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70-558: It was founded during 1877 in Tromsø by Ludwig Markus Mack (1842–1915). Mack Bryggeri claims to be the northernmost brewery in the world, a claim that is cited on its bottles. After over 130 years of operation in Tromsø , in March 2012 the company moved production to Nordkjosbotn in Balsfjord Municipality , and lost the title of world's northernmost brewery to the brewery operated inside

140-458: A Northern Norway Line from Fauske (east of Bodø) to Tromsø have been brought up from time to time since 1968, but none have begun construction. The most common official reasons for not starting construction have been high costs, in part as a result of very difficult terrain; a report in October 2023 estimated a project cost of 281 billion NOK, approximately 24.1 billion Euros at the time. Tromsø

210-532: A Red Army offensive . The city of Tromsø was established as an independent municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The city was completely surrounded by the Tromsøe landdistrikt (the rural municipality of Tromsø / later renamed Tromsøysund Municipality ), but they were governed separately. As the city grew in size, areas were added to the city from the rural district. On 1 January 1861, an area of Tromsøysund Municipality (population: 110)

280-668: A city in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway . The city is the administrative centre of the municipality as well as the administrative centre of Troms county. The Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland and its Bishop are based at the Tromsø Cathedral in the city. The city is located on the island of Tromsøya which sits in the Tromsøysundet strait, just off the mainland of Northern Norway . The mainland suburb of Tromsdalen

350-400: A "frontier town". During the 17th century, while Denmark–Norway was solidifying its claim to the northern coast of Scandinavia and during this period a redoubt , Skansen , was built. Despite only being home to around 80 people, Tromsø was declared a kjøpstad and issued its city charter in 1794 by King Christian VII . This coincided with, and was a direct consequence of, the abolition of

420-500: A centre for Arctic hunting and starting point for Arctic expeditions . Tromsø Cathedral , Norway's only wooden cathedral, built in 1861, is located in the middle of the city, and so is the small Catholic church Vår Frue ("Our Lady"). Northern Europe's oldest cinema still in use, Verdensteatret , was built in 1915–16. The cinema has large wall paintings, made by the local artist Sverre Mack in 1921, which picture scenes from Norwegian folk lore and fairy tales. The Arctic Cathedral ,

490-633: A characteristic mountain known as Tromma (the Drum). The mountain's name in Sami (or Sámi), Rumbbučohkka , is identical in meaning, and it is said to have been a sacred mountain for the Sámi in pre-Christian times. The Sámi name of the island, Romsa , is assumed to be a loan from Norse – but according to the phonetical rules of the Sami language the frontal t has disappeared from the name. However, an alternative form – Tromsa –

560-489: A good basis for building a knowledge-based business. Skilled mining engineers were now assigned to develop the new company. The Weapons Factory quickly began producing rifles for the Norwegian Armed Forces . A number of models were developed and delivered throughout the 19th century. The major international breakthrough came in 1888 when director Ole Herman Johannes Krag and corps gunsmith Erik Jørgensen showcased

630-403: A modern church built in 1965, is situated on the mainland, facing the sound and city centre. The church, in reality a parish church and not a cathedral , was drawn by Jan Inge Hovig . The Polaria aquarium and experience centre from 1998 is a short walk south from the city centre. The Tromsø Museum is a university museum, presenting culture and nature of North Norway . The museum also displays

700-479: A new type of rifle. International breakthrough came with the Krag–Jørgensen rifle in 1892. The officer Ole Herman Johannes Krag and gunsmith Erik Jørgensen wanted to produce a new type of precision rifle, which was both easy to use, inexpensive to manufacture and which had revolutionary functionality. The rifle's mechanism proved to be something quite revolutionary in the arms industry. The Krag–Jørgensen rifle

770-414: A separate business unit. The decision proved to be a crucial building block in the creation of Kongsberg as a modern company. In 1993, the company Norwegian Defence Technology (NFT) became publicly listed and partially privatized. Two years later, in 1995, the company took the name Kongsberg Gruppen and the current logo was established. Then followed a long series of acquisitions. This included buying back

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840-715: A subsidiary of Toshiba and the Kongsberg Vaapenfabrikk. The two provided the Soviet Union with technology (Toshiba milling machines and Kongsberg computer numerical controls) that could be used to produce quiet submarine propellers , in violation of the CoCom agreement. The US always relied on the fact that the Soviets had noisy boats. Providing the Soviet Union with technology that could make their subs harder to find and track

910-471: A technological edge. KONGSBERG was about to get a position as a global technology leader. The rapid international growth resulted in both new opportunities and challenges. The new focus on establishing a civilian product portfolio changed the shape of the company. In 1981 civil divisions accounted for 70% of business. Companies were acquired and the number of employees increased sharply. An international network of offices and factories began to take shape. But

980-549: Is Tromsø Turnforening , a gymnastics club founded in 1862, that also was the cradle of the before mentioned football club Tromsø IL . Tromsø was selected by the Norwegian National Olympic Committee as Norway's candidate for the 2018 Winter Olympics . This would have made Tromsø the first city north of the Arctic Circle to host the games. There were plans to use ships as the media village. In October 2008

1050-474: Is a Norwegian multinational company, that supplies high-technology systems to customers in the merchant marine , defence , aerospace , offshore oil and gas industries, and renewable and utilities industries. In 2018, Kongsberg had revenues of NOK 14.381 billion, and 6,842 employees in more than 25 countries. The company is headquartered in Kongsberg . It comprises three business areas: Kongsberg

1120-399: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Norwegian corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Troms%C3%B8 (city) Tromsø ( Norwegian ; pronounced [ˈtrʊ̂msœ] ), Romsa   ( Northern Sami ) , or Tromssa   ( Kven ) (also: Finnish : Tromssa ; Swedish : Tromsö ) is

1190-431: Is a subarctic climate with long, cold winters and short, mild summers. ( Köppen : Dfc) The midnight sun occurs from about 18 May to 26 July, but the mountains in the north block the view of it for a few days, meaning that one can see the midnight sun from about 21 May to 21 July. Owing to Tromsø's high latitude, twilight is long, meaning there is no real darkness between late April and mid-August. The sun remains below

1260-565: Is a continuation of Kongsberg Weapons Factory (Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk - KV) (1814–1987). After KV's restructuring in 1987 following the Toshiba–Kongsberg scandal , defence activities continued as the company Norsk Forsvarsteknologi (NFT). In 1995 the company changed its name to Kongsberg Gruppen. Kongsberg was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 1993 and is a public company . The Norwegian Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

1330-566: Is above the horizon from 5:50 am to 7:50 pm (daylight saving time). If we include astronomical twilight as "not night", then Tromso only has 14 hours of night on the winter solstice. The combination of snow cover and sunshine often creates intense light conditions from late February until the snow melts in the lowland (usually late April), and sunglasses are essential when skiing . Because of these diametrically different light conditions in winter, Norwegians often divide it into two seasons: Mørketid (polar night) and Seinvinter (late winter). It

1400-609: Is also the northernmost city in the world with a population exceeding 20,000. It is the largest urban area in Northern Norway and the third largest north of the Arctic Circle anywhere in the world (following Murmansk and Norilsk ). The city's largest workplaces are the University of Tromsø (UiT) and University Hospital of North Norway . The Norwegian Polar Institute also has its headquarters in Tromsø. The Northern Lights Observatory

1470-467: Is assumed to have inhabited the southernmost reaches of today's Tromsø municipality. He described himself as living "furthest to the North of all Norwegians" with areas north of this being populated by Sámi. An Icelandic source ( Rimbegla ) from the 12th century also describes the fjord Malangen in the south of today's Tromsø municipality as a border between Norse and Sámi coastal settlements during that part of

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1540-600: Is based here too. The city is warmer than most other places located on the same latitude, due to the warming effect of the Gulf Stream . Tromsø is even milder than places much farther south of it elsewhere in the world, such as on the Hudson Bay and in Far East Russia , with the warm-water current allowing for both relatively mild winters and tree growth in spite of its very high latitude. The city centre of Tromsø contains

1610-582: Is connected to the city centre on Tromsøya by the Tromsø Bridge and the Tromsøysund Tunnel . The suburb of Kvaløysletta on the island of Kvaløya is connected to the city centre by the Sandnessund Bridge . The 13.79-square-kilometre (3,410-acre) town has a population (2023) of 41,915 and a population density of 3,040 inhabitants per square kilometre (7,900/sq mi). The mainland suburb of

1680-515: Is dominated by bus, primarily by Troms fylkestrafikk. A private airport shuttle named the Airport Express Coach runs from the airport to the city centre in around 15 minutes. An alternative option is to use the local bus routes 40 and 42, which stop just a few minutes walk from the terminal, and are considerably cheaper. There is also a taxi rank outside the airport terminal as well as several taxi ranks in downtown Tromsø. The taxi fare from

1750-469: Is in informal use. There is a theory that holds the Norwegian name of Tromsø derives from the Sámi name, though this theory lacks an explanation for the meaning of Romsa . A common misunderstanding is that Tromsø's Sámi name is Romssa with a double "s". This, however, is the accusative and genitive form of the noun used when, for example, writing "Tromsø Municipality" (Roms s a Suohkan). In Finnish, however,

1820-758: Is located beside the main Tourist Information Office. Tromsø Airport is approximately 4.5km from downtown. Its most common destination is smaller towns in Troms, Finnmark and Nordland , served by Widerøe ; as of December 2023, competing airlines and foreign airlines offer longer direct flights to southern Norway, Longyearbyen , Finland ( Helsinki and Rovaniemi ), Copenhagen , Luton Airport , and north and central Europe (including Frankfurt , Paris and Zürich ). 3 express boat lines lead to and from Harstad , Skjervøy and Lysnes . The Norwegian Coastal Express also docks in Tromsø. Preliminary plans for

1890-467: Is named after the island of Tromsøya , on which it stands. The last element of the city's name comes from the word for "island" ( Norwegian : øy , Danish : ø), but the etymology of the first element is uncertain. Several theories exist. One theory holds "Troms-" to derive from the old (uncompounded) name of the island ( Old Norse : Trums ). Several islands and rivers in Norway have the name Tromsa , and

1960-454: Is possible to observe aurora borealis (northern lights) from Tromsø, as northern Norway is located in the auroral zone. As it is always light in the summer, no aurora is visible between late April and mid August. Additionally, due to the coastal location, Tromsø is often subject to cloudy conditions which prevents aurora being seen, even if they are present. The compact city centre has the biggest concentration of historic wooden houses north of

2030-587: Is served by European route E8 , which connects to Norway's main north-south route European route E6 at Nordkjosbotn approximately 80km south of Tromsø. Tromsø is the home of many football clubs, of which the three most prominent are Tromsø IL , which plays in the Norwegian Premier League and is the world's northernmost Premier League football team, I.F. Fløya in the Norwegian First Division (women) , and Tromsdalen U.I.L. , playing in

2100-492: Is the largest shareholder with a 50.001 percent interest. Markets outside of Norway pose a growing and increasingly important part of business and represented approximately 80% of revenue in 2015. The company's origin and background dates back to the early 1600s. The discovery of silver in the mountains around Kongsberg in 1624 meant that the city became an important mineral resource for the Danish Norwegian kingdom. When

2170-612: The Adeccoliga . Tromsø Midnight Sun Marathon is arranged every year in June and recently also a Polar Night Halfmarathon in January. The city is home to many clubs in the top division in various sports. Most notably basketball -outfit Tromsø Storm in the BLNO , BK Tromsø in the top volleyball league for men, and Tromsø Volley in the top volleyball league for women. The oldest sports club in Tromsø

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2240-561: The Arctic-alpine botanic garden , the world's northernmost botanical garden. A cable car goes up to mount Storsteinen , 420 metres (1,380 feet) above sea level , with a panoramic view over Tromsø. The mountain Tromsdalstinden , 1,238 metres (4,062 ft), on the mainland, which is easily spotted from the city centre, is also a major landmark. At the top of Tromsøya is a lake called Prestvannet . The public transport service in Tromsø

2310-499: The Danish-Norwegian union was dissolved about 200 years later there was a need to build up a strong defence that would contribute to independence and security for Norway . There was a need for a domestic defence industry, and Kongsberg already had expertise after centuries of mining. On 20 March 1814 Poul Steenstrup founded Kongsberg Våpenfabrikk. 1813 was an important year for Norway. The nation wrote its constitution and

2380-647: The Finnmark -based Alta Battalion at Narvik. Tromsø escaped the war unscathed, although the German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by the RAF off the Tromsøy island on 12 November 1944, killing close to 1,000 German sailors. At the end of the war, the city received thousands of refugees from Finnmark county and the northern areas of Troms – areas which had been devastated by German forces using scorched earth tactics in expectation of

2450-649: The Novgorod state had the right to tax the Sámi along the coast to Lyngstuva and inland to the Skibotn River or possibly the Målselv River , whereas Norway was allowed to tax areas east to – and including – the Kola Peninsula . During the next five hundred years Norway's border with Russia and the limits of Norwegian settlement would be pushed eastwards to Sør-Varanger Municipality , making Tromsø lose its character as

2520-600: The World Exposition in Barcelona in 1929. During World War II Kongsberg was under German control. Production, however, never came up to such numbers as the occupation forces wanted. This was partly due to access to raw materials, but also resistance among factory workers.no proof about the role of workers After the war, Kongsberg was designated as one of the major industrial builders in Norway. The company produced everyday necessities such as pots and pans, and contributed to

2590-426: The 1960s). Arctic hunting, from Novaya Zemlya to Canada , started up around 1820. By 1850, Tromsø was the major centre of Arctic hunting, overtaking the former centre of Hammerfest , and the city was trading from Arkhangelsk to Bordeaux . In 1848, the teacher training college was also moved from Trondenes (near current-day Harstad ) to Tromsø, with part of its mission being to educate Sámi scholars – there

2660-502: The Heathens"—the eponymous "heathens" being the Sámi), was built during the reign of King Hákon Hákonarson . At the time, it was the northernmost church in the world. Around the same time a turf rampart was built to protect the area against raids from Karelia and Russia . Tromsø was not just a Norwegian outpost in an area mainly populated by the Sámi, but also a frontier city towards Russia;

2730-537: The Icefiord Hotel in Ilulissat ( Greenland ) by a margin of a mere 50 metres (160 ft). When Hotel Icefjiord closed their brewery in 2013, the brewery equipment was taken over by Brewery Immiaq (also Ilulissat), who claimed to hold the title of "world's northernmost brewery". In 2015, Svalbard Bryggeri claimed the northernmost brewery in the world at 78 degrees North. This beer or brewery -related article

2800-468: The Middle Ages. There has also been extensive Sámi settlement on the coast south of this 'border' as well as scattered Norse settlements north of Malangen—for example, both Sámi and Norse Iron Age (0–1050 AD) remains have been found on southern Kvaløya . The first church on the island of Tromsøya was erected in 1252. Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae de Trums juxta paganos ("The Church of Saint Mary in Troms near

2870-564: The NOC suspended Tromsø's bid, citing excessive costs. From the southern to the northern tip of the island Tromsøya , there is a floodlit cross country ski track. A ski jump is also situated on the island, close to the university. As of the spring in 2010, the city's first ice rink has been open and is home to Tromsø Hockey , which plays in the Swedish Ice Hockey Association's League 3. Kongsberg Gruppen Kongsberg Gruppen

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2940-425: The airport to the city centre during the daytime on weekdays is approximately NOK 200. Buses run from early morning to late night Mon-Fri, with a less frequent service at weekends. There is also a night bus service on Friday and Saturday nights from the city centre to select parts of the city suburbs. District buses run within the municipality of Tromsø and depart from Prostneset, the main bus station in Tromsø, which

3010-460: The business advancement and progress coincided with national and international unrest, which had a serious impact on the company, as an outcome of so-called Toshiba-Kongsberg scandal , after illegal export to the Soviet Union machine tools banned by Cocom . The outcome was a need to restructure the entire company. In 1987, the company was part of the Toshiba-Kongsberg scandal , which involved

3080-455: The city of Bergen 's centuries-old monopoly on the trade in cod. Tromsø quickly rose in importance. The Diocese of Hålogaland was created in 1804, with the first bishop being Mathias Bonsak Krogh . The city was established as Tromsø Municipality 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt ), but at that time it was a very small size in area. Over time the municipality grew much larger in area by merging with neighboring areas (especially during

3150-404: The city of Trondheim , and they co-exist with modern architecture. The houses date from 1789 to 1904, when building wooden houses was banned in the city centre, as in several other Norwegian cities. The oldest house in Tromsø is Skansen , built in 1789 on the remains of a 13th-century turf rampart . The Polar Museum, Polarmuseet , situated in a wharf house from 1837, presents Tromsø's past as

3220-399: The city, Tromsdalen , has a population of 18,202 and the suburb of Kvaløysletta on the island of Kvaløya has a population of 8,868. This give the Tromsø metropolitan area a population of nearly 69,000 people. The most populous town in Norway located north of Tromsø is Alta , with a population of 15,931 (2023), making Tromsø a very large city for this vast rural northern part of Norway. It

3290-427: The company launched its own aerospace division. The restructuring process that began in 1987 culminated in 1993 when it was decided that Kongsberg should be partially privatized and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange . This gave Kongsberg greater independence and the opportunity to cooperate with private business investors. It helped facilitate many positive changes, such as the establishment of Kongsberg Maritime as

3360-428: The defence industry to enter new markets and seek new business opportunities. Production of civilian products such as civil weapons, tools, and parts for the shipping industry and whaling fleet began 1918. Other departments made bicycle components , while the cannon department made shafts, connecting rods, forgings and whale guns . Kongsberg launched its first civil products in 1921. The products won gold medal at

3430-613: The development of the defence and maritime industry . The weapons factory was no longer under military command, and in 1953, the Norwegian Parliament , adopted a large-scale modernization and expansion of the company. The aim was to build a national high-tech defence industry that met the needs of the Norwegian Armed Forces as well as those of NATO . The creation of the Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt ("Defence Research Establishment") (FFI) at Kjeller in 1947

3500-492: The discovery of oil in the North Sea . Companies that would later become part of Kongsberg Gruppen, such as Simrad and Norcontrol , however, had already provided sonar systems and equipment for fishing and merchant marine for decades. The 1970s also became the decade when KONGSBERG positioned itself towards the petroleum sector. Dynamic positioning (DP) and subsea installations were revolutionary technology, which gave KONGSBERG

3570-478: The end of the 19th century, Tromsø had become a major Arctic trade centre from which many Arctic expeditions originated. Explorers like Roald Amundsen , Umberto Nobile and Fridtjof Nansen made use of the know-how in Tromsø on the conditions in the Arctic, and often recruited their crews in the city. The Northern lights observatory was founded in 1927. When Germany invaded Norway in 1940, Tromsø served briefly as

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3640-517: The highest number of old wooden houses in Northern Norway , the oldest house dating from 1789. The city is a cultural centre for its region, with several festivals taking place in the summer. Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge of the electronica duo Röyksopp and Lene Marlin grew up and started their careers in Tromsø. Noted electronic musician Geir Jenssen also hails from Tromsø. The city of Tromsø

3710-453: The horizon during the polar night from about 26 November to 15 January, but owing to the mountains, the sun is not visible from 21 November to 21 January. The return of the sun is an occasion for celebration. However, because of the twilight, there is some daylight for a couple of hours even around midwinter, often with bluish light. The nights shorten quickly. By 21 February the sun is above the horizon from 7:45 am to 4:10 pm, and by 1 April it

3780-404: The maritime division. The development of the prototype of HUGIN which was demonstrated for Statoil in 1996, later further developed to MUNIN. REMUS is another Autonomous Underwater Vehicle , produced at Hydroid, a fully owned subsidiary of Kongsberg. In 1997, Kongsberg gathered its operations in the subsidiaries Kongsberg Maritime and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace . The development of

3850-436: The names of these are probably derived from the word straumr which means "(strong) current". (The original form must then have been Strums , for the missing s see Indo-European s-mobile .) Another theory holds that Tromsøya was originally called Lille Tromsøya (Little Tromsøya), because of its proximity to the much bigger island today called Kvaløya , that according to this theory was earlier called "Store Tromsøya" due to

3920-615: The seat of the Norwegian government. General Carl Gustav Fleischer arrived in Tromsø on 10 April 1940 after flying in terrible conditions. From Tromsø he issued orders for total civilian and military mobilisation and declared Northern Norway a theatre of war. Fleischer's strategic plan was to first wipe out the German forces at Narvik and then transfer his division to Nordland to meet a German advance from Trøndelag . The Germans eventually captured all of Norway, after allied support had been withdrawn, although they encountered fierce resistance from

3990-518: The shares, would not inject big money to keep the whole business, so the company was split up. The civil division was sold out, while the defence division continued under the name Norwegian Defence Technology (NFT) from 19 June 1987 to 1995. The newly formed company had for a short period of time a renewed focus on its core defence business. This helped the company regain financial stability. Then Kongsberg again turned its focus towards civil and maritime sectors. Kongsberg also entered new markets. In 1990

4060-515: The weapons factory was one of the nation's first industrial factories. Kongsberg Silver Mines experienced a recession and as a consequence Kongsberg suffered distress and poverty. There was a need to create new jobs. In addition Norway was marked by the desire for national independence, and the Weapons factory would make the newly established state self-supplied with weapons. Kongsberg's mining traditions - established over several centuries - provided

4130-674: The weapons station Protector RWS from 1997. 1998: the Air Defence System Norwegian Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) was pronounced operational. In 2008, parts of the defence business spun off as a separate business area as "Kongsberg Protech Systems". Other defence activities continued under the name Kongsberg Defence Systems. The co-development of Well Advisor together with BP Also in 2008, parts of Kongsberg Maritime, which had worked with simulation technology in oil and gas, were reorganized under new management. The result

4200-499: The word is written with a double "s": Tromssa . The area has been inhabited since the end of the ice age . Archeological excavations in Tønsvika , just outside the city limits, have turned up artifacts and remains of buildings estimated to be 9,000 to 10,000 years old. The area's rich Norse and Sámi heritage is well documented. The Norse chieftain Ohthere , who lived during the 890s,

4270-524: The work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1964, the city of Tromsø (population: 12,602), all of Tromsøysund Municipality (population: 16,727), most of Ullsfjord Municipality except for the Svendsby area (population: 2,019), and most of Hillesøy Municipality except for the parts on the island of Senja (population: 1,316) were all merged to form a new, larger Tromsø Municipality . Tromsø's climate

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4340-487: Was Kongsberg Oil & Gas Technologies that was established as a separate business area. However, due to challenging market conditions in the oil and gas industry this area was consolidated into Kongsberg Maritime and the newly established business area Kongsberg Digital in 2016. By the end of 2009 Kongsberg was divided into four separate divisions/business areas. The development of the Naval Strike Missile and

4410-529: Was a quota ensuring that Sámi gained access. The teacher college was followed by the Tromsø Museum in 1872, and the Mack Brewery in 1877. During the 19th century, Tromsø became known as the "Paris of the North". How this nickname came into being is uncertain, but the reason is generally assumed to be that people in Tromsø appeared far more sophisticated than visitors from the south typically expected. By

4480-520: Was adopted as army rifle for the Norwegian Army . The weapon was in service until World War II . "The Krag" became Norway's first large-scale industrial export and helped to establish an important relationship with the U.S. military. The Krag–Jørgensen rifle dominated production at Kongsberg until the end of World War I . When the war was over there was a significant decline in military orders. The company therefore used its position and expertise from

4550-557: Was established in 1928, and two companies affiliated with the Kongsberg Gruppen collect satellite data from space using the observatory. The fishing industry is very important. Norway's Norges Råfisklag and Norges sjømatråd (seafood council) both have their headquarters in Tromsø. Sparebanken Nord-Norge also has its headquarters in the city. Furthermore, "Skatt nord", an agency of the Norwegian Tax Administration

4620-514: Was first adopted as a service rifle by the Danish Army in 1889. Three years later the rifle became a world-known concept when the United States decided to equip their soldiers with the rifle. "The Krag" turned out to be one of the first major export contracts for the Norwegian industry. During a six-year period the U.S. alone produced well over half a million rifles on licence. In 1894 the weapon

4690-409: Was later reorganized into the company Kongsberg Automotive . Having had a national focus in the post-war period , KONGSBERG again directed its attention and expertise towards the international market. The years from 1960 to the end of the 80s were a time of innovation, development and rapid growth for Kongsberg. KONGSBERG's focus on the maritime industry began in the early 1970s and coincided with

4760-563: Was part of the same strategy. This cooperation was from the 1950s and up till present given rise to a number of defence systems such as the Penguin missile , NASAMS 2 air defence system , HUGIN AUV and Naval Strike Missile . After an agreement with Volvo in 1957, the production of automobile parts also became a considerable business for KONGSBERG. At first the company produced drive shafts , and then other components for heavy trucks, buses , tractors and agricultural machinery . The division

4830-505: Was perceived as a significant threat to the security of the United States. 1987 was a turning point in the history of Kongsberg. The company was divided into divisions that manufactured automobile parts , aircraft parts , gas turbines , oil installations, and marine equipment and defence equipment. Innovation was high, but not the profitability. The company had taken on too large and complex development tasks. The state, which owned all

4900-490: Was transferred to the city of Tromsø. On 1 January 1873, an unpopulated area of Tromsøysund was transferred to the city. On 1 July 1915, another area of Tromsøysund (population: 512) was merged into the city of Tromsø. On 1 January 1955, the Bjerkaker area on the island of Tromsøya (population: 1,583) was transferred from Tromsøysund to the city of Tromsø. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to

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