List of big landowners in Norway includes persons as well as private and public companies owning at least 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, 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. The largest private owner on the mainland is Meraker Brug, which is owned by the Astrup family. Several larger landowners are commons () and municipalities.
List The following is a list of all owners of minimum 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 Government of Norway State Ministry of Trade and Industry Oslo Government of Norway State Finnmark Estate Lakselv Finnmark County Municipality and Sami Parliament Public Skjåk Almenning Skjåk — Commons Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani Longyearbyen Government of Norway State Norwegian Defence Estates Agency Oslo Government of Norway State Meraker Brug Meråker Astrup family Private Aune (1995): 152 Værdalsbruket Verdal Storebrand Private Aune (1995): 153 Opplysningsvesenets fond Oslo Government of Norway/Church of Norway State Årsrapport 2010 - Opplysningsvesenets fond, side 4-5, jordbruk ca 22 500 dekar, skog og utmark ca 850 000 dekar, og eiendomsutvikling ca 2 600 dekar.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. Namdal Bruk Trones Ola Mæle and Øystein Stray Spetalen Private Ulvig Kiær Grong Anne Kristin Ulvig and Anders Kiær Private Plahtes Eiendommer Terråk Frithjof Møinichen Plahte Private Oppdal Bygdealmenning Oppdal — Commons Trysil Kommuneskoger Trysil Trysil Municipality Municipal Treschow-Fritzøe Larvik Mille-Marie Treschow Private Firma Albert Collett Bangsund Trygve Johan Collett Ebbing Private Aune (1995): 151–152 Løvenskiold-Vækerø Oslo Carl Otto Løvenskiold Private Thomas Angells Stiftelser Trondheim — Foundation Mathiesen Eidsvold Værk Hurdal Haaken Eric Mathiesen Private Maarfjell Atrå Private Løvenskiold-Fossum Skien Leopold Axel Løvenskiold Private Mathiesen-Atna Skien Christian Pierre Mathiesen Private Kings Bay Ny-Ålesund Government of Norway State Arktikugol Barentsburg Government of Russia Public Espedalen Bygdealmenning Vinstra — Commons Pihl Mesnali Private Romedal Almenning Vallset — Commons Cappelen Holding Ulefoss Carl Diderik Cappelen Private Kiær Mykleby Koppang Anders Kiær Private Løiten Almenning Løiten — Commons Vang Almenning Løten — Commons Ogndalsbruket Steinkjer Steinkjer Municipality Municipal Aune (1995): 154 Austre Adventfjord Bergen Horn family Private Stangeskovene Aurskog Christen Sveaas 28%, and others Private Årsmelding 2010 - Stangeskovene AS, side 28. Opdal Renkompani Uvdal Private Stor-Elvdal Kommuneskoger Koppang Stor-Elvdal Municipality Municipal Bjørnøen Ny-Ålesund Government of Norway State Gran Almenning Løten — Commons Oslo Municipality Oslo Oslo Municipality Municipal Kistefos Træsliberi Dokka Christen Sveaas Private Laagefjeld Sameie Rauland Hermansen family Private Varden - Kongene på Hardangervidda.Varden - Store grunneiere. Brandbu og Tingelstad Almenning Jaren — Commons Aall Ulefos Ulefoss Niels Cato Beckett Aall Private Buskerud Landbruksselskap Drammen Private Årsmelding 2010-2011 - Buskerud Bonde- og Småbrukarlag, eiendommen Geitvassdalen på Hardangervidda, side 20. Stange Almenning Vallset — Commons Furnes Almenning Brumunddal — Commons Kasa og Strand Sameige Øye Private Leksvik Bygdeallmenning Leksvik — Commons
See also List of Norwegian estates
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