1998 in Norway

Incumbents

• Monarch – Harald V
• Prime Minister – Kjell Magne Bondevik

  Events

• 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.

  Popular culture

Sports

Music

Film

Literature

Television

Notable births

• 6 August – Einar Lurås Oftebro, Nordic combined skier
• 17 December – Martin Ødegaard, footballer

  Notable deaths

• 8 January – Audun Hetland, illustrator.
• 26 January – Olaf Kortner, politician
• 28 January – Asbjørn Berg-Hansen, boxer
• 18 February – Rolv Ryssdal, judge
• 1 April – Anne Gullestad, actress and theatre director
• 3 April – Paul Svarstad, politician
• 8 June – Eva R. Finstad, politician
• 13 June – Birger Ruud, ski jumper, twice Olympic gold medallist and three time World Champion
• 17 June – Aage Eriksen, wrestler and Olympic silver medallist
• 28 June – Brita Collett Paus, humanitarian leader and founder of Fransiskushjelpen
• 9 July – Knut Bergsland, linguist
• 9 July – Halvor J. Sandsdalen, farmer, journalist, poet, novelist, playwright and children's writer.
• 18 July – Lars Mathias Hille Esmark, civil servant and business person in the tourist industry.
• 19 July – Rune Nilsen, triple jumper
• 26 July – Olav Bø, folklorist.
• 30 July – Axel Buch, politician
• 30 July – Laila Schou Nilsen, speed skater, alpine skier and tennis player
• 31 July – Erling Evensen, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist
• 23 August – Rolf Søder, actor
• 1 September – Eystein Bærug, politician
• 13 September – Trygve Moe, politician
• 16 September – John Systad, long-distance runner
• 1 October – Sjur Lindebrække, banker and politician
• 5 October – Arne Øien, economist, politician and Minister
• 13 October – Thomas Byberg, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist
• 27 October – Reidar Kvammen, international soccer player
• 2 November – Sverre Brodahl, Nordic skier and Olympic silver medallist
• 11 November – Sam Melberg, sports diver and sports instructor.
• 12 November – Bjørn Endreson, actor, stage producer and theatre director
• 15 November – Asbjørn Øye, politician
• 4 December – Egil Johansen, jazz drummer, teacher, composer and arranger
• 4 December – Lilli Gjerløw, archivist.
• 10 December – Trygve Haugeland, politician and Minister
• 31 December – Erling Norvik, politician

  Full date unknown

• Øystein Elgarøy, astronomer
• Yngvar Løchen, sociologist