Private company
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag
Norwegian publishing company
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, commonly referred to as Gyldendal N.F. and in Norway often only as Gyldendal, is one of the largest Norwegian publishing houses. It was founded in 1925 after buying the rights to publications from the Danish publishing house Gyldendal, which the company also takes its name from.2 Its chief executive is Arne Magnus (since 2015).1 It employed 398 people in 2021.1 It is part of Gyldendal ASA.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industrypublishing1
- HeadquartersOslo1
- Websitegyldendal.no
- Legal formaksjeselskap1
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Gyldendal Norsk Forlag AS, commonly referred to as Gyldendal N.F. and in Norway often only as Gyldendal, is one of the largest Norwegian publishing houses. It was founded in 1925 after buying the rights to publications from the Danish publishing house Gyldendal, which the company also takes its name from.2
Corporate structure
Gyldendal Norsk Forlag is part of a group headed by Gyldendal ASA. 11 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Gyldendal ASA Oslo, Norway
- Gyldendal Norsk Forlag Oslo
- ARK bookstore Subsidiary · Oslo Municipality, Norway
- Pax Forlag Subsidiary · Oslo
- Polaris Media Subsidiary · Trondheim, Norway
- FINN.no Subsidiary · 10% · Oslo, Norway
- Polaris Media ASA Subsidiary · Arendal, Norway
- Polaris Media Midt-Norge Subsidiary · Trondheim, Norway
- Askøyværingen Subsidiary · Norway
- Polaris Media Nord-Norge Subsidiary · Norway
- Tiden Norsk Forlag Subsidiary · Oslo
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.
Leadership
Who has led Gyldendal Norsk Forlag, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- Chief executive officerArne Magnus 2015 to now1
- ChairJohn Tørres Thuv 2016 to now1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20213981
Timeline
Links
- Websitegyldendal.no1
- X (Twitter)x.com/Gyldendal_no1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/gyldendal.no1
- WikipediaGyldendal Norsk Forlag
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ3102177
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 2WikipediaGyldendal Norsk Forlag on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsGyldendal Norsk Forlag photo by Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0