In Oslo, the capital of Norway, the first public occupation was Hjelmsgate 3 in 1969. It was quickly legalized and became a base for anarchism and countercultural activities.^[1] In the 1980s, buildings were occupied by a radical left-wing movement which had links to Denmark and Sweden.^[2] Most famously, houses on Skippergata were squatted and then after eviction, the Blitz House was occupied at Pilestredet 30.^[1]^[3] Blitz is a self-managed social centre which hosts radiOrakel (a feminist radio station), a bookshop, a music venue and a vegan café.^[4]

Hausmania is a complex of buildings in Oslo that has been squatted from 1999 onwards. The cultural centre at Hausmannsgate 34 has a cinema, galleries, a vegan café and a theatre.^[5] Hausmannsgate 34 was evicted in 2016 and 11 people were arrested.^[6] Brakkebygrenda was also occupied in 1999. It was a land squat where people lived in caravans and motorhomes, which has been evicted twice.^[1] The eviction in 2008 was resisted by between 30 and 40 squatters throwing projectiles, and a caravan was set on fire. In 2014, the site was evicted again in a large police operation, which closed nearby roads.^[7]^[8] Property developers Urbanium, who bought property on the Hausmania site, were reported by Klassekampen to have been involved in the eviction of Brakkebygrenda.^[9]

In Trondheim, the self-managed social centre UFFA was created in 1981. After the original building was burnt down, the centre moved to its present location. It houses a bookshop, a cafe, a concert space and offices for the anarchist newspaper Folk & Røvere.^[10] Blitz, Hausmania and UFFA are all centres for anarchism in Norway.^[11]

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