Company type | State owned |
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Industry | Real estate |
Founded | 1860 |
Headquarters | Namsos, Norway |
Area served | Norway |
Key people | Øistein Aagesen (CEO) |
Revenue | NOK 237 million (2004) |
NOK 25 million (2004) | |
NOK 26 million (2004) | |
Number of employees | 161 (2006) |
Parent | Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food |
Website | www.statskog.no |
Statskog is a Norwegian state-owned enterprise responsible for the management of state-owned forest and mountain real estate totaling approximately 20% of the area of Norway. About 5% of Statskog's land is productive forest while 80% is above the tree line. The company has its headquarters in Namsos.
In southern Norway the operations of productive forestry is conducted by Statskog-Borregaard Skogsdrift AS, a joint venture between Statskog and Borregaard. Across the country Statskog also manages hunting licences and allows for travel and tourism in nature.