Private company

Government Pension Fund Norway

Government Pension Fund Norway is a Norwegian state-owned pension fund based in Haakon VIIs gate, founded in 1967.1 Its chief executive is Kjetil Houg (since 2018).1 It employed 51 people in 2019.1

Folketrygdfondet er eit norsk statsorgan (særlovselskap) som forvaltar Statens pensjonsfond – Noreg, som opphavleg hadde namnet Folketrygdfondet. Folketrygdfondet var skipa i 1967 av Per Borten-regjeringa i medhald av lov om folketrygd frå 17. juni 1966. Føresegnene om forvaltinga av fondet vert fastsett av Stortinget.2 From the nn Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 1967Founded1
  • Industrypension fund1
  • HeadquartersHaakon VIIs gate, Norway1
  • Websitewww.ftf.no
  • Legal formannet foretak ifølge særskilt lov1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI549300CFI11HDPN4SZ383
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressHaakon VIIs gate 2, 0161 Oslo, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 971 525 0613

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Corporate structure

Government Pension Fund Norway sits at the top of its group. 66 entities, 22 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Government Pension Fund Norway Oslo, Norway
    • Fjordkraft Subsidiary · Fyllingsdalen, Norway
    • Kongsberg Gruppen Stake · 7.06% · Kongsberg, Norway
    • Yara International Stake · 3.8% · Oslo, Norway
      • Yara (Germany) Subsidiary · Dülmen, Germany
      • YARA ASIA PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · 100% · Singapore, Singapore
      • yara tertre sa/nv Subsidiary · 100% · Saint-Ghislain, Belgium
      • P.T. YARA INDONESIA Subsidiary · Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia
      • YARA (THAILAND) LIMITED (บริษัท ยารา (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Ratchathewi, Thailand
      • YARA AFRICA FERTILIZER (PTY) LTD Subsidiary · Gauteng, South Africa
      • YARA ANIMAL NUTRITION SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD Subsidiary · Umbogintwini, South Africa
      • YARA ARGENTINA SA Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
      • YARA BRASIL FERTILIZANTES S.A. Subsidiary · Porto Alegre, Brazil
      • YARA CHILE FERTILIZANTES LIMITADA Subsidiary · Santiago, Chile
      • YARA COLOMBIA S.A. Subsidiary · Cartagena, Colombia
      • YARA FERTILISERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
      • YARA FERTILIZERS PHILIPPINES INC. Subsidiary · Taguig City, Philippines
      • YARA GROWTH VENTURES AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • YARA GUATEMALA, SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Subsidiary · Guatemala City, Guatemala
      • YARA NORGE AS Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
      • YARA S.A. Subsidiary · Zaventem, Belgium
      • YARA SWITZERLAND LTD. Subsidiary · Genève, Switzerland
      • YARA VIETNAM CO. LTD (CÔNG TY TNHH YARA VIÊT NAM) Subsidiary · Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
    • Gjensidige Stake · 3.74% · Oslo, Norway
    • Equinor ASA Stake · 3.45% · Stavanger, Norway
      • Equinor (United Kingdom) Subsidiary
      • Equinor Canada Subsidiary · Calgary, Canada
      • Industrikraft Midt-Norge Subsidiary · Steinkjer Municipality
      • Equinor Argentina B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Rotterdam, Netherlands
      • EQUINOR ENERGY AS Subsidiary · 100% · Stavanger, Norway
      • EQUINOR ARGENTINA AS Subsidiary · Stavanger, Norway
      • EQUINOR ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LTD. Subsidiary · Singapore, Singapore
      • EQUINOR ASSET MANAGEMENT AS Subsidiary · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR AKSJER EUROPA Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR AKSJER NORDEN Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR AKSJER NORGE Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR AKSJER PACIFIC INDEKS Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR AKSJER USA Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR AKSJER USA AKTIV Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR AKSJER USA INDEKS Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR KREDITT GLOBAL Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR KREDITT NORGE Fund · Stavanger, Norway
        • VERDIPAPIRFONDET EQUINOR LIKVIDITET NORGE Fund · Stavanger, Norway
      • Equinor Energy International Venezuela AS Subsidiary · Norway
      • EQUINOR INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
      • EQUINOR INSURANCE AS Subsidiary · Stavanger, Norway
      • Equinor OTS AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
      • EQUINOR SERVICE CENTER BELGIUM Subsidiary · Mechelen, Belgium
      • EQUINOR UK LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
        • EQUINOR ENERGY TRADING LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · London, United Kingdom
      • EQUINOR WOS LIMITED Subsidiary · Altrincham, United Kingdom

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Government Pension Fund Norway reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

Leadership

Who has led Government Pension Fund Norway, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Kjell Grimsvang1970–1990
  2. Tore Lindholt1990–2004
  3. Rune Selmar2004–2006
  4. Olaug Svarva2006–2018
  5. Kjetil Houg2018–now
197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2019511
  • 2011471

Timeline

  1. 2018New chief executive Kjetil Houg becomes CEO1
  2. 2006New chief executive Olaug Svarva becomes CEO1
  3. 2004New chief executive Rune Selmar becomes CEO1
  4. 1990New chief executive Tore Lindholt becomes CEO1
  5. 1970New chief executive Kjell Grimsvang becomes CEO1
  6. Jan 1, 1967Founded Founded1

Sources

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