Memorials
- In 1918, a statue of Vinje was erected in Skien
- In 1947, a bronze statue in full figure by Knut Skinnarland (1909–1993) was placed at the Vinjar community hall in Vinje, near Vinjestoga
- In 1959, a memorial was raised to Vinje at Eidsbugarden where he had a private hut.
- In 1968 for the 150th anniversary of Vinje's birth the Posten Norge released a stamp with a portrait of Vinje
- In 1968, a statue of Vinje by Dyre Vaa was erected in Sogn Student Village in Oslo
- In 1984, Vinje was depicted on Norges Bank's 50-krone
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