There were no political parties in Norway in 1814. For this reason, the parties are not mentioned in the original wording of the Constitution. It was not until 1884 that political parties were directly referred to in the Constitution.

On 9th April 1940, war came to Norway and German soldiers occupied the Storting. For the next five years, the Storting was put out of action and the building was taken over by its German occupiers. 

Friday 21st April 1972 was a momentous day in the history of modern Norway. Until that date, sexual relations between men had been a criminal offence under the Norwegian Penal Code.

In 2021, we celebrated the centenary since Karen Platou (Conservative Party) was the first woman to be elected to the Storting as a regular MP. Read articles about women in the Storting.

The Svalbard Treaty was signed on 9th February 1920. A little over four years later, on 21st July 1924, a unanimous Storting voted in favour of its ratification. The treaty is internationally unique.

In May 1821 the Storting chose what is now one of the most powerful symbols of sovereignty, community and democracy in Norway.

The Castbergian Child Laws from 1915 gave children born outside of marriage rights to inheritance and to bear their father’s surname.

King Carl Johan was crowned on 7 September 1818 in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim. In 2018 The President of the Storting opened an exhibition at Eidsvoll Manor House to mark the anniversary.

Magnus Lagabøte’s Landslov of 1274 was the first nationwide legal code in Europe that was actually used.