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Background
Grini prison camp (Norwegian: Grini fangeleir, German: Polizeihäftlingslager Grini) was a Nazi concentration camp in Bærum, Norway, which operated between 1941 and May 1945. Ila Detention and Security Prison is now located here.
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1941
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 29 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1941
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Security level
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Death-row facility
No
Conditions
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Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
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Practical info
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Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
Johanna Matheson1900–1944 · librarian- Karl Fjærvoll1880–1978 · agronomist
Kristoffer Aamot1889–1955 · politicianKristoffer Aamot (26 March 1889 â 22 March 1955) was a Norwegian journalist, magazine editor, politician and cinema administrator.
- Ina Backer1916–1996 · architect
- Willy Røgeberg1905–1969 · sport shooter
Willy Røgeberg (1 December 1905 â 15 December 1969) was a Norwegian rifle shooter who competed before and after World War II.
- Osmund Faremo1921–1999 · politician
Osmund Faremo (23 November 1921 â 16 April 1999) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Hylestad Municipality and was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Aust-Agder in 1965, and was re-elected on four occasions.
Arnulf Ãverland1889–1968 · poetOle Peter Arnulf Ãverland (27 April 1889 â 25 March 1968) was a Norwegian poet and artist.
- Hans Gabrielsen1891–1965 · politician
Hans Julius Gabrielsen (8 January 1891â10 March 1965) was a Norwegian jurist and politician for the Liberal Party.
- Karsten Løvestad1916–1943 · firefighter
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Data completeness
16%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q637411)
- Wikipedia
- Wikimedia Commons
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Grini detention camp. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/grini-detention-camp
Chicago
"Grini detention camp." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/grini-detention-camp.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-grini-detention-camp,
author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Grini detention camp},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/grini-detention-camp},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}