Access to the population register
To access the Norwegian population register it requires that you have a Norwegian company ID.
Access to the population register for public and private companies is regulated by permits. Each permit gives access to a certain pre-packaged information bundle.
The information bundles are designed for the following industries:
Private companies
Financial institutions and financial groups (documented with a license under the Financial Undertakings Act)
Public authorities, companies and individuals who have their own legal basis for obtaining confidential information.
Public authorities and companies, individuals who perform tasks on behalf of the public and who are not legally bound
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Private companies
Private companies are given the right to access the following information:
Full name, including history
Date of birth (Possibility to access the birth / d number is given if there is a justified need).
Sex
The basis for registered identity
Address and date of relocation of current residential address (not addresses that are subject to confidentiality or rated by the safety instructions)
Previous addresses, countries for immigration and emigration
Birthplace
Citizenship
Marital status (all types)
Guardianship (guardian's name and address)
Confirmed future approval
Date of death
Registration status (resident, emigrated, dead, expired and inactive d-number)
How can I search for information with the above permit?
Search can only be done through so-called unambiguous searches, ie. the person is named and identifiable. Search is done with birth / d number (11 digits) as well as first name and last name.
Financial companies
Financial companies are given access to the following information:
Full name, including history
Birth and d-number
The basis for registered identity
Address and transfer date of current addresses (not addresses covered by confidentiality or rated by the protection instructions)
Previous addresses, country of immigration and emigration with migration dates
Birthplace
Citizenship
Marital status (all types)
Guardianship (guardian's name and address)
confirmed future power of attorney
Date of death
Relationship information, parents, spouse, children
Status (resident, emigrated, dead, expired and inactive d-number)
How can I search for information with the above permit?
Search takes place with date of birth and any d-number in combination with first name and last name.
According to the first paragraph of 10-10 of the Population Register Act, finance companies also have the right to look up birth / d numbers and receive a hit list with names of persons who are not sufficiently identified (so-called majority).
Access requires that the company holds a license in accordance with 3-2 of the Financial Business Act.
Read more about the service here.