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Kommunalbanken

Logo: Kommunalbanken, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Norwegian Agency for Local Governments (Norwegian: Kommunalbanken, short KBN) is a local government funding agency 100 percent owned by the Royal Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on behalf of the Kingdom of Norway. KBN is a direct continuation of its predecessor, Norges Kommunalbank, and has for 85 years been the primary provider of loans to the local government sector in Norway. With an AAA/ Aaa credit rating, KBN was established by an act of Parliament in 1926 as a state administrative body and started operations in 1927.2 It is headquartered in Oslo.1 It employed 74 people in 2018.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1927Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersOslo1
  • Websitekbn.com
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEII7ETN0QQO2AHZZGHJ3893
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressFilipstad brygge 1, 0252 Oslo, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 981 203 2673

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The Norwegian Agency for Local Governments (Norwegian: Kommunalbanken, short KBN) is a local government funding agency 100 percent owned by the Royal Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development on behalf of the Kingdom of Norway. KBN is a direct continuation of its predecessor, Norges Kommunalbank, and has for 85 years been the primary provider of loans to the local government sector in Norway.2

Products and brands

  • loan

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Norway's Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 2018741

Timeline

  1. 1927Founded Founded1

Sources

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