List of the largest landowners of Norway

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List of big landowners in Norway includes persons as well as private and public companies owning at least 100 square kilometers (39 sq mi) of land in Norway. The Government of Norway is, directly and indirectly, by far the largest landowner in the Kingdom. State-owned land is managed by Statskog,[1] while a large portion was spun off to the Finnmark Estate. In Svalbard, the land is owned directly by the Minister of Trade and Industry as well as by several mining companies.[2] The largest private owner on the mainland is Meraker Brug, which is owned by the Astrup family. Several larger landowners are commons[3] (Norwegian: allmenning) and municipalities.

List[edit]

The following is a list of all owners of minimum 100 square kilometers (39 sq mi) of land in Norway. It lists the name of the owner, the location in which the owning institution is registered, the area of land, the ultimate owner of the land, and the owner's sector.

List of the largest landowners of Norway
Owner Based in Area
(km2) 		Area
(sq mi) 		Ultimate owner Sector Ref
Statskog Namsos 60,000 23,000 Government of Norway State [1]
Ministry of Trade and Industry[note 1] Oslo 59,782 23,082 Government of Norway State [2]
Finnmark Estate Lakselv 46,000 18,000 Finnmark County Municipality and Sami Parliament Public
Skjåk Almenning Skjåk 2,106 813 — Commons [3]
Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Longyearbyen 2,006 775 Government of Norway State [2]
Norwegian Defence Estates Agency Oslo 1,441 556 Government of Norway State
Meraker Brug Meråker 1,330 510 Astrup family Private [4][5]
Værdalsbruket Verdal 900 350 Storebrand Private [6]
Opplysningsvesenets fond Oslo 875 338 Government of Norway/Church of Norway State [7][8]
Namdal Bruk Trones 713 275 Ola Mæle and Øystein Stray Spetalen Private
Ulvig Kiær Grong 700 270 Anne Kristin Ulvig and Anders Kiær Private
Plahtes Eiendommer Terråk 670 260 Frithjof Møinichen Plahte Private
Oppdal Bygdealmenning Oppdal 650 250 — Commons [3]
Trysil Kommuneskoger Trysil 640 250 Trysil Municipality Municipal
Treschow-Fritzøe Larvik 615 237 Mille-Marie Treschow Private
Firma Albert Collett Bangsund 570 220 Trygve Johan Collett Ebbing Private [9]
Løvenskiold-Vækerø Oslo 433 167 Carl Otto Løvenskiold Private
Thomas Angells Stiftelser Trondheim 400 150 — Foundation
Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk Hurdal 350 140 Haaken Eric Mathiesen Private
Maarfjell Atrå 340 130 Private
Løvenskiold-Fossum Skien 330 130 Leopold Axel Løvenskiold Private
Mathiesen-Atna Skien 330 130 Christian Pierre Mathiesen Private
Kings Bay Ny-Ålesund 295 114 Government of Norway State [2]
Arktikugol Barentsburg 251 97 Government of Russia Public [2]
Espedalen Bygdealmenning Vinstra 251 97 — Commons [3]
Pihl Mesnali 250 97 Private
Romedal Almenning Vallset 245 95 — Commons [3]
Cappelen Holding Ulefoss 227 88 Carl Diderik Cappelen Private
Kiær Mykleby Koppang 225 87 Anders Kiær Private
Løiten Almenning Løiten 225 87 — Commons [3]
Vang Almenning Løten 225 87 — Commons [3]
Ogndalsbruket Steinkjer 220 85 Steinkjer Municipality Municipal [10]
Austre Adventfjord Bergen 217 84 Horn family Private [2]
Stangeskovene Aurskog 215 83 Christen Sveaas 28%, and others Private [11]
Opdal Renkompani Uvdal 206 80 Private
Stor-Elvdal Kommuneskoger Koppang 200 77 Stor-Elvdal Municipality Municipal
Bjørnøen Ny-Ålesund 178 69 Government of Norway State [2]
Gran Almenning Løten 177 68 — Commons [3]
Oslo Municipality Oslo 166 64 Oslo Municipality Municipal
Kistefos Træsliberi Dokka 160 62 Christen Sveaas Private
Laagefjeld Sameie Rauland 146 56 Hermansen family Private [12][13]
Brandbu og Tingelstad Almenning Jaren 140 54 — Commons
Aall Ulefos Ulefoss 130 50 Niels Cato Beckett Aall Private
Buskerud Landbruksselskap Drammen 125 48 Private [14]
Stange Almenning Vallset 125 48 — Commons [3]
Furnes Almenning Brumunddal 116 45 — Commons [3]
Kasa og Strand Sameige Øye 114 44 Private
Leksvik Bygdeallmenning Leksvik 100 39 — Commons [3]

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Notes and references[edit]

Notes
  1. ^ The ministry owns 95.2% of Svalbard directly.[2]
References
  1. ^ a b "Statskog selger skog- og utmarkseiendommer". Government.no. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Industrial, mining and commercial activities". Report No. 9 to the Storting (1999-2000): Svalbard. Norwegian Ministry of Justice and the Police. 29 October 1999. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Runningen, Irene (2005). "Almenningsretten i et dynamisk samfunn" (PDF). p. 107. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
  4. ^ Aune (1995): 152
  5. ^ Statistics Norway. "Tall om Meråker kommune" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  6. ^ Aune (1995): 153
  7. ^ Årsrapport 2010 Archived 2012-05-17 at the Wayback Machine - Opplysningsvesenets fond, side 4-5, jordbruk ca 22 500 dekar, skog og utmark ca 850 000 dekar, og eiendomsutvikling ca 2 600 dekar.
  8. ^ Trolig utgjør arealene reelt langt mer enn 2 000 000 dekar, men noen eksakt oversikt er ikke offentliggjort. Foruten skog og utmark, inngår også store landbrukarealer, samt deler av byer og tettsteder i fondets eie.
  9. ^ Aune (1995): 151–152
  10. ^ Aune (1995): 154
  11. ^ Årsmelding 2010[permanent dead link] - Stangeskovene AS, side 28.
  12. ^ Varden Archived 2012-09-15 at archive.today - Kongene på Hardangervidda.
  13. ^ Varden Archived 2013-04-19 at archive.today - Store grunneiere.
  14. ^ Årsmelding 2010-2011[permanent dead link] - Buskerud Bonde- og Småbrukarlag, eiendommen Geitvassdalen på Hardangervidda, side 20.
Bibliography
  • Aune, Tormod (1995). Hilsen Nord-Trøndelag (in Norwegian). Namsos: Trønderbok. ISBN 82-993613-0-3.
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