen, concentration camp survivor (b. 1924)
• 4 March – Thea Knutzen, politician (b. 1930)
• 5 March – Even Hansen, footballer (b. 1923)
• 7 March – Magnus Ulleland, philologist (b. 1929)
• 11 March – Kari Diesen, Jr., entertainer (b. 1939)
• 20 March – Sveinung Valle, politician (b. 1959)
• 24 March – Johannes Elviken, speed skater (b. 1912)
• 30 March – Anne Aasheim, editor (b. 1962)
• 4 April – Jarle Bondevik, philologist (b. 1934)
• 5 April – Kari Børresen, theologian (b. 1932)
• 4 April – Andris Snortheim, children's musician (b. 1950)
• 9 April – Finn Hodt, speed skater (b. 1919)
• 24 April – Jan Henrik Kayser, pianist (b. 1933)
• 28 April – Fredrik Grønningsæter, bishop (b. 1923)
• 18 May – Astrid Gunnestad, editor and radio presenter (b. 1938)
• 18 May – Skjalg Jensen, politician (b. 1967)
• 23 May – Arne Sandnes, politician (b. 1924)
• 23 May – Vera Henriksen, author (b. 1927)

See also

• 2016 in Norwegian music