news will be told on Wednesday morning. A press conference is expected during the day about the purchase, and as news understands it, both Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Agriculture Minister Sandra Borch will participate. – Unfortunately, I cannot comment on this at the present time, says CEO of Statskog Gunnar Lien. The Center Party wanted to buy With its area of 1.3 million acres, Meraker Brug is one of the country’s largest privately owned properties. It makes up almost the entire municipality of Meråker. In addition, it extends into the municipalities of Stjørdal, Malvik and Steinkjer. When it became known this spring that Meraker Bridge was for sale, the Center Party went out and said it had to be bought up by the state and divided among several owners. Today, 94 percent of the property is owned by the Hans Rasmus Astrup Foundation and the Thomas Fearnley, Heddy and Nils Astrup Foundation. The country’s largest privately owned properties have been sold. Meraker Brug’s property makes up almost the entire municipality of Meråker, in addition to extending into the municipalities of Stjørdal, Malvik and Steinkjer. Graphics: Kartverket Astrup Fearnley The museum at Tjuvholmen in Oslo has the same owners. The huge areas were put up for sale at the end of April this year to secure capital for the operation and to be able to buy more art. The neighboring property sold last year, Meraker Brug, is also not the only large property that has been the subject of sale recently. Last year, investor Bjørn Rune Gjelsten bought Værdalsbruket, which borders Meraker Brug, for between NOK 800 and 900 million:
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Statskog buys one of Norway’s largest privately owned properties
