Private company

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions

Logo: Anne Falch grafisk designer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

National trade union center

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Norwegian: Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 23 national unions affiliated to the LO have 1,038,502 members as of 2025. The majority of affiliated unions organizes traditional blue collar workers, but the largest affiliate is the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees which makes up more than a third of all members.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1899Founded1
  • HeadquartersFolkets Hus i Oslo, Norway1
  • Websitelo.no
  • Legal formforening/lag/innretning1
  • Kind of organizationNonprofit organization1
  • LEI549300SY54SBIS0PXQ263
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressTorggata 12, 0181 Oslo, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 9710743373
Folkets Hus Oslo 2007
Photo: Photo: Kjetil Ree Architect: Knut Knutsen, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (Norwegian: Landsorganisasjonen i Norge, LO) is a national trade union center, the largest and probably the most influential umbrella organization of labour unions in Norway. The 23 national unions affiliated to the LO have 1,038,502 members as of 2025. The majority of affiliated unions organizes traditional blue collar workers, but the largest affiliate is the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees which makes up more than a third of all members. LO is affiliated to the ITUC and the ETUC.2

Corporate structure

Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions Oslo, Norway
    • LOfavør Subsidiary · Oslo, Norway
    • LO Stat Subsidiary · Norway
    • Workers' Youth League Subsidiary · Norway

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.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

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Timeline

  1. 1957Renamed Name changed to Landsorganisasjonen i Norge1
  2. 1899Founded Founded1