The Norwegian book industry

Facts and Figures

Further details may be found in the annual reports made by the Norwegian Publishers Association. The reports are available in Norwegian only:​​
2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.​​

Publishers and agencies

The largest publishing houses in Norway are Cappelen Damm, Gyldendal, Aschehoug, Universitetsforlaget and Bonnier Norsk Forlag. Other key publishing houses in the Norwegian book industry are Vigmostad & Bj​ø​rke, Oktober, Pax, Kagge and Samlaget.​​

In Norway one also finds a rich abundance of small presses and growth in the number of newly established publishers.​​

See member publishers in the Norwegian Publishers Association here.​​

Norwegian literary agencies are: Cappelen Damm Agency, Gyldendal Agency, Hagen Agency, Immaterial Agents, Magikon, Northern Stories, Oslo Literary Agency, Saga Literary Agency, Stilton Agency and Winje Agency.​​

Click here for contact details to Literary Agencies in Norway.​​