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The State Administration Database

* The National Archives

This page shows the event history for this unit.

Remarks: * = If a date is denoted with an asterisk (*), this implies that the date is not confirmed.

01.01.2026 Change of name

Name
* The National Archives

Short name
Nasjonalarkivet

Parliamentary proceedings and documents for this change

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.11.2016 Maintenance by reorganization

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.1999 * New form of affiliation/administrative level

(The unit is reorganized and has changed its form of affiliation/administrative level.)

Affiliations
Central agency/directorate

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

01.01.1991 * Maintenance by absorption

01.01.1987 * Maintenance by absorption

Incorporated bodies:

01.07.1955 Maintenance by reorganization

Related units:

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

25.03.1904 * Unit moving into, or out of, integrated organizations

(The unit moves into, or out of, an integrated organization or a group organization; the unit becomes part of a larger service / group of organizations.)

Superior body
National Archives of Norway

Unit type
Central unit in integrated civil service organization

01.01.1840 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Church and Education

17.11.1818 * New superior organization (horizontal movement)

(The unit has changed superior.)

Superior body
Ministry of Finance and Customs

06.06.1817 Regular founding

Name
National Archives of Norway

Short name
Riksarkivet

Affiliations
Other public administration body

COFOG
01 General public services

Superior body
The State

Unit type
National single organization (without subordinated units)

Located
301 Oslo

Please note that this event has comments in Norwegian that are for the present not translated into English

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