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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.
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.
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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