List of the largest landowners of Norway

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

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 (km^2)	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]

See also

• List of Norwegian estates

Notes and references

Notes

1. The ministry owns 95.2% of Svalbard directly.[2]

References

1. "Statskog selger skog- og utmarkseiendommer". Government.no. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
2. "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 19 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
3. 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 - 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 - 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.