Norwegian Defence Estates Agency

Norwegian Defence Estates Agency
Agency overview
Forsvarsbygg

Formed	January 1, 2002
Jurisdiction	Government of Norway
Headquarters	Oslo
Employees	1,279 (2007)
Minister responsible	Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen, Minister of Defence
Parent agency	Norwegian Ministry of Defence
Website	www.forsvarsbygg.no

The Norwegian Defence Estates Agency (Norwegian: Forsvarsbygg) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the real estate belonging to the Military of Norway. It is not part of the military operations, but is instead directly subordinate to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, and established on January 1, 2002. The agency has Havnelageret in Oslo as its headquarters.

Havnelageret

The agency both builds, operates and sells military real estate. In total it had six million square meters of real estate, fifteen million square meters of roads and open areas, in addition to 1,250 square kilometers of land. It employed 1,300 people in 2006. The division Skifte Eiendom is responsible to sell former military estates to prive, while National Fortifications Heritage owns and manages former military installations that are part of the cultural heritage.

Norwegian Armed Forces

Branches	Army Navy (Coast Guard) Air Force Home Guard Cyber Force Special Operations Command

Equipment	Army equipment Navy ships Military aircraft

Organisation	Joint Headquarters National Security Authority Intelligence Service Defence Research Establishment Defence Estates Agency Ministry of Defence

Related	NATO Nordic Battlegroup Scandinavian defence union

National Fortifications Heritage

Akershus Austrått Bergenhus Border Fortifications Fredrikstad Fredriksten Fredriksvern Hegra Karljohansvern Kongsvinger Kristiansten Møvik Oscarsborg Trondenes Vardøhus Værdal

Norwegian Defence Estates Agency

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