Norway Civil Registration

How to Find the Records
Østfold
 * 1901-1918, 1920-1954 Aremark, Idd and Marker civil marriage records, image
 * 1910-1923 Askim, Rakkestad 1920-1951 civil marriages, index and image
 * 1902-1912 Borge civil marriages, image
 * 1881-1935 Fredrikstad civil marriages, image
 * 1898-1901, 1906-1919 Glemmen civil marriages, image
 * 1944-1945 (Hobøl and Tomter), Moss (1921-1937, 1942-1951) civil marriages, image
 * 1865-1879, 1892-1898 Onsøy civil marriages, image
 * 1910-1916 Råde civil marriages, index and image
 * 1870-1876, 1892-1899, 1907, 1910-1919 Sarpsborg civil marriages, image
 * 1892-1900, 1902-1912, 1916 Skiptvet civil marriages, image
 * 1863-1867 Skjeberg civil marriages, image
 * 1914-1919 Spydeberg civil marriages, image
 * 1898, 1915, 1922-1931 Varteig civil marriage, image
 * 1899-1918 Øymark civil marriages, image

'''Akershus
 * 1920-1935 Aker, 1904-1929, 1904-1929, 1935-1944 Vestre Aker, 1895-1922 Østre Aker, 1904-1922 Nordstrand Civil marriages
 * 1889-1918 Asker civil marriages
 * 1923-1939 Aurskog civil marriage
 * 1918-1834 Blaker in Aurskog civil marriage, index and image
 * 1891-1923 Bærum (Vestre), 1890-1924 Bærum (Østre) civil marriage index and image
 * 1898-1918 Drøbak civil marriage, index and image
 * 1898-1904, 1909-1916, 1918-1923 Eidsvoll image
 * 1897, 1900-1903, 1909-1911, 1913-1922 Nannestad civil marriage, index and image
 * 1895, 1897-1911 Nes (Fenstad, Udenes) civil marriage, image
 * 1892-1914, Nesodden civil marriage, image
 * 1908-1910 Høland civil marriage, image
 * 1889-1915 Oppegård civil marriage, image
 * 1906-1908 Kråkstad civil marriage, image
 * 1909-1914 Sørum civil marriage, index and image
 * 1897-1913 Ullensaker civil marriage, image
 * 1898-1909 Ås civil marriage, image

Oslo
 * 1884, 1895-1935 Domkirken/Vår Frelser, civil marriage, index and image
 * 1900-1919, 1921-1952 Gamle Aker civil marriage, image
 * 1882-1939 Gamlebyen prestekontor civil marriage, image
 * 1905-1917, 1923-1934 Garnisonsmenigheten  civil marriage, image
 * 1887-1905, 1907-1951 Grønland civil marriage, image and index
 * 1917-1938 Hauge civil marriage, image
 * 1892-1908, 1914-1942 Jacob civil marriage, image
 * 1893-1930 Johannes civil marriage, image
 * 1917-1922 Kampen civil marriage, image
 * 1917-1942 Marcus  civil marriage, image
 * 1921-1922 Oslo byfogd civil marriage, image
 * 1936-1943 Petrus civil marriage, image
 * 1912-1923 Piperviken civil marriage image
 * 1898-1940 Sagene civil marriage, index and image
 * 1884-1891, 1924-1952 Trefoldighet civil marriage, image
 * 1907-1938 Tøyen civil marriage, image
 * 1907-1916 Vaterland civil marriage, image

Hedmark
 * 1883-1919 Nord-Østerdal sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1915-1924 Brandval, 1863-1919 Vinger and Odal sorenskriveri, 1883-1916 Solør sorenskriveri civil marriage, index and image
 * 1915-1919 Elverum, 1864, 1862-1918 Sør-Østerdal tingbok and sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1892-1996 Røros, 1883-1919 Nord-Østerdal sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1870-1930 Hamar and Vang, 1870-1901 Hamar notarius publicus civil marriage index and image
 * 1864, 1883-1929, 1934 Hof, 1883-1916 Solør sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1905-1918 Kongsvinger, 1863-1919 Vinger civil marriage, index and image
 * 1918-1921 Løten, 1878-1919 Sør-Hedmark sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1914-1924, 1930-1935, 1940 Nes (Stavsjø), 1923-1927 Nes (Nes) civil marriage, image
 * 1863-1919 Vinger og Odal sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1893-1902 Tolga (Os), 1883-1919 Nord-Østerdal sorenskriveri civil marriage, index and image
 * 1892-1896 Ringsaker (Brøttum), 1910 Ringsaker (Ringsaker) civil marriage, image
 * 1878-1919 Sør-Hedmark sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1862-1918 Sør-Østerdalen sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1894-1905 Stange (Stange), 1894 Stange (Tangen), 1902 Stange (Ottestad), 1878-1919 Sør-Hedmark sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1888-1913 Sør-Odal (Strøm), 1888-1890, 1951 Sør-Odal (Opstad), 1863-1919 Vinger og Odal sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1883-1919Nord Østerdal Sorenskriveri, 1895-1919 Tolga civil marriage, index and image
 * 1862-1918 Sør-Østerdalen Sorenskriveri (Trysil) civil marriage, index
 * 1890-1898, 1900-1910, 1916-1920 Tynset clerical district (parishes of Tynset and Tylldal) civil marriage, image
 * 1901-1919 Sør-Hedmark, Hamar by Sorenskriveri, 1878-1919 Sør-Hedmark Sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1863-1919 Vinger og Odal Sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1864 Sør-Østerdal, Tingbok 1883-1916 Solør Sorenskriveri (Våler) civil marriage, index
 * 1883-1919 Nord-Østerdal Sorenskriveri, 1929 Rendal clerical district, Ytre Rendal parish civil marriage, index and image
 * 1883-1919 Nord-Østerdal Sorenskriveri (Øvre Rendal parish)''' civil marriage, index
 * 1864 Sør-Østerdal, tingbok (Åmot) 1862-1918 Sør-Østerdalen Sorenskriveri (Åmot) civil marriage, index
 * 1864 Sør-Østerdal, tingbok (Åsnes) 1883-1916 Solør Sorenskriveri (Åsnes) civil marriages, index

Oppland
 * 1863-1920 Toten, Vardal og Biri Sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1897-1899 Gran/Brandbu, 1902-1903 Brandbu/Brandbu, 1903  Brandbu/Tingelstad, 1898 Gran/Tingelstad, 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1891-1919 Nord-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri civil marriage, index
 * 1921-1924 Fåberg/Mesna, 1905-1916 Fåberg/Fåberg civil marriage, image
 * 1911-1912, 1930 Vardal/Gjøvik civil marriage, image
 * 1898, 1914 Gran/Gran, 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri civil marriage, image and index
 * 1911 Sel/Heidal civil marriage, image
 * 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri (Jevnaker) civil marriage, index
 * 1891-1919 Nord Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Lesja) civil marriage, index
 * 1892-1908, 1933-1940 Lillehammer parish and Lillehammer byfogd, 1905-1916 Fåberg/Fåberg civil marriage, image and index
 * 1891-1919 Nord-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Lom) civil marriage, index
 * 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri (Lunner) civil marriage, index
 * 1890-1909 Mellom Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Nord-Fron), 1891-1919 Nord-Gudrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Nord-Fron) civil marriage, index
 * 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri (Nordre Land) civil marriage, index
 * 1889-1920 Sør-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Ringebu), 1890-1909 Mellom Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Ringebu) civil marriage, index
 * 1891-1919 Nord-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Sel), 1905-1912 Sel/Sel civil marriage, index and image
 * 1890 Skjåk/Skjåk, 1891-1919 Nord-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Skjåk) civil marriage, image and index
 * 1898-1900, 1931-1934 Søndre Land/Hov. 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri (Søndre Land) civil marriage, image and index
 * 1912 Sør-Aurdal/Bagn civil marriage, image
 * 1911-1915, 1920-1932 Sør-Fron, 1890-1909 Mellom Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Sør-Fron), 1889-1920 Sør-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Sør-Fron) civil marriage, index and image
 * 1856-1919 Hadeland og Land Sorenskriveri (Torpa) civil marriage, index
 * 1863-1920 Toten, Vardal og Biri Sorenskriveri (Vardal) civil marriage, index
 * 1889-1920 Sør-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Vestre Gausdal) civil marriage, index
 * 1863-1920 Toten, Vardal og Biri Sorenskriveri (Vestre Toten) civil marriage, index
 * 1907-1920 Vågå/Vågå, 1891-1919 Nord-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Vågå) civil marriage, image and index
 * 1889-1920 Sør-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Østre Gausdal) civil marriage, index
 * 1863-1920 Toten, Vardal og Biri Sorenskriveri (Østre Toten) civil marriage, index
 * 1901 Øyer/Tretten, 1890-1909 Mellom Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Øyer), 1889-1920 Sør-Gudbrandsdal Sorenskriveri (Øyer) civil marriage, image and index

Buskerud
 * 1881-1907, 1911-1920 Bragernes parish in Drammen city, 1884-1899 Strømsø parish in Drammen city civil marriage, image
 * 1904-1923 Hurum/Hurum civil marriage, image
 * 1878-1883 Kongsberg, 1892-1896 Kongsberg/Kongsberg, 1892-1894 Kongsberg/Jondalen civil marriage, image
 * 1897-1914 Krødsherad civil marriage, image
 * 1895-1900 Lier/Frogner civil marriage, image
 * 1908-1917 Modum/Heggen civil marriage, image
 * 1893-1895 Nedre Eiker civil marriage, image
 * 1902-1903 Nes civil marriage, image
 * 1905-1912 Norderhov, 1897-1902 Norderhov/Norderhov civil marriage, image
 * 1921-1922 Nore/Nore civil marriage, image
 * 1898 Rollag/Rollag civil marriage, image
 * 1890-1906 Røyken civil marriage, image and index
 * 1897, 1918-1935 Sigdal/Sigdal, 1897 Sigdal/Eggedal civil marriage, image
 * 1895-1901, 1907-1916 Fiskum (part of Eiker clerical district) civil marriage, image
 * 1916 Ådal/Ytre Ådal (Hval) civil marriage, image and index

Vestfold
 * 1890-1899, 1901-1922 Brunlanes/Berg, 1900-1917 Brunlanes/Tanum, 1921 Brunlanes/Kjose civil marriage, image
 * 1905-1918 Larvik/Larvik, 1906-1917 Larvik/Langestrand civil marriage, image
 * 1912-1919 Nøtterøy/Nøtterøy civil marriage, image
 * 1896-1921 Ramnes/Ramnes civil marriage, image
 * 1895-1907, 1919 Sandar civil marriage, image
 * 1906-1913 Sandefjord, 1919 Sandar civil marriage, image
 * 1907-1920 Stavern civil marriage, image
 * 1900-1930 Stokke civil marriage, image and index
 * 1889-1896 Strømm/Strømm civil marriage, image
 * 1915 Tjølling civil marriage, image
 * 1930-1934 Tjøme civil marriage, image
 * 1900-1912 Tønsberg civil marriage, image
 * 1918-1922 Våle civil marriage, image

Telemark
 * 1909-1913 Bamble/Stathelle civil marriage image and index
 * 1903-1918 Brevik civil marriage, index
 * 1896-1905 Drangedal; civil marriage, image
 * 1905-1913 Gjerpen civil marriage, image
 * 1903-1908 Holla/Helgen, 1908-1918 Holla/Holla civil marriage, image
 * 1899-1901 Langesund civil marriage, image
 * 1912 Lårdal/Eidsborg, 1904 Lårdal/Høydalsmo civil marriage, image
 * 1857-1863 Solum civil marriage, image and index

Aust-Agder
 * 1915-1926, 1932 Arendal, 1868-1869 Arendal metodistmenighet, 1899-1909 Barbu, 1910 Barbu/Barbu civil marriage, image and index
 * 1895-1915 Austre Moland/Austre Moland civil marriage, image
 * 1943-1944 Birkenes/Birkenes civil marriage, image
 * 1897-1906 Bygland (Årdal) civil marriage, image
 * 1905 Dypvåg civil marriage, image
 * 1885-1911 Dybvåg/Flosta, 1905 Dybvåg civil marriage, image
 * 1930-1931 Froland/Froland civil marriage, image
 * 1899-1902 Gjerstad/Gjerstad, 1907-1908 Gjerstad/Gjerstad civil marriage, image
 * 1896-1905 Gjøvdal, 1896-1897 Åmli/Gjøvdal, 1900-1911 Åmli civil marriage, image
 * 1898-1910 Grimstad, 1917-1820 Grimstad/Grimstad civil marriage, image
 * 1918-1922 Hisøy/Hisøy civil marriage, image
 * 1883-1915 Holt civil marriage, image
 * 1897-1913 Høvåg civil marriage, image
 * 1913 Iveland (Evje/Iveland) civil marriage, image
 * 1892-1895, 1897-1902, 1907-1919 Risør/Risør civil marriage, image
 * 1879-1912, 1915-1926 Stokken (Austre Moland, Stokken) civil marriage, image
 * 1919 Søndeled civil marriage, image
 * 1891 Åmli/Tovdal(Tovdal), 1901-1911 Åmli (Tovdal) civil marriage, image
 * 1921-1923 Tromøy civil marriage, image and index
 * 1883-1915 Holt (Tvedestrand), 1887-1915 Tvedestrand, 1935-1948 Tvedestrand/Tvedestrand civil marriage, image
 * 1881-1884 Øyestad, 1908-1919 Øyestad/Øyestad civil marriage, image
 * 1896-1898 Åmli/Åmli, 1900-1911 Åmli civil marriage, image

Vest-Agder
 * 1896-1898, 1900-1918 Fjotland, 1899-1917, 1942-1943 Fjotland/Fjotland civil marriage, image and index

For church records not on Digitalarkivet, or on microfilm; you will need to contact the respective Parish Minister. Be aware there is a 60-year privacy law in Norway. Do not ask for information later than that. For information from 1900 forward, you will want to contact the office called "Folkregister" for the area in which your ancestor lived. The phone number is 011 47 2207. Be aware that Norway is 8 hours earlier than the Mountain Time Zone in the United States. Also, be prepared to prove you are a direct line decendant.


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Offices to Contact
The Norwegian Tax Administration Telephone: +47 22 07 70 00 Website

Historical Background
There was no separation of church and state in Norway before 21 May 2012. Prior to this date church and state were joined.

There was not a legally recognized dissenter church in Norway until 1845. The law simply did not allow anyone to dissent from the Lutheran Church. After dissenter churches were accepted in 1845, these congregations still had to report births and deaths to the local parish priest of the Lutheran Church within one month of these events. Sometimes we find that children of dissenters were not recorded as the law stated. Often a pastor would make this a very difficult visit, trying to persuade or even threaten people to "come back" to the Lutheran Church. If dissenters lived in a city where they could avoid being known by the church personnel, they sometimes did not comply with this law.

A new act in 1891 gave some dissenter groups permission to solemnize marriages, and from this time until 1919, the different groups were required to report births, deaths and marriages to the local Lutheran Church once a year. After 1919 they had to report to the local folkeregister (vital statistics office).

The law did not require a dissenter church to deposit their records in the state archives unless a congragation was dissolved. The percentage of dissenters in 1875 was 0.4%, and in 1950 it was 3.76%.

Coverage and Compliance
"Modern vital registration began in 1906, but church records date back to the 1600s... If the marriage occurred before October 1, 2004, the marriage certificate can be obtained from the church or civil authority where the marriage was solemnized. If the marriage took place after October 1, 2004, the marriage certificate can be obtained from the Folkeregisteret."