NORWAY

  • Number of crematoria: 26
  • Crematoria situated in:
    • Ålesund, Arendal
    • Bærum, Bergen, Bodø
    • Drammen
    • Gjøvik
    • Halden, Harstad
    • Kongsvinger, Kristiansand, Kristiansund
    • Narvik
    • Odda, Oslo
    • Ringerike, Røros
    • Sandefjord, Sandnessund, Sarpsborg, Skedsmo, Skien, Stavanger, Steinkjer
    • Tinn, Trondheim

Statistics of cremation:

  Cremations Total Deaths % of Deaths
2017 16,903 40,774 41.46
2018 17,429 40,840 42.68

 

Cremation Organisation:
Norsk Forening For Gravplasskultur
Neslandsvatn
N-3750 Drangedal
President:
Per Øyvind Skrede
Secretary:
Synnøve Haugstad Sira
Date of foundation:
1966
Number of members:
456
Name of journal:
Gravplassen
Date of foundation:
1998 (originally 'Kirkegårdskultur' founded in 1970)
Published:
quarterly
Circulation (per issue):
1,300
Editor:
Alf Bergin
Ishallveien 24, 4021 Stavanger, Norway