1987 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland

  Events

• 12 February – Oslo Central Station opens.
• August – the Mosjøen Airport was opened.
• Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

  Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Television

Notable births

• 18 August – Siri Tollerød, model

  Full date unknown

• Lene Egeli, model

  Notable deaths

• 5 January – Herman Smith-Johannsen, cross-country skier and supercentenarian
• 20 January – Tove Pihl, educator and politician
• 14 February – Einar Wøhni, politician
• 26 February – Knut Frydenlund, politician and Minister
• 1 March – Reidar Andreas Lyseth, politician
• 3 March – Trygve Owren, politician
• 29 April – Ludvig Olai Botnen, politician.
• 20 May – Otto Carlmar, film producer, writer and actor
• 20 June – Knut Hoem, politician and Minister
• 30 June – Torborg Nedreaas, author
• 30 June – Thor Thorvaldsen, sailor and twice Olympic gold medallist
• 31 July – Sverre Moen, politician
• 22 August – Arne Brustad, international soccer player and Olympic bronze medallist
• 28 August – Gunnar Berg, a national director of the Boy Scouts of America
• 12 September – Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician
• 6 October – Roald Jensen, international soccer player
• 26 October – Bjørge Lillelien, sports journalist and commentator
• 4 November – Tor Halvorsen, trade unionist, politician and Minister
• 26 November – Ståle Kyllingstad, sculptor.

  Full date unknown

• Thomas Offenberg Backer, engineer
• Reidar Carlsen, politician and Minister
• Finn Isaksen, politician and Minister
• Aage Samuelsen, evangelist, singer and composer
• Harald Wergeland, physicist