The Regional State Archives in Oslo (Norwegian: Statsarkivet i Oslo) is part of the National Archives of Norway (Norwegian: Riksarkivet).

The Regional State Archives in Oslo is responsible for keeping records of government agencies in the counties of Oslo, Østfold, and Akershus, taking care of private archives, and making the preserved records available for use.

On-Site

• Information on using the Archive in person

• Arkivportalen is a search engine for the archives and you can use Arkivportalen to search the catalogs and then you can order materials for use in a reading room.

Online at Digital Archives

• The Regional State Archives in Oslo contributes records to the Digital Archives (Norwegian: DigitalArkivet), part of the National Archives of Norway. It is a vast collection offering millions of digitized records you can search in multiple ways (search instructions here for various collection at the Digital Archives).

  • Online Oslo Genealogy Records at DigitalArkiv (~3,500 online collections)

  • Online Østfold Genealogy Records at DigitalArkiv (~6,000 online collections)

  • Online Akershus Genealogy Records at DigitalArkiv (~6,000 online collections)