Private company

Forlaget Oktober

Norwegian publishing house

Forlaget Oktober is a Norwegian publishing house. Oktober focuses on Norwegian contemporary fiction. In addition, they publish a small selection of non-fiction, poetry, and translated fiction.2 Its chief executive is Geir Berdahl (since 1979).1 It employed 11 people in 2025.1 It is part of Aschehoug.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Oct 13, 1970Founded1

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Oktober Bokhandel i Trondheim
Photo: Municipal Archives of Trondheim, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Forlaget Oktober is a Norwegian publishing house. Oktober focuses on Norwegian contemporary fiction. In addition, they publish a small selection of non-fiction, poetry, and translated fiction. Annually they release around 50 new titles, and around 150 Norwegian authors are attached to the publishing house.2

Corporate structure

Forlaget Oktober is part of a group headed by Aschehoug. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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Leadership

Who has led Forlaget Oktober, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Geir Berdahl1979–now
19801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2025111

Timeline

  1. 1979New chief executive Geir Berdahl becomes CEO1
  2. Oct 13, 1970Founded Founded1

Sources

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