Norway
Norway has been a State Party to the World Heritage Convention since 1977. With 8 inscribed properties, the country maintains a well-established presence on the World Heritage List. The majority of its sites are cultural properties, reflecting a strong emphasis on historical and architectural heritage. One of these properties is shared with neighboring countries, demonstrating cooperation across borders in heritage conservation.
Norway as a State Party to the World Heritage Convention
State Party since: May 12, 1977
Status: Ratification
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee: 1983-1989, 2003-2007, 2017-2021
Total of Mandate Years: 14
Total of Mandates: 3
WHC Electoral Group: I (Western Europe/North America)
World Heritage Sites in Norway (8)
Cultural: 7 | Natural: 1 | Mixed: 0
- Bryggen · Cultural
- Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site · Cultural
- Rock Art of Alta · Cultural
- Røros Mining Town and the Circumference · Cultural
- Struve Geodetic Arc · Cultural (Transboundary)
- Urnes Stave Church · Cultural
- Vegaøyan – The Vega Archipelago · Cultural
- West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord · Natural
Map of World Heritage Sites
Tentative World Heritage Sites (6)
- Várjjat Siida · submitted: August 27, 2025
- Viking Monuments and Sites / Vestfold Ship Burials and Hyllestad Quernstone Quarries · submitted: January 10, 2011
- Svalbard Archipelago · submitted: June 21, 2007
- Islands of Jan Mayen and Bouvet as parts of a serial transnational nomination of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge system · submitted: June 21, 2007
- The Laponian Area - Tysfjord, the fjord of Hellemobotn and Rago (extension) · submitted: October 7, 2002
- The Lofoten islands · submitted: October 7, 2002
Country Profile Norway
Official Name: Kingdom of Norway
Continent: Europe
Subregion: Northern Europe
UNESCO Region: Europe and North America
Capital: Oslo
Population (2024): 5,572,272
Land Area: 364,270 km²
Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK)