1989 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Olav V
• Prime Minister – Gro Harlem Brundtland until 16 October, Jan P. Syse

  Events

• 30 March – The Oseberg oil field and the first gas pipeline to mainland Norway were opened.
• 1 June – Pope John Paul II visited Norway for the first time. This was the first time a pope has ever visited Norway.
• 9 May – the ban on Skateboarding in Norway, which was in act since 1978, is removed.
• 7 July – The opening of the Atlanterhavsveien Road.
• 8 September – A Norwegian passenger plane crashed outside Hirtshals. All the 55 on board died.
• 11 September – The 1989 Parliamentary election takes place.
• 9 October – The opening of the Sami Parliament of Norway.
• 16 October – Gro Harlem Brundtland resigns, with her cabinet, as Prime Minister of Norway for the second time.
• 16 October – Syse's Cabinet was appointed.

  Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Notable births

• 1 January – Marianne Haukland, politician.
• 29 January – Marita Skammelsrud Lund, Norwegian footballer
• 1 March – Espen Lie Hansen, handball player.
• 8 March – Emily Stang Sando, handball player.
• 14 May – Petter Kristiansen, singer and songwriter.
• 18 November – Christoffer Rambo, handball player.

  Notable deaths

• 9 January – Øivind Jensen, boxer
• 10 January – Kai Fjell, painter, printmaker and scenographer
• 11 January – Thor Myklebust, politician
• 4 February – Johanne Reutz Gjermoe, economist and politician.
• 19 February – Sigurd Marius Johansen, politician
• 2 March – Claus Egil Feyling, politician
• 7 April – Per Hysing-Dahl, politician
• 7 May – Anton Rønneberg, writer, theatre critic, dramaturg and theatre director
• 17 May – Hallvard Eika, politician and Minister
• 25 May – Arne Selberg, bridge engineer.
• 23 June – Arne Tuft, cross country skier
• 5 August – John Larsen, rifle shooter, Olympic gold medallist and World Champion
• 12 August – Lillebil Ibsen, dancer and actress
• 25 August – Hans Børli, poet and writer
• 16 October – Hans Frette, politician
• 22 October – Bjarne Daniel Solli, politician
• 28 October – Johannes Lislerud, politician
• 30 November – Ingeborg Refling Hagen, author and teacher
• 9 December – Gunnar Bøe, economist and politician
• 30 December – Gunn Vigdis Olsen-Hagen, politician

  Full date unknown

• Rolf Hauge, army officer
• Andreas Holmsen, professor and historian
• Leif Iversen, politician
• Paulus Svendsen, historian of literature and ideas