Squatting in Norway is taking possession of land or an empty house without the permission of the owner. The first public occupation was Hjelmsgate 3 in 1969 and self-managed social centres which were first squatted and then legalized include the Blitz House, Hausmania and UFFA. Brakkebygrenda was a land squat which has twice been evicted.
In Oslo, the capital of Norway, the first public occupation was Hjelmsgate 3 in 1969. It was quickly legalized and became a base for anarchism and countercultural activities.[1] In the 1980s, buildings were occupied by a radical left-wing movement which had links to Denmark and Sweden.[2] Most famously, houses on Skippergata were squatted and then after eviction, the Blitz House was occupied at Pilestredet 30.[1][3] Blitz is a self-managed social centre which hosts radiOrakel (a feminist radio station), a bookshop, a music venue and a vegan café.[4]
Hausmania is a complex of buildings in Oslo that has been squatted from 1999 onwards. The cultural centre at Hausmannsgate 34 has a cinema, galleries, a vegan café and a theatre.[5] Hausmannsgate 34 was evicted in 2016 and 11 people were arrested.[6] Brakkebygrenda was also occupied in 1999. It was a land squat where people lived in caravans and motorhomes, which has been evicted twice.[1] The eviction in 2008 was resisted by between 30 and 40 squatters throwing projectiles, and a caravan was set on fire. In 2014, the site was evicted again in a large police operation, which closed nearby roads.[7][8] Property developers Urbanium, who bought property on the Hausmania site, were reported by Klassekampen to have been involved in the eviction of Brakkebygrenda.[9]
In Trondheim, the self-managed social centre UFFA was created in 1981. After the original building was burnt down, the centre moved to its present location. It houses a bookshop, a cafe, a concert space and offices for the anarchist newspaper Folk & Røvere.[10] Blitz, Hausmania and UFFA are all centres for anarchism in Norway.[11]
^Nilsen, Torbjørn Tumyr; Brække, Jonas (19 August 2015). "Tas over av utviklere". Klassekampen. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^Aas, Elisabeth (26 September 2011). "Nytt hus for UFFA om et år". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Archived from the original on 5 February 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
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