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Telenor Headquarters & offices · Fornebu, Norway
Telenor · Fornebu, Norway
Telenor built its headquarters on Norway's former national airport, bringing about 6,000 people from 40 Oslo addresses under one roof — with kayaks in the basement and a private jetty on the fjord.
The Fornebu headquarters by NBBJ, HUS arkitekter and Per Knudsen Arkitektkontor opened in 2002: office wings no wider than 16 metres so daylight reaches almost every desk, atriums, a central plaza and fjord water for heating and cooling. Then the benefits, 170 years of history and the business — every fact from Telenor and its architects.
- 137,000 m²of offices (≈ 1.47 million sq ft), opened 2002
- 40 → 1Oslo addresses brought under one roof
- ≈ 40company cabins and holiday flats for staff
- 10,113employees in the group
Sources: Telenor press releases (2001, 2002) · NBBJ and HUS arkitekter project pages · telenor.no “13 gode grunner til å velge Telenor” · telenor.com “Who we are”
Companies / Norway / Telecommunications / Telenor
THE HEADQUARTERS · FORNEBU
A workplace on a former airport by the Oslofjord
Telenor's headquarters stands on the site of Norway's former national airport at Fornebu, along the eastern shoreline. The winning design, “Uffizi Nuovi”, was unveiled in 1997. Offices are arranged in units of about forty people, floor plates are never more than 16 metres wide so daylight reaches almost every corner, and atriums link the floors to the boulevards and an open-air central plaza. Inside today: three canteens, the Expo Café furnished like a hotel lounge with fjord views, The HUB — a small house in the middle of the plaza with a coffee bar for all-hands meetings — and “heart zones” with coffee, fruit and chocolate drawers.
- 137,000 m² of offices
- Built on the former national airport
- Floor plates ≤ 16 m wide
- Fjord water for heating and cooling
- 3 canteens · Expo Café · The HUB
- Private jetty, kayaks and a 24-hour gym
The buildings on the Fornebu shoreline
Telenor's headquarters stands on the site of Norway's former national airport at Fornebu, along the eastern shoreline, with about 137,000 m² of offices.
The plaza, atriums and boulevards
Floor plates are never more than 16 metres wide, and atriums link the floors to the boulevards and an open-air central plaza.
Facts: Telenor press releases (Nov 23, 2001; Sep 22, 2002) · NBBJ project page · HUS arkitekter project page · telenor.no “13 gode grunner til å velge Telenor”
Fornebu, on Oslo's old airport
| Building | Address |
|---|---|
| Headquarters, Telenor Group | Snarøyveien 30, N-1360 Fornebu, Norway |
| Corporate office, Singapore | 1 Wallich Street, #28-01 Guoco Tower, Singapore 078881 |
Source: telenor.com “Contact us” · See them on the map ↓
Source: Telenor press releases (2001, 2002) · NBBJ project page · HUS arkitekter project page
Benefits (Norway)
5% of salary up to 7.1 G, and 18% on the part of salary between 7.1 G and 12 G; disability pension included.
Keep the shares two years and stay employed, and Telenor gives you as many shares as you bought.
From Finse, 1,222 m above sea level, to Tjøme and Bulgaria, rented at strongly reduced prices.
Corporis indoor gym, open 24 hours, with classes and personal training.
Low-threshold access to psychologists, physiotherapists, specialists and video doctor visits; travel insurance for your family too.
Telenor Academy plus free Coursera, Microsoft Learn, AWS and Blinkist.
A year for the company sports club and the Telenor Culture Club.
Agreed with your manager; home-office screen, keyboard, headset and webcam are covered.
Source: telenor.no “13 gode grunner til å velge Telenor som arbeidsplass” (2026)
How Telenor keeps people, in its own words
Every employee is encouraged to spend at least 40 working hours a year on learning — the “40-hour challenge”.
Nine out of ten employees report having opportunities to learn and develop new skills.
Development planning is built into performance reviews, with forward-looking talks between employees and leaders.
A programme that opens the door to work for people with disabilities, gaps in their CV or an immigrant background.
Every year after the summer holidays Telenor books the whole Tusenfryd amusement park for employees and their families.
Source: telenor.com ESG “Employee development” · telenor.no “13 gode grunner til å velge Telenor”
Who works here
employees in Telenor Group
employees at Telenor Norway (2024)
subscribers in 6 markets (2026)
Norway's first telegraph line, where Telenor's story starts
Source: telenor.com “Who we are” and “Telenor Norway” · telenor.com “Telenor's history and heritage”
Office history: from a telegraph line to an airport by the fjord
- 1855 The first telegraph line
The Norwegian Telegraph Administration opened Norway's first telegraph line, between Christiania (now Oslo) and Drammen, 40 km away.
Source: telenor.com, “Telenor's history and heritage”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1962 Universitetsgata 2, central Oslo
A 17-storey office building by architect Nils Holter was completed in two stages, in 1962 and 1971, as Televerket's headquarters by St. Olavs plass. It is now a listed building and was turned into the IT hub Rebel.
Source: Mad arkitekter, “Rebel” project page · Riksantikvaren Kulturminnesøk 228598
Universitetsgata 2, Oslo — the Televerket head office · Jan-Tore Egge / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 1995 Televerket becomes Telenor
Televerket, a public company since 1994, changed its name to Telenor.
Source: telenor.com, “Telenor's history and heritage”
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it. - 1997 “Uffizi Nuovi” wins
On May 18, 1997 Telenor unveiled the design by HUS arkitekter, NBBJ and Per Knudsen Arkitektkontor for a new headquarters at Fornebu, aiming to build the Nordic region's leading workplace.
Source: HUS arkitekter, “Telenor Fornebu”
Oslo Airport, Fornebu, from the air, 1970s · Henrik Ørsted / CC BY-SA 3.0 NO · Wikimedia Commons - 2001 The move to Fornebu begins
On November 26, 2001 the first 1,600 employees moved to the former national airport; construction continued while the moves went on.
Source: Telenor press release, Nov 23, 2001
The Fornebu airport terminal, 1964 · Leif Ørnelund / CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - 2002 Opened by the Prime Minister
On September 23, 2002 Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik opened the headquarters. About 6,000 employees from 40 addresses in the Oslo area now worked under one roof, and Telenor's total office area in the region fell by 40%.
Source: Telenor press release, Sep 22, 2002
No free-to-use photo found yet.Have one? We’d love to add it.
Map: how the headquarters moved
From Televerket's tower in central Oslo to the old airport at Fornebu, about 9 km to the south-west on the Oslofjord.
- 1 · 1855Christiania (now Oslo) — Start of Norway's first telegraph line, to Drammen
- 2 · 1962Universitetsgata 2, Oslo — Televerket's headquarters, 1962/1971 building by Nils Holter
- 3 · 2002Snarøyveien 30, Fornebu — Today's headquarters on the former national airport
Addresses: telenor.com “Contact us” · Mad arkitekter · Riksantikvaren Kulturminnesøk 228598 (GPS position) · Locations: 1855 point approximate (city centre)
What Telenor does
Telenor is a telecom and technology company in the Nordics and Asia: mobile, broadband and TV for homes and businesses, plus network infrastructure. Since 2025 it has been simplifying towards a more Nordic group, selling Telenor Pakistan and agreeing to sell its stake in True Corporation in Thailand.
Nordics (Norway, Sweden, Denmark and DNA in Finland), Asia (Grameenphone in Bangladesh, CelcomDigi in Malaysia), plus infrastructure and Amp.
Source: telenor.com “Who we are” and “Key figures” · Telenor press release, Feb 6, 2026
Chief executives
President and CEO since December 2024; previously CEO of SpareBank 1 SR-Bank.
Stepped down December 1, 2024 after more than nine years as President and CEO.
Acting head during the 2001 move and CEO when the Fornebu headquarters opened.
Origin: the Norwegian Telegraph Administration (Telegrafverket), 1855 — later Televerket, and Telenor since 1995.
Source: telenor.com group management and history pages · Telenor press releases (2001, 2002, May 23, 2024)
Telenor: questions people ask
Where is Telenor's headquarters?
At Snarøyveien 30, N-1360 Fornebu, just outside Oslo, on the site of Norway's former national airport. Telenor also has a corporate office in Singapore.
Source: telenor.com “Contact us” · Telenor press release, Nov 23, 2001
Who designed Telenor's headquarters?
HUS arkitekter, NBBJ and Per Knudsen Arkitektkontor. Their design, “Uffizi Nuovi”, was unveiled on May 18, 1997.
Source: HUS arkitekter · NBBJ project page
How big is Telenor's headquarters?
Telenor gave a total office floor area of 137,000 m² (≈ 1.47 million sq ft) at the 2002 opening; HUS arkitekter lists 140,000 m² of offices plus about 40,000 m² of underground parking for 1,600 cars.
Source: Telenor press releases (2001, 2002) · HUS arkitekter
When did Telenor move to Fornebu?
The move began on November 26, 2001, and the headquarters was officially opened by Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik on September 23, 2002.
Source: Telenor press releases, Nov 23, 2001 and Sep 22, 2002
Where was Telenor's headquarters before Fornebu?
Televerket's headquarters was Universitetsgata 2 in central Oslo, a 17-storey building by Nils Holter completed in 1962 and 1971. Before the move, Telenor's staff in the Oslo area worked at about 40 different addresses.
Source: Mad arkitekter · Telenor press release, Sep 22, 2002
What is the office like inside?
Three canteens, a fjord-view Expo Café, The HUB coffee house on the central plaza, “heart zones” with coffee and fruit, a 24-hour gym, changing rooms, kayaks in the basement and a private jetty with a bathhouse.
Source: telenor.no “13 gode grunner til å velge Telenor”
What benefits does Telenor offer in Norway?
A pension of 5% of salary up to 7.1 G and 18% between 7.1 G and 12 G, a share plan that matches your shares 1:1 after two years, about 40 company cabins and holiday flats, health insurance with psychologist and physiotherapist access, and free online learning.
Source: telenor.no “13 gode grunner til å velge Telenor”
Does Telenor allow remote or hybrid work?
In Norway you can choose where to work within the country, agreed with your manager; many teams have fixed office days. The group says a working day may combine the office, home or elsewhere in your home country, depending on the work.
Source: telenor.no “13 gode grunner” · telenor.com Career “Culture”
How many people work at Telenor?
Telenor Group lists 10,113 employees; about 3,000 of them worked at Telenor Norway in 2024.
Source: telenor.com “Who we are” and “Telenor Norway”
Who is Telenor's CEO?
Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer, President and CEO since December 2024.
Source: telenor.com group management
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