Events
- 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened.
- 21 October - Hurtigruten passenger ship MS Sanct Svithun running between Bergen and Kirkenes goes in the northbound Hurtigruten, sank during a stormy night after running aground off her normal course, resulting in the deaths of 41 while 48 survived the event.
- 5 November - 21 workers were killed in a mine accident in the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard.
- 21 December – Rondane National Park is established as Norway's first national park.
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“All strange and terrible events are welcome,
But comforts we despise.”
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