2006 in Norway

Events in the year 2006 in Norway.
Incumbents

Monarch: Harald V
Prime Minister: Jens Stoltenberg

Events

7 June – A meteorite impact event occurs in northern Troms County, Norway. Locals compare the resultant explosion to the nuclear explosion at Hiroshima. The impact location was apparently desolate, and no structural damage or casualties are reported.
1 July – The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) is established. This is one of the biggest changes in the history of Norwegian welfare aid.
7 September – Death of Eugene Ejike Obiora: Eugene Ejike Obiora, a naturalized Norwegian citizen originally from Nigeria who was arrested at a social services office while complaining against being denied social aid, dies at the hands of arresting police officers in Trondheim. The case made headlines locally and nationally, with accusations of unnecessary use of force and racism leveled at the local
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