List of mass shootings in Norway
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This article is a list of mass shootings in Norway. Mass shootings are firearm-related violence with at least four casualties. Shootings associated with acts of war, such as the German occupation of Norway are excluded.
| Date | Location | Region | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 1938 | Braskereidfoss | Innlandet | 5[a] | 3[n 1] | 8 | A man armed with a rifle and knife killed his father, friend, a police officer and a chauffeur. He also wounded several others including two police officers with a knife. The rampage concluded when the perpetrator was killed by police.[1] |
| 14 July 1947 | Åsnes | Innlandet | 2[a] | 2 | 4 | A man armed with a handgun killed his fiance and wounded two others before killing himself.[2] |
| 2 December 1959 | Lande | Østfold | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself.[3] |
| 19 March 1965 | Heldalsmo | Agder | 4 | 2 | 6 | A man armed with a rifle and a shotgun killed four people and wounded two others before being arrested.[4] |
| 15 October 1966 | Kristiansand | Agder | 1 | 3[a] | 4 | A man armed with a handgun opened fire inside an apartment, killing one person and wounding two others before wounding himself.[5] |
| 9 January 1971 | Askim | Østfold | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his wife, two children and himself.[6] |
| 25 August 1974 | Sponvika | Østfold | 0 | 5 | 5 | A shooting incident at Svalerødkilen left five people wounded.[7] |
| 19 August 1978 | Tonsenhagen | Oslo | 1 | 4[a] | 5 | A man armed with a handgun killed a woman and wounded three others before wounding himself.[8] |
| 23 October 1980 | Budalen | Nordland | 1[a][n 2] | 3 | 4 | A man lit his relatives house on fire and then started shooting towards the fleeing victims, wounding three before the man killed himself. The fire itself killed four people.[9] |
| 1 May 1987 | Øvre Hålandsdal | Hordaland | 4 | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his mother, father, sister and brother-in-law before being arrested.[10] |
| 20 August 1988 | Farsund | Agder | 4 | 2 | 6 | Farsund shooting: A man armed with a shotgun killed four people and wounded two others at a shooting range.[11] |
21st century
| Date | Location | Region | Dead | Injured | Total | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 January 2002 | Geilo | Buskerud | 4[a] | 1 | 5 | A man armed with a rifle killed three members of the same family and wounded another before killing himself.[12] |
| 2 February 2002 | Årvoll | Oslo | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | A man armed with a rifle killed three of his friends before killing himself.[13] |
| 29 September 2002 | Græsberget | Innlandet | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | A man armed with a rifle killed his wife, two children and himself.[14] |
| 22 July 2011 | Utøya | Buskerud | 69[n 3] | 32 | 101 | 2011 Norway attacks: A man dressed in a homemade police uniform opened fire at a summer camp, killing 67 and wounding 32 others. Two victims were killed indirectly during the attack.[15] |
| 9 July 2017 | Grünerløkka | Oslo | 0 | 4 | 4 | A man armed with a handgun opened fire outside a nightclub wounding four people.[16] |
| 6 December 2021 | Berger | Buskerud | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | A man killed his wife, two children and himself with a shotgun.[17] |
| 25 June 2022 | Sentrum | Oslo | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2022 Oslo shooting: An Iranian-born Norwegian man armed with two firearms killed two people and wounded nine others before being arrested.[18] |
| 23 January 2024 | Skogbygda | Akershus | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | A man shot and killed his two daughters, a grandchild and himself with a shotgun.[19] |
| 23 March 2024 | Torpo | Buskerud | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | A man armed with a rifle killed his wife, two children and himself.[20] |